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.
- The Queen of Canada (Queen Elizabeth II)
- The Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (Judith Guichon OBC)
- The Premier of British Columbia (Christy Clark MLA)
- The Chief Justice of British Columbia (Robert J. Bauman)
- Former Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia
- Steven Point OBC
- Iona Campagnolo PC OC OBC
- Former Premiers of British Columbia
- Dave Barrett OC
- Bill Vander Zalm
- Rita Johnston
- Mike Harcourt
- Glen Clark
- Dan Miller
- Ujjal Dosanjh PC
- Gordon Campbell OBC
- The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Linda Reid MLA)
- The Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia
- The Leader of the Official Opposition of British Columbia (John Horgan MLA)
- Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada resident in British Columbia, with precedence given to members of the federal cabinet
- The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Christopher E. Hinkson)
- Church representatives of faith communities
- The Justices of the Court of Appeal of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
- The Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
- The Judges of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
- The Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of their first election to the legislature
- The Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia (Thomas Crabtree)
- The Commander Maritime Forces Pacific (Rear-Admiral Art McDonald, MSM, CD)
- 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
- The Mayor of Victoria (Lisa Helps)
- The Mayor of Vancouver (Gregor Robertson)
- The Chancellors of the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University, respectively.
- Lindsay Gordon
- Shelagh Rogers, OC
- Anne Giardini
References
Order of precedence in British Columbia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA