Also in Canada, so I'm chiming in. My brother-in-law is an officer, and I had asked him about the physical fitness thing. He said that it varies from police service to police service, and even from unit to unit within the same municipality. He said the one he works for they expect you to be physically fit, but there's no test or anything to pass. He said it was "optional" to do the test, and hardly anyone did it. They do have to re-certify their weapons test every year though. So pretty much they don't have to be fit, but they have to be able to shoot your ass. That seems like a dangerous combo to me.