Abbess,
    Christian Orthodox       
Abbot,
    Christian Orthodox        
Accountant        
Acting Official       
Adjutant General     
Admiral         
Admiral, Texas Navy   
Adventist Minister       
Alderman         
Archbishop, Catholic        
Archbishop,
   Christian Orthodox        
Archdeacon, Episcopal        
Archimandrite        
Architect
Archpriest        
Ambassador to the U.S.
   from a foreign country      
Ambassador of the U.S.        
American Indian Chief        
Assemblyman
   U.S., State / or           
   Assemblywoman            
Associate Justice,
   U.S. Supreme Court          
Associate Justice of a
   State Supreme Court
Astronaut      
Attorney         
Attorney General           
Attorney General,
       Assistant   
Attorney, U.S.         
Australian Officials    

Baron, Baroness           
British Officials,
   Royalty, Nobility     
Brother, Catholic         
Brother,
   Christian Orthodox          
Bishop, Catholic            
Bishop,
   Christian Orthodox         
Bishop, Episcopal        
Board Member     
Boy        
Brigadier General       
Business Cards      

Canadian Officials    
Candidate    
Captain,
   USA, USAF, USMC     
Cardinal             
Chairman
    Federal Reserve      
Chairwoman      
Chancellor      
Chaplain in the
    Armed Services        
Chaplain of Congress          
Chargé d’Affaires         
Chief Executive Officer 
Chief Judge          
Chief Justice,
      U.S. Supreme Court 
Chief Justice, of a State
      Supreme Court             
Chief of Police          
Chief of Staff     
Chief Operating
   Officer          
Child            
Chiropractor     
City Manager    
Clergy & Religious
    Officials     
Club Official          
Colonel, Kentucky      
Colonel, USA, USAF,
    or USMC     
Commandant       
Commissioner, Court     
Commissioner         
Commodore of a         
      Yacht Club         
Congressman, U.S.               
Congresswoman, U.S.   
Consul and or
   Consul General    
Consultant      
Corporate Executive         
Councilman
    Councilwoman      
Counselor (Diplomat)      
Countess     
County Officials       
Couples     
Curator        

Dalai Lama          
Deacon         
Dean, academic            
Dean, clergy            
Deceased Persons        
Delegate, U.S., State            
Dentist             
Deputy Chief of Mission      
Deputy Marshal          
Designate, Elect,
    Pro Tempore      
Diplomats      
District Attorney           
Doctor, Chiropractor     
Doctor of Dentistry           
Doctor of Medicine              
Doctor, Military           
Doctor of
   Veterinary Medicine          
Doctor of Osteopathy            
Doctor, Other Disciplines     
Doctorate        
Doctorate, honorary      

Earl            
Elect, Designate
   Pro Tempore      
Emeritus/emerita      
Eminence     
Emperor    
Engineer    
Etiquette    
Excellency           

Family     
Fiancee      
Firefighter    
First, Second,
   Third, etc.        
First Lady, Spouse
   of the President of
   the United States 
First Lady, Member
    of Her   
    White House Staff      
First Lady, Spouse
   of a Governor
   or Lt. Gov.    
First Lieutenant   
Flag Protocol     
Former Officials    
Freeholder       

Gay Couple      
Geshe
General
    USA, USAF, USMC
Girl
Governor General         
Governor, Lieutenant 
Governor, Lt., Spouse   
Governor, Tribal Council          
Governor, U.S. State       
Governor, Former    
Governor
    Spouse of     
Governor's Staff,
    Member of      
Governors, Board of 

High Commissioner    
Honorable, The          
Honorary degrees    
Honourable, The       

Indian Chief         
Inspector General    
Interim Official   
Introductions       
Invitations  
   Writing &  
   Addressing  
Invitations
    Military:
    Writing &
    Addressing

Judge, former     
Judge of US City or
        US Count     
Judge, US Federal            
Junior, Senior,
    I, II, III, etc.       
Justice, Associate
     Federal
     Supreme Court
Justice, Associate
     State
     Supreme Court

King     
Knight      

Late, The
   (deceased persons)        
Lawyer      
Lesbian Couple    
Lieutenant      
Lieutenant Colonel,     
   USA, USAF, USMC          
Lieutenant General,
   USA, USAF, USMC      
Lieutenant Governor         

How to Address / Forms of Address
Canadian Officials
Questions & Answers, Frequently Asked Questions, and Blog

How To Address the Premier of a Canadian Province?
       On Saturday, I will be formally introduced to the Premier of Manitoba. I've been unable to find the correct "greeting". Would you be kind enough to tell me how I should refer to this individual when meeting him?
              - Katie S.


Dear Ms. S.:
       I include that form on page 308 of my book. Premiers of Canadian provinces are most formally addressed in conversation simply by their office.
              So in conversation the most formal response is:
                    Premier, it is a pleasure to meet you.
       Not sure why Canadian's don't use Premier (name) ... but none of the references suggest it.
       Canadians also address their premiers as Mr./Ms. (name).
              So less formally it would also be acceptable to say:
                     Mr. Selinger, it is a pleasure to meet you.
        -- Robert Hickey

Is a Member of a Canadian Provincial Parliament
Addressed as The Honourable MPP?
     I am a parent at a school and we are hosting an event tonight. Our local, elected provincial MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament) will be in attendance. Would he merit the introduction of The Honourable?  Thanks in advance for your time
           -- Chantal in Ontario

Dear Chantal:
    I have a entire chapter on Canadian forms in my book covering national, provincial, and municipal officials.
    MPP's are not the Honourable.
    Address or introduce as:
        Mr. Peter Fonseca, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
        Ms. Christine Elliott, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
    The only provincial offices addressed as the Honourable are the premier, commissioner, government leader, provincial or territorial minister and speaker of a provincial assembly -- but, not the members of the assembly.
      -- Robert Hickey

Privy Counselor? Privy Counsellor? or Privy Councillor?
Dear Mr. Hickey:
     Which is the correct spelling of a member of the Privy Council?  "counselor", "counsellor" or "councillor"?
             --- JM in Ottawa


Dear JM:
      In the United States "counselor" standard spelling for the word, but then again in the United States there is no Privy Council. 
      In the United Kingdom -- where there is one -- a member of the Privy Council is a "Privy Counsellor"
            Link to the U.K. Privy Council Office's site where they use "counsellor"
      In Canada, a member of the Privy Council is s "Privy Councillor"
            Link to the Canadian Privy Council Office's site where they use "councillor"
      I don't understand where the variant come from ... I just try and get them correct!
      The correct Canadian form appears in my book as are the forms for the Speaker of the Senate, Senator, and members of the House of Commons who are Privy Councillors.
     The correct British forms for Privy Counsellors appear on pages 362-363.
              -- Robert Hickey

How to Address the Queen of England
When She is in Canada?
How is Queen Elizabeth, the Queen of England addressed when she is in Canada? Is she the Queen of Canada too?
                                           ~ Not knowing in Montana

Dear Not Knowing:
   The "Queen of England" as you identify the Queen, is the Queen of a great many places including the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia, and is the hereditary monarch of Canada. So, she is the Queen of Canada, too.
    All the correct forms you need appear on page 296 in the chapter on Canadian Officials: Most completely, Her Majesty is: Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada and Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith.
    Forms of address are to Her Majesty without reference to her domain.
    On the envelope you would write:
             Her Majesty
                 The Queen
                      (Address)
    In the letter salutation, as well as conversation, use:
             Your Majesty
                                               -- Robert Hickey

[Note: For every form of address for (British) royalty and nobility -- written in a way that's easy to understand by people not familiar with royalty, the peerage, knights, baronets, and life peers -- I include complete formulas on pages 393-405.]
 

What is The Correct Style for the Mayor of Winnipeg?
       What is the correct style for the Mayor of Winnipeg?
         -- Benjamin McGill

Dear Mr. McGill:
    The correct form of address ... the correct style for Canadian mayors is:
          An envelope is addressed to:
               His/Her Worship (full name)
                    Mayor of (name of city)
                         (Address)
          For the salutation:
               Dear Sir:
          Verbally he or she would be addressed as:
               Your Worship
    Note on the use of the word style: In the US we would refer to this use of 'style' as 'British English" -- like "lift" for elevator or "holiday" for vacation. Style as a noun means a form of address.  To style is used as a verb …. as in to style someone with a title, or to be styled with a title.  To style implies granting the use of a title. The term self-styled is used when one grants oneself a title. I hear that use in the USA as in "He is a self-styled expert" which has the implication that perhaps although he calls himself an expert, he may not be one at all.
    The use of his/her worship as a courtesy title for mayors also comes from the Brits. You will encounter its use (with minor variations) all over the world in current and former British Commonwealth countries.
    Special thanks to three Canadian graduates of The Protocol School of Washington who made sure I gave the best and current most formal form for your letter:
     Craig Kennedy, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa, Ontario
     Nancy Kosik, Academy of International Protocol and Etiquette, Montreal - Ottawa, Ontario
     Jay Remer, Etiquette Consultant, Corporate Etiquette and International Protocol, St. Andrews, New Brunswick
         -- Robert Hickey