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Relative preeminence of officials for ceremonial purposes This article is about the order of precedence for dignitaries in the province of Saskatchewan. For the federal list of precedence for Canadian dignitaries, see Canadian order of precedence.
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The Saskatchewan order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.

  • The King of Canada (His Majesty Charles III)
  • The Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (Russell Mirasty SOM MSM)
  • Members of the Canadian Royal Family
  • The Premier of Saskatchewan (Scott Moe)
  • The Chief Justice of Saskatchewan (Robert G. Richards)
  • Former Lieutenant Governors of Saskatchewan
  • Former Premiers of Saskatchewan (not including those still holding other positions)
  • Former Chief Justices of Saskatchewan (John Klebuc)
  • The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (Randy Weekes)
  • The Deputy Premier (Donna Harpauer) and Members of the Executive Council
  • The Leader of the Opposition (Carla Beck)
  • The Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench (Martel D. Popescul)
  • Court of Appeal and the Court of King's Bench: the Justices of the two courts, in order of seniority of appointment to one of those 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
  • Members of the Senate who represent Saskatchewan, relative precedence determined by date of appointment
  • Members of the House of Commons who represent Saskatchewan constituencies, with their relative precedence determined by date of first election
  • Aboriginal 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
  • Chief Executive Officers of Crown Corporations (relative precedence determined by date of appointment).
  • University officials:
  • Police and Military:

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