Order of precedence in Ontario


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 2023

  1. The King of Canada
  2. Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
  3. Premier of Ontario
  4. Chief Justice of Ontario
  5. Former Lieutenant Governors of Ontario, in order of their departure from office:
    1. The Hon. Hal Jackman
    2. The Hon. Elizabeth Dowdeswell
  6. Former Premiers of Ontario, in order of their first assumption of office:
    1. The Hon. David Peterson
    2. The Hon. Bob Rae
    3. The Hon. Mike Harris
    4. The Hon. Ernie Eves
    5. The Hon. Dalton McGuinty
    6. The Hon. Kathleen Wynne
  7. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
  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. Sofia Lastenia Cerrato Rodriguez
    2. Mahamat Ali Adoum
    3. Pg Kamal Bashah Pg Ahmad
    4. Elisenda Vives Balmana
    5. Ermal Muca
    6. Martin Alejandro Vidal Delgado
    7. Jamal Abdullah Yahya Al-Sallal
    8. Mohamed Siad Douale
    9. Sabine Anne Sparwasser
    10. Joy Ruth Acheng
    11. Adeyinka Olatokunbo Asekun
    12. Mohamed Imed Torjemane
    13. Felix Mfula
    14. Maurizio Carlo Gelli
    15. Fahad Saeed M. A. Alraqbani
    16. Fadi Ziadeh
    17. Vaughna Sherry Tross
    18. Viviane Laure Elisabeth Bampassy
    19. Souriya Otmani
    20. Akylbek Kamaldinov
    21. Vasilios Philippou
    22. Roberto Rafael Max Rodriguez Arnillas
    23. Svetlana Sashova Stoycheva-Etropolski
    24. Toomas Lukk
    25. Vit Koziak
    26. Ariunbold Yadmaa
    27. Ahmed Mahmoud A. Abu Zeid
    28. Kerim Uras
    29. Salome Meyer
    30. Urban Christian Ahlin
    31. Juan Jose Ignacio Gomez Camacho
    32. Bhrigu Dhungana
    33. Anahit Harutyunyan
    34. Roy Kennet Eriksson
    35. Wadee Batti Hanna Albatti
    36. Mpoki Mwasumbi Ulisubisya
    37. Borek Lizec
    38. Marko Milisav
    39. Mauricio Ortiz Ortiz
    40. Hanne Fugl Eskjaer
    41. Peiwu Cong
    42. M. Hassan Soroosh
    43. Majed Alqatarneh
    44. Prosper Higiro
    45. Reem M Kh Z Alkhaled
    46. Orlando José Viera Blanco
    47. Ruth Masodzi Chikwira
    48. Vice Skracic
    49. Romy Vasquez Morales
    50. Darius Skusevicius
    51. Martin Wilfred Harvey
    52. Adriatik Kryeziu
    53. Pedro Henrique Lopes Borio
    54. Fatima Meite
    55. Ajay Bisaria
    56. Cao Phong Pham
    57. Keung Ryong Chang
    58. Sharon Joyce Miller
    59. Kallayana Vipattipumiprates
    60. Goverdina Christina Coppoolse
    61. Maria Eva Vass-Salazar
    62. Jon Elvedal Fredriksen
    63. Eamonn Mckee
    64. Dejan Ralevic
    65. Wien-Weibert Arthus
    66. Hassan Dahir Dimbil
    67. Rodolfo Robles
    68. Konstantina Athanassiadou
    69. Ricardo Alfonso Cisneros Rodriguez
    70. Melita Gabric
    71. Bogdan Manoiu
    72. Dr Khalilur Rahman
    73. Guisela Atalida Godinez Sazo
    74. Michelle Cohen De Friedlander
    75. Emil Druc
    76. Sylvia Meier-Kajbic
    77. Dennis Daniel Moses
    78. Jorge Alberto Julian Londono De La Cuesta
    79. Maria Josefina Martinez Gramuglia
    80. Raul Eduardo Fernandez Daza
    81. Susannah Clare Goshko
    82. Oleg Stepanov
    83. Bafetigue Ouattara
    84. Andrea Ferrari
    85. Hlynur Gudjonsson
    86. Immaculate Nduku Musili Wambua
    87. Patrick Guido M. Van Gheel
    88. Molise Paul Tseole
    89. Anizan Binti Adnin
    90. Ivan Jurkovic
    91. Andrej Gregor Rode
    92. Anselm Ransford Adzete Sowah
    93. Harsha Kumara Navaratne Weraduwa
    94. Alfredo Martinez Serrano
    95. Ronen Pinchas Hoffman
    96. David Louis Cohen
    97. Scott Michael Ryan
    98. Khalid Rashid S. H. Al-Mansouri
    99. Gline Arley Clarke
    100. Noureddine Bardad Daidj
    101. Daniel Tumpal Sumurung Simanjuntak
    102. Rieaz Shaik
    103. Kaspars Ozolins
  9. Members of the Executive Council of Ontario, in accordance with the precedence document issued by the Cabinet Office:

    1. The Hon. Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility
    2. The Hon. Vic Fedeli, Chair of Cabinet
    3. The Hon. Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Francophone Affairs
    4. The Hon. Doug Downey, Attorney General
    5. The Hon. Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines
    6. The Hon. Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
    7. The Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance
    8. The Hon. Stan Cho, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming
    9. The Hon. Jill Dunlop, Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response
    10. The Hon. David Piccini, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
    11. The Hon. Greg Rickford, Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation
    12. The Hon. Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation
    13. The Hon. Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure
    14. The Hon. Lisa Thompson, Minister of Rural Affairs
    15. The Hon. Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health
    16. The Hon. Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General
    17. The Hon. Neil Lumsden, Minister of Sport
    18. The Hon. Michael Parsa, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
    19. The Hon. George Pirie, Minister of Northern Economic Development and Growth
    20. The Hon. Graydon Smith, Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
    21. The Hon. Charmaine Williams, Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity
  10. Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition
  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, Prime Minister of Canada
      2. The Hon. Anita Anand, Minister of Foreign Affairs
      3. The Hon. Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families
      4. The Hon. Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Transportation and Internal Trade
      5. The Hon. Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety
      6. The Hon. Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality
      7. The Hon. David McGuinty, Minister of National Defence
      8. The Hon. Shafqat Ali, President of the Treasury Board
      9. The Hon. Julie Dabrusin, Minister of Environment and Climate Change
      10. The Hon. Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
      11. The Hon. Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade
      12. The Hon. Evan Solomon, 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
      2. The Hon. Tony Abbot
      3. The Hon. David MacDonald
      4. The Hon. David Crombie
      5. The Hon. Perrin Beatty
      6. The Hon. James Fleming
      7. The Hon. Ed Lumley
      8. The Hon. Paul Cosgrove
      9. The Hon. Judy Erola
      10. The Hon. David Collenette
      11. The Hon. Roy MacLaren
      12. The Hon. Otto Jelinek
      13. The Hon. Rob Nicholson
      14. The Hon. Carolyn Bennett
      15. The Hon. Bev Oda
      16. The Hon. Marjory LeBreton
      17. The Hon. Diane Finley
      18. The Hon. Michael Chong
      19. The Hon. Gordon O'Connor
      20. The Hon. John Baird
      21. The Hon. Tony Clement
      22. The Hon. Peter Van Loan
      23. The Hon. Gary Goodyear
      24. The Hon. Lisa Raitt
      25. The Hon. Julian Fantino
      26. The Hon. Bal Gosal
      27. The Hon. Joe Oliver
      28. The Hon. Peter Kent
      29. The Hon. Kellie Leitch
      30. The Hon. Pierre Poilievre
      31. The Hon. Ed Holder
      32. The Hon. Erin O'Toole
      33. The Hon. Jane Philpott
      34. The Hon. Karina Gould
      35. The Hon. Mark Holland
      36. The Hon. Kamal Khera, Minister of Seniors
      37. The Hon. Bill Blair
      38. The Hon. Ahmed Hussen
      39. The Hon. Filomena Tassi
      40. The Hon. Marco Mendicino
      41. The Hon. Mary Ng
      42. The Hon. Mona Fortier
      43. The Hon. Omar Alghabra
      44. The Hon. Marci Ien
      45. The Hon. Helena Jaczek
  12. Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
  13. Associate Chief Justice of Ontario
  14. Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
  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
    2. host Mayor
    1. Other Chairs of Regional Municipalities
    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