Table of titles to be used in Canada

Revised on June 18, 1993Footnote *

  1. The governor general of Canada to be styled "Right Honourable" for life and to be styled "His/Her Excellency" and their spouse "His/Her Excellency", as the cases may be, while in office.
  2. The lieutenant governor of a province to be styled "Honourable" for life and to be styled "His/Her Honour" and their spouse "His/Her Honour", as the cases may be, while in office.
  3. The Prime Minister of Canada to be styled "Right Honourable" for life.
  4. The Chief Justice of Canada to be styled "Right Honourable" for life.
  5. Privy councillors of Canada to be styled "Honourable" for life.
  6. Senators of Canada to be styled "Honourable" for life.
  7. The Speaker of the House of Commons to be styled "Honourable" while in office.
  8. The Commissioner of a Territory to be styled "Honourable" while in office.
  9. Puisne judges of the Supreme Court of Canada and judges of the Federal Court and of the Tax Court of Canada as well as the judges of the under mentioned Courts in the Provinces and Territories to be styled "Honourable" while in office:
    1. Ontario:
    2. The Court of Appeal and the Ontario Court of Justice (General Division)
    3. Quebec:
    4. The Court of Appeal and the Superior Court of Quebec
    5. Nova Scotia:
    6. The Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia
    7. New Brunswick:
    8. The Court of Appeal and the Court of King's Bench of New Brunswick
    9. Manitoba:
    10. The Court of Appeal and the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba
    11. British Columbia:
    12. The Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of British Columbia
    13. Prince Edward Island:
    14. The Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island
    15. Saskatchewan:
    16. The Court of Appeal and the Court of King's Bench of Saskatchewan
    17. Alberta:
    18. The Court of Appeal and the Court of King's Bench of Alberta
    19. Newfoundland:
    20. The Supreme Court of Newfoundland
    21. Northwest Territories:
    22. The Supreme Court of Northwest Territories
    23. Yukon Territory:
    24. The Supreme Court of Yukon
    25. Nunavut Territory:
    26. The Nunavut Court of Justice
  10. Presidents and speakers of Legislative Assemblies of the Provinces and Territories to be styled "Honourable" while in office.
  11. Members of the Executive Councils of the Provinces and Territories to be styled "Honourable" while in office.
  12. Judges of Provincial and Territorial Courts (appointed by the Provincial and Territorial Governments) to be styled "Honourable" while in office
  13. The following are eligible to be granted permission by the governor general, in the name of His Majesty The King, to retain the title of "Honourable" after they have ceased to hold office:
    • Speakers of the House of Commons
    • Commissioners of Territories
    • Judges designated in item 9
  14. The title "Right Honourable" is granted for life to the following eminent Canadian:
    • The Right Honourable Donald F. Mazankowski

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