The Honourable: Encyclopedia II - The Honourable - Canadian usage

The Honourable - Canadian usage

In Canada, the following people are entitled to the style The Honourable (or l'honorable in French) for life:

• Members of the Canadian Senate
• Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
• Provincial Lieutenant-Governors

In addition, some people are entitled to the style while in office only:

• The Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons
• Judges of the Supreme Court of Canada and other superior courts
• Members of provincial Executive Councils while holding office
• Speakers of provincial legislatures while holding office.

It is usual for Speakers of the House of Commons to be made Privy Councillors, in which case they keep the style for life, and provincial Premiers are sometimes also made Privy Councillors.

Members of the Canadian House of Commons and of provincial legislatures refer to each other as "honourable members" (or l'honorable député) but are not entitled to have The Honourable as a prefix in front of their name.

The Governor General of Canada, the Prime Minister of Canada, the Chief Justice of Canada and certain other eminent persons are entitled to the style The Right Honourable (or le/la Très honorable in French).

see Styles of Address (Canada)

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