On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, by and with the advice and concurrence of the Executive Council of Ontario, orders that:

Whereas by Order in Council numbered O.C. 1172/2022, dated August 25, 2022, Christopher Harkins was reappointed as a Deputy Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police for a period not to exceed three years, effective September 16, 2022,

And whereas Christopher Harkins continued in office as a Deputy Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police under subsection 56(5) of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019,

And whereas it is desirable that Christopher Harkins be further reappointed as a Deputy Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police,

Therefore, pursuant to subsection 56(1) of the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, Christopher Harkins be further reappointed as a Deputy Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police to serve at the pleasure of the Lieutenant Governor in Council for a period not to exceed three years effective from the later of September 16, 2025, and the date this Order in Council is made.

Ministry of the Solicitor General

Approved and Ordered: September 04, 2025