Order of precedence in British Columbia

The British Columbia order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of British Columbia. 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) The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (Her Honour The Honourable Janet Austin OBC)
 * 3) The Premier of British Columbia (Hon. David Eby KC MLA )
 * 4) The Chief Justice of British Columbia (Robert J. Bauman)
 * 5) Former Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia (by seniority of assuming office)
 * 6) Hon. Steven Point OC OBC
 * 7) Hon. Judith Guichon OBC
 * 8) Former Premiers of British Columbia (by seniority of assuming office)
 * 9) Bill Vander Zalm
 * 10) Rita Johnston
 * 11) Mike Harcourt OC
 * 12) Glen Clark
 * 13) Dan Miller
 * 14) Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh PC
 * 15) Gordon Campbell OC OBC
 * 16) Christy Clark
 * 17) John Horgan
 * 18) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Hon. Raj Chouhan )
 * 19) The Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia by order of precedence
 * 20) The Leader of the Official Opposition of British Columbia (Kevin Falcon )
 * 21) Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada resident in British Columbia, with precedence given to members of the federal cabinet
 * 22) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Christopher E. Hinkson)
 * 23) Church representatives of faith communities
 * 24) The Justices of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
 * 25) The Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
 * 26) The Judges of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
 * 27) The Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of their first election to the legislature
 * 28) The Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia (Melissa Gillespie)
 * 29) The Commander Maritime Forces Pacific (Rear-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie )
 * 30) The Heads of Consular Posts with jurisdiction in British Columbia with precedence to be governed by Article 16 of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations
 * 31) The Mayor of Victoria (Marianne Alto)
 * 32) The Mayor of Vancouver (Ken Sim)
 * 33) The Chancellors of the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University, respectively.
 * 34) Hon. Steven Point OBC (accorded higher ranking as a living former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia)
 * 35) Marion Buller, CM
 * 36) Tamara Vrooman, OBC