Table of Precedence for Canada

As revised on July 3, 2015^{Footnote *}

1. The Governor General of Canada or the Administrator of the Government of Canada ^{Footnote 1  Footnote 1.1 Footnote 2  Footnote 2.1}
2. The Prime Minister of Canada^{Footnote 3}
3. The Chief Justice of Canada^{Footnote 4}
4. The Speaker of the Senate
5. The Speaker of the House of Commons
6. Ambassadors, High Commissioners, Ministers Plenipotentiary^{Footnote 5}
7. Members of the Canadian Ministry:
   1. Members of the Cabinet; and
   2. Ministers of State;

   with relative precedence within sub-categories (a) and (b) governed by the date of their appointment to the King's Privy Council for Canada

8. The Leader of the Opposition^{Footnote 3}
9. The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
   The Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
   The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
   The Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
   The Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
   The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
   The Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
   The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
   The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
   The Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador^{Footnote 6}
10. Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada, not of the Canadian Ministry, in accordance with the date of their appointment to the Privy Council but with precedence given to those who bear the honorary title "Right Honourable" in accordance with the date of receiving the honorary title
11. Premiers of the Provinces of Canada in the same order as Lieutenant Governors^{Footnote 6}
12. The Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
    The Commissioner of the Yukon Territory
    The Commissioner of Nunavut^{Footnote 7}
13. Premiers of the Territories of Canada in the same order as Commissioners ^{Footnote 7}
14. Representatives of faith communities^{Footnote 8}
15. Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court of Canada
16. The Chief Justice and the Associate Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Canada
17. 1. Chief Justices of the highest court of each Province and Territory; and
    2. Chief Justices and Associate Chief Justices of the other superior courts of the Provinces and Territories; with precedence within sub-categories (a) and (b) governed by the date of appointment as Chief Justice
18. 1. Judges of the Federal Court of Canada;
    2. Puisne Judges of the superior courts of the Provinces and Territories;
    3. the Chief Judge of the Tax Court of Canada;
    4. the Associate Chief Judge of the Tax Court of Canada; and
    5. Judges of the Tax Court of Canada; with precedence within each sub-category governed by the date of appointment
19. Senators of Canada
20. Members of the House of Commons
21. Consuls General of countries without diplomatic representation
22. Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to Cabinet
23. The Chief of the Defence Staff and the Commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police^{Footnote 9}
24. Speakers of Legislative Assemblies, within their Province and Territory
25. Members of Executive Councils, within their Province and Territory
26. Judges of Provincial and Territorial Courts, within their Province and Territory
27. Members of Legislative Assemblies, within their Province and Territory
28. Chairperson of the Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians