Order of precedence in British Columbia

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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
   OBC
   )
3. The
   KC MLA
   )
4. The Chief Justice of British Columbia (Robert J. Bauman)
5. Former Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia (by seniority of assuming office)
   1. Hon.
      OC OBC
   2. Hon.
      OBC
6. Former Premiers of British Columbia (by seniority of assuming office)
   1. Bill Vander Zalm
   2. Rita Johnston
   3. OC
   4. Glen Clark
   5. Dan Miller
   6. Hon. Ujjal Dosanjh PC
   7. OC OBC
   8. Christy Clark
   9. John Horgan
7. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Hon. Raj Chouhan MLA)
8. The Members of the Executive Council of British Columbia by order of precedence
9. The Leader of the Official Opposition of British Columbia (Kevin Falcon MLA)
10. Members of the
    federal cabinet
11. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of British Columbia (Christopher E. Hinkson)
12. Church representatives of faith communities
13. The Justices of the
    Court of Appeal of British Columbia
    with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
14. The Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
15. The Judges of the Supreme Court of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of appointment
16. The Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia with precedence to be governed by the date of their first election to the legislature
17. The Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of British Columbia (Melissa Gillespie)
18. The Commander Maritime Forces Pacific (Rear-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie CMM CD)
19. 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
20. The Mayor of Victoria (Marianne Alto)
21. The Mayor of Vancouver (Ken Sim)
22. The Chancellors of the University of British Columbia, the University of Victoria and Simon Fraser University, respectively.
    1. Hon.
       OBC
       (accorded higher ranking as a living former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia)
    2. CM
    3. OBC