Order of precedence in Alberta


The Alberta order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Alberta. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.
  1. The King of Canada: His Majesty King Charles III
  2. Lieutenant Governor of Alberta: Her Honour the Honourable Salma Lakhani
  3. Premier of Alberta: The Honourable Danielle Smith
  4. The Chief Justice of The Court of Appeal of Alberta: The Honourable Justice Ritu Khullar
  5. Former lieutenant governors of Alberta
  6. # The Honourable Donald Ethell
  7. #The Honourable Lois Mitchell
  8. Former premiers of Alberta
  9. # The Honourable Ed Stelmach
  10. # The Honourable Alison Redford
  11. # The Honourable Dave Hancock
  12. # The Honourable Rachel Notley
  13. # The Honourable Jason Kenney
  14. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta: Ric McIver
  15. Ambassadors and high commissioners accredited to Canada
  16. Members of the Executive Council of Alberta, in relative order of precedence as determined by the premier
  17. Leader of the Official Opposition: Christina Gray
  18. Current members of the King's Privy Council for Canada resident in Alberta, with precedence given to current members of the federal cabinet
  19. Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta with precedence governed by the date of their first election to the Legislature
  20. Members of the Senate of Canada who represent Alberta, by date of appointment
  21. # The Honourable Scott Tannas
  22. # The Honourable Patti LaBoucane-Benson
  23. # The Honourable Paula Simons
  24. # The Honourable Karen Sorensen
  25. # The Honourable Daryl Fridhandler
  26. # The Honourable Kristopher Wells
  27. Members of the House of Commons of Canada who represent Alberta constituencies, by date of election
  28. : See Canadian federal election results in Calgary, Canadian federal election results in Edmonton and environs, and Canadian federal election results in rural Alberta
  29. Superior court justices
  30. # Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta: The Honourable Justice Kenneth G. Nielsen
  31. # Justices of the Court of Appeal of Alberta
  32. # Justices of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta
  33. Heads of religious denominations
  34. Heads of consular posts: consuls-general; consuls; vice-consuls; consular agents
  35. Judges of the Provincial Court of Alberta
  36. # Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta
  37. # Other judges by seniority of appointment
  38. Mayors of Alberta municipalities
  39. Aboriginal Leaders
  40. # Chiefs of the Treaty First Nations in Alberta, in order of seniority of election to office;
  41. # President of Métis Settlements General Council
  42. # President of Métis Nation of Alberta: Audrey Poitras
  43. Deputy Minister to the Premier and Cabinet Secretary
  44. Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
  45. Ombudsman
  46. Provincial Auditor
  47. Chief Electoral Officer
  48. Ethics Commissioner: Marguerite Trussler
  49. Information and Privacy Commissioner: Jill Clayton
  50. Deputy Ministers
  51. Senior Alberta government officials with rank of Deputy Minister as determined by the Executive Council
  52. Chief executive officers of Crown corporations
  53. Leadership of Alberta universities
  54. # Chancellor of the University of Alberta: Ralph B. Young
  55. # Chancellor of the University of Calgary: Jim Dinning
  56. # Chancellor of the University of Lethbridge: Shirley McClellan
  57. # Chairman of the Board, University of Alberta
  58. # Chairman of the Board, University of Calgary
  59. # Chairman of the Board, University of Lethbridge
  60. # Chairman of the Board, Athabasca University
  61. # Chairman of the Board, Mount Royal University
  62. # Chairman of the Board, MacEwan University
  63. # President of the University of Alberta: David H. Turpin
  64. # President of the University of Calgary: Ed McCauley
  65. # President of the University of Lethbridge: Michael J. Mahon
  66. # President of Athabasca University: Frits Pannekoek
  67. # President of Mount Royal University: David Docherty
  68. # President of Grant MacEwan University: David W. Atkinson
  69. Police and military
  70. # Commanding Officer, "K" Division, Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Curtis Zablocki
  71. # Commander, 3rd Canadian Division: Brigadier-General W.H. Fletcher
  72. # Commanding Officer,
  73. # Commanding Officer, 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
  74. # Commanding Officer, 1 Area Support Group
  75. # Commanding Officer, 41 Canadian Brigade Group
  76. # Commanding Officer, 4 Wing