Order of precedence in Prince Edward Island

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (December 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Find sources: "Order of precedence in Prince Edward Island" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (May 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Part of a series on the Orders of precedence
Argentina Australia Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Brazil Brunei Canada Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Newfoundland and Labrador New Brunswick Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Yukon Chile China Hong Kong Colombia Denmark European Union Finland France Germany Greece Guatemala Holy See India Indonesia Ireland Ireland (1897–1922) (hist.) Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Lithuania Malaysia Johor Kedah Kelantan Malacca Negeri Sembilan Pahang Penang Perak Perlis Sabah Sarawak Selangor Terengganu Malta New Zealand Nepal Norway Pakistan Poland Poland-Lithuania (hist.) Portugal Philippines Romania South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Singapore Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey United Kingdom England and Wales Scotland Northern Ireland United States
v t e

The Prince Edward Island order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Prince Edward Island. 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 Charles III)
2. The Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island, or, in his official absence, the Administrator (Wassim Salamoun)
3. The Premier of Prince Edward Island (Dennis King)
4. The mayor or other elected senior official of an incorporated municipality when the ceremony or event is hosted by or particularly involves that municipality
5. The Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island
6. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
7. Former lieutenant governors, with relative precedence governed by their date of leaving office
8. Former premiers, with relative precedence governed by their date of leaving office
9. Members of the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island
10. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island
11. Justices of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island, with relative precedence governed by date of appointment
12. The Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island
13. Judges of the Provincial Court of Prince Edward Island, with relative precedence governed by date of appointment
14. Members of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island
    • Leader of the Opposition
    • Deputy Speaker
    • Government House Leader
    • Opposition House Leader
    • Thereafter by date of first election, and if concurrent, then alphabetically)
15. Members of the Senate of Canada (by date of appointment)
16. Members of the House of Commons of Canada (members of the Federal Cabinet, then by date of first election, and if coincident, alphabetically)
17. Mayors or other elected senior officials of incorporated municipalities outside their municipality, alphabetically by municipality name
18. The Bishop of Charlottetown, the Bishop of Nova Scotia and the President of the Queens County Ministerial Association, with relative precedence governed by date of appointment or election
19. The Senior Officer for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Prince Edward Island
20. The President of the University of Prince Edward Island
21. Deputy heads of departments, agencies, commissions and offices of the Provincial Government, with relative precedence governed by date of initial appointment as a Deputy Head