# 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 January 14, 2023.
* The King of Canada (His Majesty Charles III)
* Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (Edith Dumont OOnt)
* Premier of Ontario (Doug Ford MPP)
* Chief Justice of Ontario (George Strathy KC)
* Former Lieutenant Governors of Ontario, in order of their departure from office:
** Hal Jackman OC OOnt CD (1991–1997)
** Hilary Weston OOnt (1997–2002)
** Elizabeth Dowdeswell OC OOnt (2014–2023)
* Former Premiers of Ontario, in order of their first assumption of office:
** David Peterson PC OOnt KC (1985–1990)
** Bob Rae PC CC OOnt KC (1990–1995)
** Mike Harris OOnt (1995–2002)
** Ernie Eves OOnt KC (2002–2003)
** Dalton McGuinty OOnt (2003–2013)
** Kathleen Wynne (2013–2018)
* Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Ted Arnott MPP)
* Heads of accredited diplomatic missions in Ottawa, in order of the date they presented their diplomatic credentials to the Governor General of Canada:
** Sofia Lastenia Cerrato Rodriguez (September 2010)
** Mahamat Ali Adoum (June 2014)
** Pg Kamal Bashah Pg Ahmad (October 2014)
** Elisenda Vives Balmana (April 2016)
** Ermal Muca (June 2016)
** Martin Alejandro Vidal Delgado (September 2016)
** Jamal Abdullah Yahya Al-Sallal (November 2016)
** Mohamed Siad Douale (March 2017)
** Sabine Anne Sparwasser (August 2017)
** Joy Ruth Acheng (September 2017)
** Adeyinka Olatokunbo Asekun (October 2017)
** Mohamed Imed Torjemane (October 2017)
** Felix Mfula (October 2017)
** Maurizio Carlo Gelli (November 2017)
** Fahad Saeed M. A. Alraqbani (January 2018)
** Fadi Ziadeh (January 2018)
** Vaughna Sherry Tross (February 2018)
** Viviane Laure Elisabeth Bampassy (March 2018)
** Souriya Otmani (June 2018)
** Akylbek Kamaldinov (June 2018)
** Vasilios Philippou (June 2018)
** Roberto Rafael Max Rodriguez Arnillas (June 2018)
** Svetlana Sashova Stoycheva-Etropolski (June 2018)
** Toomas Lukk (September 2018)
** Vit Koziak (September 2018)
** Ariunbold Yadmaa (November 2018)
** Ahmed Mahmoud A. Abu Zeid (November 2018)
** Kerim Uras (December 2018)
** Salome Meyer (February 2019)
** Urban Christian Ahlin (February 2019)
** Juan Jose Ignacio Gomez Camacho (May 2019)
** Bhrigu Dhungana (May 2019)
** Anahit Harutyunyan (July 2019)
** Roy Kennet Eriksson (July 2019)
** Wadee Batti Hanna Albatti (July 2019)
** Mpoki Mwasumbi Ulisubisya (September 2019)
** Borek Lizec (September 2019)
** Marko Milisav (September 2019)
** Mauricio Ortiz Ortiz (September 2019)
** Hanne Fugl Eskjaer (September 2019)
** Peiwu Cong (November 2019)
** M. Hassan Soroosh (November 2019)
** Majed Alqatarneh (November 2019)
** Prosper Higiro (November 2019)
** Reem M Kh Z Alkhaled (November 2019)
** Orlando José Viera Blanco (November 2019)
** Ruth Masodzi Chikwira (December 2019)
** Vice Skracic (December 2019)
** Romy Vasquez Morales (December 2019)
** Darius Skusevicius (December 2019)
** Martin Wilfred Harvey (January 2020)
** Adriatik Kryeziu (March 2020)
** Pedro Henrique Lopes Borio (March 2020)
** Fatima Meite (March 2020)
** Ajay Bisaria (March 2020)
** Cao Phong Pham (July 2020)
** Keung Ryong Chang (July 2020)
** Sharon Joyce Miller (August 2020)
** Kallayana Vipattipumiprates (October 2020)
** Goverdina Christina Coppoolse (October 2020)
** Maria Eva Vass-Salazar (October 2020)
** Jon Elvedal Fredriksen (October 2020)
** Eamonn Mckee (October 2020)
** Dejan Ralevic (November 2020)
** Wien-Weibert Arthus (November 2020)
** Hassan Dahir Dimbil (November 2020)
** Rodolfo Robles (November 2020)
** Konstantina Athanassiadou (November 2020)
** Ricardo Alfonso Cisneros Rodriguez (November 2020)
** Melita Gabric (February 2021)
** Bogdan Manoiu (March 2021)
** Dr Khalilur Rahman (March 2021)
** Guisela Atalida Godinez Sazo (March 2021)
** Michelle Cohen De Friedlander (March 2021)
** Emil Druc (March 2021)
** Sylvia Meier-Kajbic (March 2021)
** Dennis Daniel Moses (March 2021)
** Jorge Alberto Julian Londono De La Cuesta (March 2021)
** Maria Josefina Martinez Gramuglia (March 2021)
** Raul Eduardo Fernandez Daza (March 2021)
** Susannah Clare Goshko (August 2021)
** Oleg Stepanov (September 2021)
** Bafetigue Ouattara (September 2021)
** Andrea Ferrari (September 2021)
** Hlynur Gudjonsson (September 2021)
** Immaculate Nduku Musili Wambua (November 2021)
** Patrick Guido M. Van Gheel (November 2021)
** Molise Paul Tseole (November 2021)
** Anizan Binti Adnin (December 2021)
** Ivan Jurkovic (December 2021)
** Andrej Gregor Rode (December 2021)
** Anselm Ransford Adzete Sowah (December 2021)
** Harsha Kumara Navaratne Weraduwa (December 2021)
** Alfredo Martinez Serrano (December 2021)
** Ronen Pinchas Hoffman (December 2021)
** David Louis Cohen (December 2021)
** Scott Michael Ryan (December 2021)
** Khalid Rashid S. H. Al-Mansouri (March 2022)
** Gline Arley Clarke (April 2022)
** Noureddine Bardad Daidj (April 2022)
** Daniel Tumpal Sumurung Simanjuntak (April 2022)
** Rieaz Shaik (April 2022)
** Kaspars Ozolins (April 2022)
* Members of the Executive Council of Ontario, in accordance with the precedence document issued by the Cabinet Office:
** Raymond Cho, Minister for Seniors and Accessibility
** Steve Clark, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
** Vic Fedeli, Chair of Cabinet, Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
** Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Francophone Affairs, Minister of Transportation
** Paul Calandra, Minister of Long-Term Care, Minister of Legislative Affairs
** Doug Downey, Attorney General
** Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education
** Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
** Michael Tibollo, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
** Peter Bethlenfalvy, Minister of Finance
** Stan Cho, Associate Minister of Transportation
** Jill Dunlop, Minister of Colleges and Universities
** Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
** David Piccini, Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
** Greg Rickford, Minister of Northern Development, Minister of Indigenous Affairs
** Prabmeet Sarkaria, President of the Treasury Board
** Todd Smith, Minister of Energy
** Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure
** Lisa Thompson, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
** Michael Ford, Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism
** Parm Gill, Minister of Red Tape Reduction
** Sylvia Jones, Minister of Health, Deputy Premier
** Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General
** Neil Lumsden, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport
** Michael Parsa, Associate Minister of Housing
** George Pirie, Minister of Mines
** Kaleed Rasheed, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery
** Graydon Smith, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry
** Charmaine Williams, Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity
* Leader of His Majesty's Loyal Opposition (Peter Tabuns MPP)
* Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada residing in Ontario:
** Members of the Cabinet of Canada, in order of their appointment:
*** Chrystia Freeland PC MP, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (2019), Minister of Finance (2020)
*** Carolyn Bennett PC MP, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions (2021), Associate Minister of Health (2021)
*** Patty Hajdu PC MP, Minister of Indigenous Services (2021), Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (2021)
*** Karina Gould PC MP, Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development (2021)
*** Ahmed Hussen PC MP, Minister of Housing, Diversity and Inclusion (2021)
*** Bill Blair PC COM MP, Minister of Emergency Preparedness (2021), President of the King's Privy Council for Canada (2021)
*** Mary Ng PC MP, Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development (2021)
*** Filomena Tassi PC MP, Minister of Public Services and Procurement (2021)
*** Mark Holland PC MP, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons (2021)
*** Anita Anand PC MP, Minister of National Defence (2021)
*** Mona Fortier PC MP, President of the Treasury Board (2021)
*** Marco Mendicino PC MP, Minister of Public Safety (2021)
*** Omar Alghabra PC MP, Minister of Transport (2021)
*** Marci Ien PC MP, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth (2021)
*** Helena Jaczek PC MP, Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (2021)
*** Kamal Khera PC MP, Minister of Seniors (2021)
** Other members of the Privy Council, in order of their appointment:
*** Jean-Jacques Blais PC (1976)
*** Tony Abbott PC (1976)
*** David MacDonald PC (1979)
*** David Crombie PC OC (1979)
*** Perrin Beatty PC (1979)
*** James Fleming PC (1980)
*** Ed Lumley PC (1980)
*** Paul Cosgrove PC (1980)
*** Judy Erola PC (1980)
*** Ed Broadbent PC CC (1982)
*** David Collenette PC (1983)
*** Roy MacLaren PC (1983)
*** Otto Jelinek PC (1984)
*** Rob Nicholson PC KC (1993)
*** Bev Oda PC (2006)
*** Marjory LeBreton PC (2006)
*** Diane Finley PC (2006)
*** Michael Chong PC MP (2006)
*** Gordon O'Connor PC OMM CD (2006)
*** John Baird PC (2006)
*** Tony Clement PC (2006)
*** Peter Van Loan PC (2006)
*** Gary Goodyear PC (2008)
*** Lisa Raitt PC (2008)
*** Julian Fantino PC COM OOnt (2011)
*** Bal Gosal PC (2011)
*** Joe Oliver PC (2011)
*** Peter Kent PC (2011)
*** Kellie Leitch PC OOnt FRCS (2013)
*** Pierre Poilievre PC MP (2013)
*** Ed Holder PC (2014)
*** Erin O'Toole PC CD MP (2015)
*** Jane Philpott PC (2015)
* Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Geoffrey B. Morawetz)
* Associate Chief Justice of Ontario (J. Michal Fairburn)
* Associate Chief Justice of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Faye McWatt)
* Judges of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, in order of date of appointment
* Judges of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, in order of date of appointment
* Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, in order of the date of their first election to the Legislature
** Members of the Senate who represent Ontario, in order by their date of appointment
** Members of the House of Commons who represent Ontario constituencies, in order by their date of election
* Heads of religious denominations
* Heads of Consular Post with jurisdiction in the Province of Ontario with precedence governed by date of exequatur
* Judges of the Ontario Court of Justice
** Chair of the host Regional Municipality (where applicable)
** host Mayor
** Other Chairs of Regional Municipalities (where applicable)
** Other Mayors, in order by their date of appointment or election to office
** Aboriginal leaders: Chiefs of the Treaty First Nations in Ontario
** Deputy Ministers, with precedence governed by date of appointment
** Other Ontario Public Service Officials with the rank and status of Deputy Ministers, with precedence governed by date of appointment