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: Nathan Cooper
 * 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) Members of the House of Commons of Canada who represent Alberta constituencies, by date of election
 * See Canadian federal election results in Calgary, Canadian federal election results in Edmonton and environs, and Canadian federal election results in rural Alberta
 * 1) Superior court justices
 * 2) Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta: The Honourable Justice Kenneth G. Nielsen
 * 3) Justices of the Court of Appeal of Alberta
 * 4) Justices of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta
 * 5) Heads of religious denominations
 * 6) Heads of consular posts: consuls-general; consuls; vice-consuls; consular agents (Precedence is determined by the date that definitive recognition is given by the Governor General)
 * 7) Judges of the Provincial Court of Alberta
 * 8) Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta
 * 9) Other judges by seniority of appointment
 * 10) Mayors of Alberta municipalities
 * 11) Aboriginal Leaders
 * 12) Chiefs of the Treaty First Nations in Alberta, in order of seniority of election to office;
 * 13) President of Métis Settlements General Council
 * 14) President of Métis Nation of Alberta: Audrey Poitras
 * 15) Deputy Minister to the Premier and Cabinet Secretary
 * 16) Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
 * 17) Ombudsman
 * 18) Provincial Auditor
 * 19) Chief Electoral Officer
 * 20) Ethics Commissioner: Marguerite Trussler
 * 21) Information and Privacy Commissioner: Jill Clayton
 * 22) Deputy Ministers
 * 23) Senior Alberta government officials with rank of Deputy Minister as determined by the Executive Council
 * 24) Chief executive officers of Crown corporations (relative precedence determined by date of appointment)
 * 25) Leadership of Alberta universities
 * 26) Chancellor of the University of Alberta: Ralph B. Young
 * 27) Chancellor of the University of Calgary: Jim Dinning
 * 28) Chancellor of the University of Lethbridge: Shirley McClellan
 * 29) Chairman of the Board, University of Alberta
 * 30) Chairman of the Board, University of Calgary
 * 31) Chairman of the Board, University of Lethbridge
 * 32) Chairman of the Board, Athabasca University
 * 33) Chairman of the Board, Mount Royal University
 * 34) Chairman of the Board, MacEwan University
 * 35) President of the University of Alberta: David H. Turpin
 * 36) President of the University of Calgary: Ed McCauley
 * 37) President of the University of Lethbridge: Michael J. Mahon
 * 38) President of Athabasca University: Frits Pannekoek
 * 39) President of Mount Royal University: David Docherty
 * 40) President of Grant MacEwan University: David W. Atkinson
 * 41) Police and military
 * 42) Commanding Officer, "K" Division, Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Curtis Zablocki
 * 43) Commander, 3rd Canadian Division: Brigadier-General W.H. Fletcher
 * 44) Commanding Officer, HMCS Nonsuch
 * 45) Commanding Officer, 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
 * 46) Commanding Officer, 1 Area Support Group
 * 47) Commanding Officer, 41 Canadian Brigade Group
 * 48) Commanding Officer, 4 Wing