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This article is about the order of precedence for dignitaries in the province of Ontario. For the federal list of precedence for Canadian dignitaries, see Canadian order of precedence.

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The Ontario order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy used for ceremonial occasions of a provincial nature within the province of Ontario.[1] It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol.

Ontario order of precedence

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This is a list of the order of precedence in Ontario as of January 14, 2023.[2]

  1. The King of Canada (His Majesty Charles III)
  2. Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (The Hon. Edith Dumont OOnt)
  3. Premier of Ontario (The Hon. Doug Ford MPP)
  4. Chief Justice of Ontario (The Hon. Michael Tulloch)
  5. Former Lieutenant Governors of Ontario, in order of their departure from office:
    1. The Hon. Hal Jackman OC OOnt CD (1991–1997)
    2. The Hon. Hilary Weston CM CVO OOnt (1997–2002)
    3. The Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell OC OOnt (2014–2023)
  6. Former Premiers of Ontario, in order of their first assumption of office:
    1. The Hon. David Peterson PC OOnt KC (1985–1990)
    2. The Hon. Bob Rae PC CC OOnt KC (1990–1995)
    3. Mike Harris OOnt (1995–2002)
    4. Ernie Eves OOnt KC (2002–2003)
    5. Dalton McGuinty OOnt (2003–2013)
    6. Kathleen Wynne (2013–2018)
  7. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (The Hon. Donna Skelly MPP)
  8. Heads of accredited diplomatic missions in Ottawa, in order of the date they presented their diplomatic credentials to the Governor General of Canada:[3]
    1. Honduras Sofia Lastenia Cerrato Rodriguez (September 2010)
    2. Chad Mahamat Ali Adoum (June 2014)
    3. Brunei Pg Kamal Bashah Pg Ahmad (October 2014)
    4. Andorra Elisenda Vives Balmana (April 2016)
    5. Albania Ermal Muca (June 2016)
    6. Uruguay Martin Alejandro Vidal Delgado (September 2016)
    7. Yemen Jamal Abdullah Yahya Al-Sallal (November 2016)
    8. Djibouti Mohamed Siad Douale (March 2017)
    9. Germany Sabine Anne Sparwasser (August 2017)
    10. Uganda Joy Ruth Acheng (September 2017)
    11. Nigeria Adeyinka Olatokunbo Asekun (October 2017)
    12. Tunisia Mohamed Imed Torjemane (October 2017)
    13. Zambia Felix Mfula (October 2017)
    14. Nicaragua Maurizio Carlo Gelli (November 2017)
    15. United Arab Emirates Fahad Saeed M. A. Alraqbani (January 2018)
    16. Lebanon Fadi Ziadeh (January 2018)
    17. Saint Kitts and Nevis Vaughna Sherry Tross (February 2018)
    18. Senegal Viviane Laure Elisabeth Bampassy (March 2018)
    19. Morocco Souriya Otmani (June 2018)
    20. Kazakhstan Akylbek Kamaldinov (June 2018)
    21. Cyprus Vasilios Philippou (June 2018)
    22. Peru Roberto Rafael Max Rodriguez Arnillas (June 2018)
    23. Bulgaria Svetlana Sashova Stoycheva-Etropolski (June 2018)
    24. Estonia Toomas Lukk (September 2018)
    25. Slovakia Vit Koziak (September 2018)
    26. Mongolia Ariunbold Yadmaa (November 2018)
    27. Egypt Ahmed Mahmoud A. Abu Zeid (November 2018)
    28. Turkey Kerim Uras (December 2018)
    29. Switzerland Salome Meyer (February 2019)
    30. Sweden Urban Christian Ahlin (February 2019)
    31. Mexico Juan Jose Ignacio Gomez Camacho (May 2019)
    32. Nepal Bhrigu Dhungana (May 2019)
    33. Armenia Anahit Harutyunyan (July 2019)
    34. Finland Roy Kennet Eriksson (July 2019)
    35. Iraq Wadee Batti Hanna Albatti (July 2019)
    36. Tanzania Mpoki Mwasumbi Ulisubisya (September 2019)
    37. Czech Republic Borek Lizec (September 2019)
    38. Bosnia and Herzegovina Marko Milisav (September 2019)
    39. Costa Rica Mauricio Ortiz Ortiz (September 2019)
    40. Denmark Hanne Fugl Eskjaer (September 2019)
    41. China Peiwu Cong (November 2019)
    42. Afghanistan M. Hassan Soroosh (November 2019)
    43. Jordan Majed Alqatarneh (November 2019)
    44. Rwanda Prosper Higiro (November 2019)
    45. Kuwait Reem M Kh Z Alkhaled (November 2019)
    46. Venezuela Orlando José Viera Blanco (November 2019)
    47. Zimbabwe Ruth Masodzi Chikwira (December 2019)
    48. Croatia Vice Skracic (December 2019)
    49. Panama Romy Vasquez Morales (December 2019)
    50. Lithuania Darius Skusevicius (December 2019)
    51. New Zealand Martin Wilfred Harvey (January 2020)
    52. Kosovo Adriatik Kryeziu (March 2020)
    53. Brazil Pedro Henrique Lopes Borio (March 2020)
    54. Mali Fatima Meite (March 2020)
    55. India Ajay Bisaria (March 2020)
    56. Vietnam Cao Phong Pham (July 2020)
    57. South Korea Keung Ryong Chang (July 2020)
    58. Jamaica Sharon Joyce Miller (August 2020)
    59. Thailand Kallayana Vipattipumiprates (October 2020)
    60. Netherlands Goverdina Christina Coppoolse (October 2020)
    61. Hungary Maria Eva Vass-Salazar (October 2020)
    62. Norway Jon Elvedal Fredriksen (October 2020)
    63. Republic of Ireland Eamonn Mckee (October 2020)
    64. Serbia Dejan Ralevic (November 2020)
    65. Haiti Wien-Weibert Arthus (November 2020)
    66. Somalia Hassan Dahir Dimbil (November 2020)
    67. Philippines Rodolfo Robles (November 2020)
    68. Greece Konstantina Athanassiadou (November 2020)
    69. El Salvador Ricardo Alfonso Cisneros Rodriguez (November 2020)
    70. European Union Melita Gabric (February 2021)
    71. Romania Bogdan Manoiu (March 2021)
    72. Bangladesh Dr Khalilur Rahman (March 2021)
    73. Guatemala Guisela Atalida Godinez Sazo (March 2021)
    74. Dominican Republic Michelle Cohen De Friedlander (March 2021)
    75. Moldova Emil Druc (March 2021)
    76. Austria Sylvia Meier-Kajbic (March 2021)
    77. Trinidad and Tobago Dennis Daniel Moses (March 2021)
    78. Colombia Jorge Alberto Julian Londono De La Cuesta (March 2021)
    79. Argentina Maria Josefina Martinez Gramuglia (March 2021)
    80. Chile Raul Eduardo Fernandez Daza (March 2021)
    81. United Kingdom Susannah Clare Goshko (August 2021)
    82. Russia Oleg Stepanov (September 2021)
    83. Ivory Coast Bafetigue Ouattara (September 2021)
    84. Italy Andrea Ferrari (September 2021)
    85. Iceland Hlynur Gudjonsson (September 2021)
    86. Kenya Immaculate Nduku Musili Wambua (November 2021)
    87. Belgium Patrick Guido M. Van Gheel (November 2021)
    88. Lesotho Molise Paul Tseole (November 2021)
    89. Malaysia Anizan Binti Adnin (December 2021)
    90. Holy See Ivan Jurkovic (December 2021)
    91. Slovenia Andrej Gregor Rode (December 2021)
    92. Ghana Anselm Ransford Adzete Sowah (December 2021)
    93. Sri Lanka Harsha Kumara Navaratne Weraduwa (December 2021)
    94. Spain Alfredo Martinez Serrano (December 2021)
    95. Israel Ronen Pinchas Hoffman (December 2021)
    96. United States David Louis Cohen (December 2021)
    97. Australia Scott Michael Ryan (December 2021)
    98. Qatar Khalid Rashid S. H. Al-Mansouri (March 2022)
    99. Barbados Gline Arley Clarke (April 2022)
    100. Algeria Noureddine Bardad Daidj (April 2022)
    101. Indonesia Daniel Tumpal Sumurung Simanjuntak (April 2022)
    102. South Africa Rieaz Shaik (April 2022)
    103. Latvia Kaspars Ozolins (April 2022)
  9. Members of the Executive Council of Ontario, in accordance with the precedence document issued by the Cabinet Office:[4]
    1. The Hon. Raymond Cho MPP, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility
    2. The Hon. Vic Fedeli MPP, Chair of Cabinet
    3. The Hon. Caroline Mulroney KC MPP, Minister of Francophone Affairs
    4. The Hon. Doug Downey KC MPP, Attorney General
    5. The Hon. Stephen Lecce MPP, Minister of Energy and Mines
    6. The Hon. Michael Tibollo MPP, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
    7. The Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy MPP, Minister of Finance
    8. The Hon. Stan Cho MPP, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming
    9. The Hon. Jill Dunlop MPP, Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response
    10. The Hon. David Piccini MPP, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
    11. The Hon. Greg Rickford MPP, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation
    12. The Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria MPP, Minister of Transportation
    13. The Hon. Kinga Surma MPP, Minister of Infrastructure
    14. The Hon. Lisa Thompson MPP, Minister of Rural Affairs
    15. The Hon. Sylvia Jones MPP, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health
    16. The Hon. Michael Kerzner MPP, Solicitor General
    17. The Hon. Neil Lumsden MPP, Minister of Sport
    18. The Hon. Michael Parsa MPP, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
    19. The Hon. George Pirie MPP, Minister of Northern Economic Development and Growth
    20. The Hon. Graydon Smith MPP, Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
    21. The Hon. Charmaine Williams MPP, Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity
  10. Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Marit Stiles MPP)
  11. Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada residing in Ontario:
    1. Members of the Cabinet of Canada, in order of their appointment:
      1. The Rt. Hon. Mark Carney CC PC MP, Prime Minister of Canada
      2. The Hon. Anita Anand PC MP, Minister of Foreign Affairs
      3. The Hon. Patty Hajdu PC MP, Minister of Jobs and Families
      4. The Hon. Chrystia Freeland PC MP, Minister of Transportation and Internal Trade
      5. The Hon. Gary Anandasangaree PC MP, Minister of Public Safety
      6. The Hon. Rechie Valdez PC MP, Minister of Women and Gender Equality
      7. The Hon. David McGuinty PC MP, Minister of National Defence
      8. The Hon. Shafqat Ali PC MP, President of the Treasury Board
      9. The Hon. Julie Dabrusin PC MP, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
      10. The Hon. Tim Hodgson PC MP, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
      11. The Hon. Maninder Sidhu PC MP, Minister of International Trade
      12. The Hon. Evan Solomon PC MP, Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation
    2. Other members of the Privy Council, in order of their appointment:
      1. The Hon. Jean-Jacques Blais PC (1976)
      2. The Hon. Tony Abbot PC (1976)
      3. The Hon. David MacDonald PC (1979)
      4. The Hon. David Crombie PC OC (1979)
      5. The Hon. Perrin Beatty PC (1979)
      6. The Hon. James Fleming PC (1980)
      7. The Hon. Ed Lumley PC (1980)
      8. The Hon. Paul Cosgrove PC (1980)
      9. The Hon. Judy Erola PC (1980)
      10. The Hon. David Collenette PC (1983)
      11. The Hon. Roy MacLaren PC (1983)
      12. The Hon. Otto Jelinek PC (1984)
      13. The Hon. Rob Nicholson PC KC (1993)
      14. The Hon. Carolyn Bennett PC (2003)
      15. The Hon. Bev Oda PC (2006)
      16. The Hon. Marjory LeBreton PC (2006)
      17. The Hon. Diane Finley PC (2006)
      18. The Hon. Michael Chong PC MP (2006)
      19. The Hon. Gordon O'Connor PC OMM CD (2006)
      20. The Hon. John Baird PC (2006)
      21. The Hon. Tony Clement PC (2006)
      22. The Hon. Peter Van Loan PC (2006)
      23. The Hon. Gary Goodyear PC (2008)
      24. The Hon. Lisa Raitt PC (2008)
      25. The Hon. Julian Fantino PC COM OOnt (2011)
      26. The Hon. Bal Gosal PC (2011)
      27. The Hon. Joe Oliver PC (2011)
      28. The Hon. Peter Kent PC (2011)
      29. The Hon. Kellie Leitch PC OOnt FRCS (2013)
      30. The Hon. Pierre Poilievre PC (2013)
      31. The Hon. Ed Holder PC (2014)
      32. The Hon. Erin O'Toole PC CD (2015)
      33. The Hon. Jane Philpott PC (2015)
      34. The Hon. Karina Gould PC (2015)
      35. The Hon. Mark Holland PC (2015)
      36. The Hon. Kamal Khera PC MP, Minister of Seniors (2021)
      37. The Hon. Bill Blair PC COM MP (2017)
      38. The Hon. Ahmed Hussen PC MP (2017)
      39. The Hon. Filomena Tassi PC (2017)
      40. The Hon. Marco Mendicino PC (2017)
      41. The Hon. Mary Ng PC (2018)
      42. The Hon. Mona Fortier PC MP (2019)
      43. The Hon. Omar Alghabra PC (2021)
      44. The Hon. Marci Ien PC (2021)
      45. The Hon. Helena Jaczek PC MP (2021)
  12. Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (The Hon. Geoffrey B. Morawetz)
  13. Associate Chief Justice of Ontario (The Hon. J. Michal Fairburn)
  14. Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (The Hon. Faye McWatt)
  15. Judges of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, in order of date of appointment
  16. Judges of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in order of date of appointment
  17. Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, in order of the date of their first election to the Legislature
    1. Members of the Senate who represent Ontario, in order by their date of appointment
    2. Members of the House of Commons who represent Ontario constituencies, in order by their date of election
  19. Heads of religious denominations
  20. Heads of Consular Post with jurisdiction in the Province of Ontario with precedence governed by date of exequatur
  21. Judges of the Ontario Court of Justice
    1. Chair of the host Regional Municipality (where applicable)
    2. host Mayor
    1. Other Chairs of Regional Municipalities (where applicable)
    2. Other Mayors, in order by their date of appointment or election to office
    3. Aboriginal leaders: Chiefs of the Treaty First Nations in Ontario
    1. Deputy Ministers, with precedence governed by date of appointment
    2. Other Ontario Public Service Officials with the rank and status of Deputy Ministers, with precedence governed by date of appointment

References

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  1. ^ Table of Precedence for Ontario Archived August 13, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "International relations and protocol". Queen's Printer for Ontario. September 5, 2012. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Foreign Representatives in Canada: Ambassadors by Order of Precedence". Global Affairs Canada. June 7, 2006. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ministers". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022.
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