Your Voice of Fairness
No. The Alberta Ombudsman does not have jurisdiction to investigate complaints about municipal police services or the RCMP. If you would like to raise a complaint about the police, visit the Government of Alberta’s Police Review Commission webpage or the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP.
This information applies to complaints about:
If you escalate your concerns about police and receive a final decision or response from a municipality or an Alberta government department, agency, board, or commission, you may contact us to submit a complaint.
Please contact us directly if you’re still not sure what your next steps are.
Do you need advocacy, support or legal advice? Click here for a list of links to organizations which may be able to help.
These links are provided for your information and convenience. The Alberta Ombudsman’s office does not assume any responsibility for the content of external websites.