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Keeping Alberta families and communities safe

Bill 11 would hold high-risk offenders accountable and enable the creation of an independent police agency.

Status: Bill 11 was introduced on March 13, 2024.
Ministry responsible: Public Safety and Emergency Services

Overview

Bill 11, the Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, would create a provincial ankle bracelet monitoring program and improve government’s ability to respond to communities’ requests for additional law enforcement support.

If passed, Bill 11 will update the Police Act and the Police Amendment Act, 2022 to enable the creation of new independent agency police service that would operate seamlessly alongside local police.

The bill would also update the Corrections Act to implement electronic monitoring enabling courts to add it to an individual’s bail or community-release conditions.

The proposed amendments will strengthen Alberta’s current policing model and combat rising crime, create safer streets and neighbourhoods, and protect our communities.

Key changes

If passed, Bill 11, the Public Safety Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, will amend the following acts:

  • Police Act and Police Amendment Act, 2022

    • Amendments would enable the creation of a new independent agency police service that will support the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), municipal police services and First Nations police services in Alberta. 
    • The new agency would:
      • support police services across the province, enabling them to partner with additional police resources to increase frontline response efforts and keep communities safe 
      • operate independently from government, as all Alberta’s police services do now
      • follow best practices, which include being subject to a civilian oversight board to ensure police accountability
        • This board would have a role similar to local police commissions, which provide independent civilian oversight of municipal and First Nations police services in Alberta.

  • Corrections Act

    • Individuals subject to a court-ordered electronic monitoring condition would be required to wear a Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking device on their ankle. 
      • This device would be monitored 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by a centralized monitoring unit within Alberta Correctional Services.
    • This program would align Alberta with jurisdictions across Canada running similar programs.

Next steps

If passed, the amendments to the Corrections Act will come into force on proclamation.

If passed, the amendments to the Police Act and the Police Amendment Act, 2022 will come into force on Royal Assent.

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