OAHSSC has a Conflict of Interest Policy for Board and Staff members that clearly prohibits participation in decision making that may directly or indirectly benefit them, and prohibits any direct or indirect financial gain from activities of the Corporation.

Further, as a corporation without share capital, Directors are volunteers who are prevented from any financial gain with respect to the activities of the Corporation and the by-law stipulates the following:

1. Members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall not be eligible to receive payment for the provision of services or be staff members of either the Corporation or any individual and provincially funded provider.

2. Immediate family members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation are not eligible to serve as staff members.

3. The definition of "immediate family" shall be: spouse, common law spouse, significant other, mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law, or any other person who shares the same residence.

4. Members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation shall declare an interest and abstain from all matters in which they have or the regular member nominating them to the Board has an interest/involvement in.