Order of precedence in Ontario

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. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol.

Ontario order of precedence

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

  1. The King of Canada (His Majesty Charles III)
  2. Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (Edith Dumont OOnt)
  3. Premier of Ontario (Doug Ford MPP)
  4. Chief Justice of Ontario (George Strathy KC)
  5. Former Lieutenant Governors of Ontario, in order of their departure from office:
    1. Hal Jackman OC OOnt CD (1991–1997)
    2. Hilary Weston OOnt (1997–2002)
    3. Elizabeth Dowdeswell OC OOnt (2014–2023)
  6. Former Premiers of Ontario, in order of their first assumption of office:
    1. David Peterson PC OOnt KC (1985–1990)
    2. 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 (Ted Arnott 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:
    1. HondurasSofia Lastenia Cerrato Rodriguez (September 2010)
    2. ChadMahamat Ali Adoum (June 2014)
    3. BruneiPg Kamal Bashah Pg Ahmad (October 2014)
    4. AndorraElisenda Vives Balmana (April 2016)
    5. AlbaniaErmal Muca (June 2016)
    6. UruguayMartin Alejandro Vidal Delgado (September 2016)
    7. YemenJamal Abdullah Yahya Al-Sallal (November 2016)
    8. DjiboutiMohamed Siad Douale (March 2017)
    9. GermanySabine Anne Sparwasser (August 2017)
    10. UgandaJoy Ruth Acheng (September 2017)
    11. NigeriaAdeyinka Olatokunbo Asekun (October 2017)
    12. TunisiaMohamed Imed Torjemane (October 2017)
    13. ZambiaFelix Mfula (October 2017)
    14. NicaraguaMaurizio Carlo Gelli (November 2017)
    15. United Arab EmiratesFahad Saeed M. A. Alraqbani (January 2018)
    16. LebanonFadi Ziadeh (January 2018)
    17. Saint Kitts and NevisVaughna Sherry Tross (February 2018)
    18. SenegalViviane Laure Elisabeth Bampassy (March 2018)
    19. MoroccoSouriya Otmani (June 2018)
    20. KazakhstanAkylbek Kamaldinov (June 2018)
    21. CyprusVasilios Philippou (June 2018)
    22. PeruRoberto Rafael Max Rodriguez Arnillas (June 2018)
    23. BulgariaSvetlana Sashova Stoycheva-Etropolski (June 2018)
    24. EstoniaToomas Lukk (September 2018)
    25. SlovakiaVit Koziak (September 2018)
    26. MongoliaAriunbold Yadmaa (November 2018)
    27. EgyptAhmed Mahmoud A. Abu Zeid (November 2018)
    28. TurkeyKerim Uras (December 2018)
    29. SwitzerlandSalome Meyer (February 2019)
    30. SwedenUrban Christian Ahlin (February 2019)
    31. MexicoJuan Jose Ignacio Gomez Camacho (May 2019)
    32. NepalBhrigu Dhungana (May 2019)
    33. ArmeniaAnahit Harutyunyan (July 2019)
    34. FinlandRoy Kennet Eriksson (July 2019)
    35. IraqWadee Batti Hanna Albatti (July 2019)
    36. TanzaniaMpoki Mwasumbi Ulisubisya (September 2019)
    37. Czech RepublicBorek Lizec (September 2019)
    38. Bosnia and HerzegovinaMarko Milisav (September 2019)
    39. Costa RicaMauricio Ortiz Ortiz (September 2019)
    40. DenmarkHanne Fugl Eskjaer (September 2019)
    41. ChinaPeiwu Cong (November 2019)
    42. AfghanistanM. Hassan Soroosh (November 2019)
    43. JordanMajed Alqatarneh (November 2019)
    44. RwandaProsper Higiro (November 2019)
    45. KuwaitReem M Kh Z Alkhaled (November 2019)
    46. VenezuelaOrlando José Viera Blanco (November 2019)
    47. ZimbabweRuth Masodzi Chikwira (December 2019)
    48. CroatiaVice Skracic (December 2019)
    49. PanamaRomy Vasquez Morales (December 2019)
    50. LithuaniaDarius Skusevicius (December 2019)
    51. New ZealandMartin Wilfred Harvey (January 2020)
    52. KosovoAdriatik Kryeziu (March 2020)
    53. BrazilPedro Henrique Lopes Borio (March 2020)
    54. MaliFatima Meite (March 2020)
    55. IndiaAjay Bisaria (March 2020)
    56. VietnamCao Phong Pham (July 2020)
    57. South KoreaKeung Ryong Chang (July 2020)
    58. JamaicaSharon Joyce Miller (August 2020)
    59. ThailandKallayana Vipattipumiprates (October 2020)
    60. NetherlandsGoverdina Christina Coppoolse (October 2020)
    61. HungaryMaria Eva Vass-Salazar (October 2020)
    62. NorwayJon Elvedal Fredriksen (October 2020)
    63. Republic of IrelandEamonn Mckee (October 2020)
    64. SerbiaDejan Ralevic (November 2020)
    65. HaitiWien-Weibert Arthus (November 2020)
    66. SomaliaHassan Dahir Dimbil (November 2020)
    67. PhilippinesRodolfo Robles (November 2020)
    68. GreeceKonstantina Athanassiadou (November 2020)
    69. El SalvadorRicardo Alfonso Cisneros Rodriguez (November 2020)
    70. European UnionMelita Gabric (February 2021)
    71. RomaniaBogdan Manoiu (March 2021)
    72. BangladeshDr Khalilur Rahman (March 2021)
    73. GuatemalaGuisela Atalida Godinez Sazo (March 2021)
    74. Dominican RepublicMichelle Cohen De Friedlander (March 2021)
    75. MoldovaEmil Druc (March 2021)
    76. AustriaSylvia Meier-Kajbic (March 2021)
    77. Trinidad and TobagoDennis Daniel Moses (March 2021)
    78. ColombiaJorge Alberto Julian Londono De La Cuesta (March 2021)
    79. ArgentinaMaria Josefina Martinez Gramuglia (March 2021)
    80. ChileRaul Eduardo Fernandez Daza (March 2021)
    81. United KingdomSusannah Clare Goshko (August 2021)
    82. RussiaOleg Stepanov (September 2021)
    83. Ivory CoastBafetigue Ouattara (September 2021)
    84. ItalyAndrea Ferrari (September 2021)
    85. IcelandHlynur Gudjonsson (September 2021)
    86. KenyaImmaculate Nduku Musili Wambua (November 2021)
    87. BelgiumPatrick Guido M. Van Gheel (November 2021)
    88. LesothoMolise Paul Tseole (November 2021)
    89. MalaysiaAnizan Binti Adnin (December 2021)
    90. Holy SeeIvan Jurkovic (December 2021)
    91. SloveniaAndrej Gregor Rode (December 2021)
    92. GhanaAnselm Ransford Adzete Sowah (December 2021)
    93. Sri LankaHarsha Kumara Navaratne Weraduwa (December 2021)
    94. SpainAlfredo Martinez Serrano (December 2021)
    95. IsraelRonen Pinchas Hoffman (December 2021)
    96. United StatesDavid Louis Cohen (December 2021)
    97. AustraliaScott Michael Ryan (December 2021)
    98. QatarKhalid Rashid S. H. Al-Mansouri (March 2022)
    99. BarbadosGline Arley Clarke (April 2022)
    100. AlgeriaNoureddine Bardad Daidj (April 2022)
    101. IndonesiaDaniel Tumpal Sumurung Simanjuntak (April 2022)
    102. South AfricaRieaz Shaik (April 2022)
    103. LatviaKaspars Ozolins (April 2022)
  9. Members of the Executive Council of Ontario, in accordance with the precedence document issued by the Cabinet Office:
    1. Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility
    2. Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
    3. Vic Fedeli, Chair of Cabinet, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
    4. Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Francophone Affairs, Minister of Transportation
    5. Paul Calandra, Minister of Long-Term Care, Minister of Legislative Affairs
    6. Doug Downey, Attorney General
    7. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
    8. Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
    9. Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
    10. Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance
    11. Stan Cho, Associate Minister of Transportation
    12. Jill Dunlop, Minister of Colleges and Universities
    13. Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
    14. David Piccini, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
    15. Greg Rickford, Minister of Northern Development, Minister of Indigenous Affairs
    16. Prabmeet Sarkaria, President of the Treasury Board
    17. Todd Smith, Minister of Energy
    18. Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure
    19. Lisa Thompson, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
    20. Michael Ford, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism
    21. Parm Gill, Minister of Red Tape Reduction
    22. Sylvia Jones, Minister of Health, Deputy Premier
    23. Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General
    24. Neil Lumsden, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
    25. Michael Parsa, Associate Minister of Housing
    26. George Pirie, Minister of Mines
    27. Kaleed Rasheed, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery
    28. Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry
    29. Charmaine Williams, Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity
  10. Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Peter Tabuns 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. Chrystia Freeland PC MP, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (2019), Minister of Finance (2020)
      2. Carolyn Bennett PC MP, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions (2021), Associate Minister of Health (2021)
      3. Patty Hajdu PC MP, Minister of Indigenous Services (2021), Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (2021)
      4. Karina Gould PC MP, Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development (2021)
      5. Ahmed Hussen PC MP, Minister of Housing, Diversity and Inclusion (2021)
      6. Bill Blair PC COM MP, Minister of Emergency Preparedness (2021), President of the King's Privy Council for Canada (2021)
      7. Mary Ng PC MP, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development (2021)
      8. Filomena Tassi PC MP, Minister of Public Services and Procurement (2021)
      9. Mark Holland PC MP, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (2021)
      10. Anita Anand PC MP, Minister of National Defence (2021)
      11. Mona Fortier PC MP, President of the Treasury Board (2021)
      12. Marco Mendicino PC MP, Minister of Public Safety (2021)
      13. Omar Alghabra PC MP, Minister of Transport (2021)
      14. Marci Ien PC MP, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth (2021)
      15. Helena Jaczek PC MP, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (2021)
      16. Kamal Khera PC MP, Minister of Seniors (2021)
    2. Other members of the Privy Council, in order of their appointment:
      1. Jean-Jacques Blais PC (1976)
      2. Tony Abbott PC (1976)
      3. David MacDonald PC (1979)
      4. David Crombie PC OC (1979)
      5. Perrin Beatty PC (1979)
      6. James Fleming PC (1980)
      7. Ed Lumley PC (1980)
      8. Paul Cosgrove PC (1980)
      9. Judy Erola PC (1980)
      10. Ed Broadbent PC CC (1982)
      11. David Collenette PC (1983)
      12. Roy MacLaren PC (1983)
      13. Otto Jelinek PC (1984)
      14. Rob Nicholson PC KC (1993)
      15. Bev Oda PC (2006)
      16. Marjory LeBreton PC (2006)
      17. Diane Finley PC (2006)
      18. Michael Chong PC MP (2006)
      19. Gordon O'Connor PC OMM CD (2006)
      20. John Baird PC (2006)
      21. Tony Clement PC (2006)
      22. Peter Van Loan PC (2006)
      23. Gary Goodyear PC (2008)
      24. Lisa Raitt PC (2008)
      25. Julian Fantino PC COM OOnt (2011)
      26. Bal Gosal PC (2011)
      27. Joe Oliver PC (2011)
      28. Peter Kent PC (2011)
      29. Kellie Leitch PC OOnt FRCS (2013)
      30. Pierre Poilievre PC MP (2013)
      31. Ed Holder PC (2014)
      32. Erin O'Toole PC CD MP (2015)
      33. Jane Philpott PC (2015)
  12. Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Geoffrey B. Morawetz)
  13. Associate Chief Justice of Ontario (J. Michal Fairburn)
  14. Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (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

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