This provision sets out the oath or affirmation of office for several police-related officeholders and includes a secrecy oath.
Board members 1. The following is the oath or affirmation of office for the members of police service boards, O.P.P. detachment boards and First Nation O.P.P. boards: I solemnly swear (affirm) that I will uphold the Constitution of Canada, which recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and treaty rights of Indigenous peoples, and that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge my duties as a member of the (insert name of police service board, OPP detachment board, or First Nation OPP board as applicable) faithfully, impartially and according to law and any rules, procedures and by-laws of the board. So help me God. (Omit this line in an affirmation.) O. Reg. 416/23, s. 1; O. Reg. 245/25, s. 1. Police officers, First Nation Officers and special constables 2. The following is the oath or affirmation of office for police officers, First Nation Officers and special constables: I solemnly swear (affirm) that I will uphold the laws of Ontario and Canada, including the Constitution of Canada, which recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and treaty rights of Indigenous peoples, and that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge my duties as (a police officer, a First Nation Officer or a special constable, as applicable) faithfully, impartially and according to law. So help me God. (Omit this line in an affirmation.) Auxiliary members of police services 3. The following is the oath or affirmation of office for auxiliary members of a police service: I solemnly swear (affirm) that I will uphold the laws of Ontario and Canada, including the Constitution of Canada, which recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and treaty rights of Indigenous peoples, and that, when authorized to perform police duties by the chief of police, I will discharge my duties as an auxiliary member of the (insert name of police service) faithfully, impartially and according to law. So help me God. (Omit this line in an affirmation.) Oath or affirmation of secrecy 4. The following is the oath or affirmation of secrecy for police officers, First Nation Officers, special constables and auxiliary members of a police service: I solemnly swear (affirm) that I will not disclose any information obtained by or made available to me in the course of my duties as (a police officer, a First Nation Officer, a special constable or an auxiliary member of a police service, as applicable), except as I may be authorized or required by law. So help me God. (Omit this line in an affirmation.) 5. Omitted (provides for coming into force of provisions of this Regulation).