105 Paquette Drive
Fort McMurray, Alberta T9K 0P5
Hours of operation
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Non-emergency telephone numbers
Administration line: 780-788-4040
Complaint line: 780-788-4000
Fax line: 780-788-4049
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The RCMP is Canada's national police force, providing law enforcement services across the country. We contract the RCMP to provide police services to residents of Wood Buffalo.
Wood Buffalo RCMP consists of two detachments, Fort McMurray and Fort Chipewyan, providing general duty services as well as specialized units such as: Alberta Law Enforcement Response Team (ALERT), Community policing, Drugs section, Forensic identification, Investigative services, Police dog services, Traffic services and Victim services.
Contact information and hours of operation
You may contact your local detachment by visiting during hours of operation or by telephone.
To report an emergency, call 9-1-1.
117 Mellor Avenue
Fort Chipewyan, Alberta T0P 1B0
Hours of operation
Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Non-emergency telephone numbers
Administration line: 780-697-3931
Complaint line: 780-697-3665
RCMP Community Policing Office
9909 Franklin Avenue #138 (former Blue Mountain Bistro location)
Fort McMurray, AB T9H 2K4
Hours of operation
Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed for lunch 1:00 p.m-2:00 p.m.)
Non-emergency telephone numbers
Main call number: 780-788-4040
Services
- Criminal Record Check applications
- Report Motor Vehicle collisions
- Drop off found property
Payment is not accepted at this location and transactions can be completed with the cashiers at Jubilee Building.
For fingerprinting services, reporting of stolen items and any service that requires RCMP assistance, you must contact the Timberlea RCMP Detachment.
What's a non-emergency?
Non-emergencies:
- Do not pose an immediate or potential threat to life or public safety.
- Include crimes that have already taken place prior to being discovered.
- Often do not require police attendance, but do require police response.
Examples include but are not limited to:
- Minor motor vehicle collisions.
- Break and enters that already took place.
- Scams in which money or personal information was not transferred or provided.
- Lost property.
- Property damage under $5,000.
- Theft under $5,000.
While these types of reports are important, they are not an emergency.
Services and fees
If you require a criminal record check and/ or fingerprints, Wood Buffalo RCMP offers these services. Two pieces of identification are required for all services; one must be a valid government issued photo ID and the other only needs to have your name (same name as on your government issued ID). SIN cards cannot be accepted.
Criminal Record Check (Name Based)
Needed for
- General employment
- Travel/ work visa
- Immigration
- Adoption
Criminal Record Check (Vulnerable Sector)
Needed for
Employment (working with children, elderly, or persons with disabilities)
Volunteer (a letter from the non-profit organization including the letterhead, date, applicants name and a signature from someone in authority will exempt the fee)
Needed for
-
Vulnerable Sector for paid employment and volunteer employment
- Name Change
- Record Suspension/Waiver
- Visa/Border Crossing/Foreign Travel/Work
- Privacy Act Requests
- Immigration (permanent residence, Canadian Citizenship, Sponsorship)
- Adoption
Wait time
Two weeks to four months as these need to be sent away for validation.
Other fees
Wood Buffalo RCMP rates.
|
Service |
2020 fee |
|
Criminal Record Check - Name-Based |
$42.00 |
|
Criminal Record Check - Vulnerable Sector |
$42.00 |
|
Criminal Record Check - Volunteer |
No fee with volunteer letter |
|
Civil Fingerprinting* |
$77.50 |
|
Accident Photo Request |
$21.50 |
|
Collision Statement Request |
$31.50 |
*$25 of the fee must be a certified cheque or money order made payable to ‘Receiver General of Canada’.
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