Order of precedence in Saskatchewan
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The Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

 order of precedence
is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 province of Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

. 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 Saskatchewan
    Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
    The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan is the viceregal representative in Saskatchewan of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the...

     (Gordon Barnhart
    Gordon Barnhart
    -See also:*Monarchy in Saskatchewan*Government House - External Links :* -Sources:* by Sarah Macdonald, The Leader-Post, July 31, 2006, retrieved August 1, 2006,* retrieved December 18, 2006,***-References:...

     SOM
    Saskatchewan Order of Merit
    The Saskatchewan Order of Merit is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Instituted in 1985 by Lieutenant Governor Frederick Johnson, on the advice of the Cabinet under Premier Grant Devine, the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to...

    )
  • Members of the Canadian Royal Family
  • The Premier of Saskatchewan
    Premier of Saskatchewan
    The Premier of Saskatchewan is the first minister for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive....

     (Brad Wall
    Brad Wall
    Bradley John "Brad" Wall, MLA is a Canadian politician who has been the 14th Premier of Saskatchewan since November 21, 2007....

     MLA
    Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
    The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...

    )
  • The Chief Justice of Saskatchewan (John Klebuc
    John Klebuc
    John Klebuc is a Canadian lawyer and Chief Justice of Saskatchewan.Klebuc received a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts in 1964 from University of Saskatchewan and was called to the Bar of Saskatchewan in 1965. A lawyer, he was a partner at the law firm of MacPherson, Leslie & Tyerman from...

    )
  • Former Lieutenant Governors of Saskatchewan
    • Sylvia Fedoruk
      Sylvia Fedoruk
      Sylvia Olga Fedoruk, OC, SOM is a Canadian scientist, curler and the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan.Born in Canora, Saskatchewan, of Ukrainian immigrants, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics at the University of Saskatchewan, in 1949, and a M.A...

       OC SOM
    • Lynda Haverstock
      Lynda Haverstock
      - External links :***...

       CM SOM
  • Former Premiers of Saskatchewan (not including those still holding other positions)
    • Allan Blakeney
      Allan Blakeney
      Allan Emrys Blakeney, PC, OC, SOM, QC, FRSC was the tenth Premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan from 1971 to 1982, and leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party .-Life and career:...

       PC OC SOM QC FRSC
    • Grant Devine
      Grant Devine
      Donald Grant Devine was the 11th Premier of Saskatchewan from May 8, 1982 to November 1, 1991.- Early life :Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, he received a B.Sc. in Agriculture degree specializing in Agricultural Economics in 1967 from the University of Saskatchewan, an M.Sc. specializing in...

    • Roy Romanow
      Roy Romanow
      Roy John Romanow, PC, OC, QC, SOM is a Canadian politician and the 12th Premier of Saskatchewan ....

       PC OC SOM QC
  • Former Chief Justices of Saskatchewan
  • The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
    Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
    The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...

     (Don Toth
    Don Toth
    Donald James Toth is a Canadian provincial politician and the current Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. He has represented the constituency of Moosomin in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan since 1986. Originally elected as a member of the Progressive Conservatives, he...

    )
  • The Deputy Premier and Members of the Executive Council
  • The Leader of the Opposition (Dwain Lingenfelter
    Dwain Lingenfelter
    Dwain Lingenfelter is a businessman, farmer, politician and former Leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party. Lingenfelter won the leadership of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party on June 6, 2009...

     MLA
    Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
    The 25th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was in power from 2003 until November 20, 2007. It was controlled by the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party under premier Lorne Calvert.-Members:-By-elections:...

    )
  • The Chief Justice of the Court of Queen's Bench
  • Superior Court Justices: Justices of the Court of Appeal and the Court of Queen's Bench, with relative precedence among them determined by date of first appointment to the Superior Courts.
  • Provincial Court: the Chief Judge, then the Associate Chief Judge(s), then Judges in order of seniority of appointment
  • The Members of the Legislative Assembly
    • Deputy Speaker
    • The Government House Leader (unless a member of the cabinet)
    • The Opposition House Leader
    • The other Members
      26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan
      The 26th Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan was elected in the 2007 Saskatchewan election, and was sworn in on November 21, 2007. It is controlled by the Saskatchewan Party under Premier Brad Wall.-Members:...

      , with relative precedence to be determined by date of first election to the Legislature
  • Members of the Senate
    Canadian Senate
    The Senate of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the House of Commons, and the monarch . The Senate consists of 105 members appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister...

     who represent Saskatchewan, relative precedence determined by date of appointment
  • Members of the House of Commons
    Canadian House of Commons
    The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...

     who represent Saskatchewan constituencies, with their relative precedence determined by date of election
  • Aboriginal Leaders:
    • the Chief and Vice-Chiefs of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations (FSIN)
    • the senior officers of the Tribal Councils
    • the Chiefs of Saskatchewan First Nation Bands
    • equivalent Métis
      Métis people (Canada)
      The Métis are one of the Aboriginal peoples in Canada who trace their descent to mixed First Nations parentage. The term was historically a catch-all describing the offspring of any such union, but within generations the culture syncretised into what is today a distinct aboriginal group, with...

       leaders
  • Leaders of Faith Communities: the Archbishop, or Senior Bishop in the Province, of the Anglican Church of Canada; the Archbishop of Regina and Metropolitan, or the Senior Bishop in the Province, of the Roman Catholic Church; the Bishop of the Saskatoon Eparchy of the Ukrainian Catholic Church; the President, or the Past President or the President-Elect, of the Saskatchewan Conference of The United Church of Canada; the Bishop of the Saskatchewan Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada; the senior representatives in the Province of the Alliance, Baptist, Mennonite, Orthodox and Presbyterian Churches and of the Jewish, Muslim and Hindu Faiths. (Relative precedence among the various religious leaders is determined by the date of appointment or election to their present office.)
  • The Consular Corps in the Province, in the following order: Dean of the Consular Corps; Consuls-General; Consuls; Vice-Consuls; Consular Agents. (Relative precedence among them is determined by the date of their appointment.)
  • Mayors, with precedence given to the mayor of the host municipality and subsequent relative precedence determined by the date of first taking office.
  • Senior Officials:
    • the Deputy Minister to the Premier
    • the Cabinet Secretary/Clerk of the Executive Council
    • the Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
    • the Ombudsman
    • the Provincial Auditor
    • the Chief Electoral Officer
    • the Children's Advocate
    • the Information and Privacy Commissioner
    • the Conflict of Interest Commissioner.
  • Deputy Ministers; then other senior Saskatchewan government officials with rank of Deputy Minister as determined by the Executive Council
  • then Chief Executive Officers of Crown Corporations (relative precedence determined by date of appointment).
  • University officials:
    • the Chancellor of the University of Saskatchewan
      University of Saskatchewan
      The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...

    • the Chancellor of the University of Regina
      University of Regina
      The University of Regina is a public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a junior college in 1925, and was disaffiliated...

    • the President of the University of Saskatchewan
      University of Saskatchewan
      The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded in 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the...

    • the President of the University of Regina
      University of Regina
      The University of Regina is a public research university located in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Founded in 1911 as a private denominational high school of the Methodist Church of Canada, it began an association with the University of Saskatchewan as a junior college in 1925, and was disaffiliated...

  • Police and Military:
    • the Commanding Officer of "F" Division, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
      Royal Canadian Mounted Police
      The Royal Canadian Mounted Police , literally ‘Royal Gendarmerie of Canada’; colloquially known as The Mounties, and internally as ‘The Force’) is the national police force of Canada, and one of the most recognized of its kind in the world. It is unique in the world as a national, federal,...

    • the President of the Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police
    • the Wing Commander of 15 Wing Moose Jaw
      CFB Moose Jaw
      Canadian Forces Base Moose Jaw , commonly referred to as 15 Wing Moose Jaw and CFB Moose Jaw, is a Canadian Forces Base located south of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan...

    • the senior representative in Saskatchewan of 38 Canadian Brigade Group
    • the senior representative in Saskatchewan of Maritime Command
      Canadian Forces Maritime Command
      The Royal Canadian Navy , is the naval force of Canada. The RCN is one of three environmental commands within the unified Canadian Forces. Operating 33 warships and several auxiliary vessels, the Royal Canadian Navy consists of 8,500 Regular Force and 5,100 Primary Reserve sailors, supported by...


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