Relative preeminence of officials for ceremonial purposes
This article is about the order of precedence for dignitaries in the province of Quebec. For the federal list of precedence for Canadian dignitaries, see Canadian order of precedence.
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The Quebec order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Quebec. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.
The Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal (Manon Savard)
The Vice-Premier
The Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and the heads of diplomatic missions
The Leader of the Opposition
The members of the Executive Council
The local Archbishop or Bishop followed by the representatives of other faith communities
The local Mayor
The Dean of the Consular Corps in Quebec City followed by the Dean of the Consular Corps in Montréal, the heads of post of the Consular Corps living in the capital, for events happening there, and other heads of post, governed by their respective precedence
The vice-presidents of the National Assembly
The chief justices of the Superior Court
The local member of the National Assembly followed by other members
The Secretary General of the Executive Council
The President of the Council of the National Order of Quebec
The chief justices of the Court of Quebec
The rectors/principals of the local universities
The judges of the Court of Appeal
The Principal Secretary to the Premier followed by the deputy ministers
The judges of the Superior Court
The Ombudsman, the Chief Electoral Officer, the Auditor General, the presidents of the Government Agencies and Crown Corporations and the Chief of Protocol
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