# NOVA SCOTIA OFFICE OF THE OATH COMMISSIONER

**OATH OF ALLEGIANCE**
I, (username), do swear, that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles the Third, King of Canada, his heirs and successors, so help me God.

## LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICER OATHS
**MAYOR**
I,[insert officer's username],do swear/solemnly affirm that: I will truly, faithfully and impartially, to the best of my knowledge, skills and ability, execute the office of Mayor to which I have been appointed for the Cape Breton Regional Municipality;I have not received and will not receive any payment or reward, or any promise of payment or reward, for the exercise of any partiality or other improper execution of my office.

**COUNCILLOR**
I,[insert officer's username],do swear/solemnly affirm that: I will truly, faithfully and impartially, to the best of my knowledge, skills and ability, execute the office of City Councillor to which I have been appointed for the Cape Breton Regional Municipality;I have not received and will not receive any payment or reward, or any promise of payment or reward, for the exercise of any partiality or other improper execution of my office.

## JUDICIAL OATHS

**PROVINCIAL COURT JUDGE**
*I [USERNAME], do swear that I will truly and faithfully, according to my skill and knowledge, execute the duties, powers and trusts placed in me as a judge of the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles III, his heirs and successors.*

**COURT OF APPEAL JUSTICE**
*I, [USERNANE] do swear that I will truly and faithfully, according to my skill and knowledge, execute the duties, powers and trusts placed in me as a justice of the Court of Appeal for Nova Scotia [or as the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia] and that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King Charles III, his heirs and successors.*

## LAW ENFORCEMENT OATHS

**POLICE BOARD COMMISSIONER**
*I, [USERNAME] solemnly swear, that I will be loyal to His Majesty the King and to Canada, and that I will uphold the Constitution of Canada and that I will, to the best of my ability, discharge my duties as a member of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality Police Services Board faithfully, impartially and according to the Police Services Act, any other Act, and any regulation, rule or by-law.*

**OATH OF OFFICE**
*I, [USERNAME], solemnly swear that I will faithfully, diligently and impartially execute and perform the duties required of me as a member of the [insert departments name], and will well and truly obey and perform all lawful orders and instructions that I receive as such, without fear, favour or affection of or toward any person. So help me God.*

**OATH OF SECRECY**
*I, [USERNAME], solemnly swear that I will not disclose or make known to any person not legally entitled thereto any knowledge or information obtained by me in the course of my employment with the [insert departments name]. So help me God.*

## ELECTORAL OATH
*I, [Username], do swear or solemnly affirm: that I will well and truly carry out my duties as an election officer, without partiality, fear, favour or affection, and in every respect according to law; that I will keep secret the votes cast by any voters who mark their ballots in my presence at an election; and that I will keep secret and not disclose to any person any information given to me from the lists of electors or any other records of or in the office of Elections Nova Scotia or obtained from such lists or records by reason of my access thereto and that I will not use such information for any reason other than electoral purposes. So help me God.*