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This article is about the order of precedence for dignitaries in the province of Nova Scotia. For the federal list of precedence for Canadian dignitaries, see Canadian order of precedence.
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The Nova Scotia order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Nova Scotia. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.
Current as of September 2022
King of Canada (His Majesty Charles III)
Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia (Arthur LeBlanc ONS KC)
Premier of Nova Scotia (Tim Houston MLA)
Chief Justice of Nova Scotia (Michael Wood)
Former Lieutenant Governors
Myra Freeman CM ONS B.A. B.Ed.
Mayann Francis ONS DHumL DCL
John James Grant CM CMM ONS CD
Former Premiers
Russell MacLellan KC
John Hamm OC
Rodney MacDonald
Darrell Dexter KC
Stephen McNeil MLA
Iain Rankin MLA
Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (Keith Bain MLA)
Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia
Allan MacMaster MLA
Pat Dunn MLA
John Lohr MLA
Karla MacFarlane MLA
Barbara Adams MLA
Tim Halman MLA
Kim Masland MLA
Brad Johns MLA
Tory Rushton MLA
Steve Craig MLA
Colton LeBlanc MLA
Brian Comer MLA
Michelle Thompson MLA
Jill Balser MLA
Greg Morrow MLA
Susan Corkum-Greek MLA
Becky Druhan MLA
Brian Wong MLA
Leader of the Opposition (Zach Churchill MLA)
Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada resident in Nova Scotia
Elmer MacKay PC KC
Peter McCreath PC
David Dingwall PC KC
Bernie Boudreau PC KC
Robert Thibault PC
Geoff Regan PC
Mark Eyking PC
Scott Brison PC
Peter MacKay PC KC
Bernadette Jordan PC
Members of the Federal Cabinet who represent Nova Scotia
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Deborah K. Smith)
Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Patrick J. Duncan)
Associate Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia (Family Division) (Lawrence O'Neil)
Justices of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
Justices of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
Chief Judge of the Provincial Court (Pamela S. Williams)
Associate Chief Judge of the Provincial Court (Vacant)
Judges of the Provincial Court
Associate Chief Judge of the Family Court (S. Raymond Morse)
Judges of the Family Court
Leader of the Third Party (Claudia Chender MLA)
Members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (with precedence governed by the date of their first election to the Legislature)
Members of the Senate who represent Nova Scotia (with precedence governed by date of appointment)
Jane Marie Cordy
Stephen Greene
Michael L. MacDonald
Wanda Thomas Bernard CM ONS
Daniel Christmas
Mary Coyle
Colin Deacon
Stan Kutcher
Members of the House of Commons who represent Nova Scotia (with precedence governed by the date of their first election to the House of Commons)
Andy Fillmore MP
Darren Fisher MP
Sean Fraser MP
Darrell Samson MP
Mike Kelloway MP
Jaime Battiste MP
Kody Blois MP
Chris d'Entremont MP
Lena Diab MP
Stephen Ellis MP
Rick Perkins MP
Anglican Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island (Sandra Fyfe)
Roman Catholic Archbishop of Halifax (Brian Joseph Dunn)
Leaders of Faith Communities
Consul General of France in Moncton and Halifax (Johan Schitterer)
Consul General of the United States of America in Halifax (Lyra S. Carr)
Mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality (Mike Savage)
Commander, Maritime Forces Atlantic and Joint Task Force Atlantic, Canadian Forces (Rear-Admiral Brian Santarpia CD)
Commander, 5th Canadian Division, Canadian Forces (Brigadier-General Paul Peyton, MSM CD)
Commanding Officer "H" Division, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Assistant Commissioner Lee Bergerman)
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