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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.

Fort McMurray detachment

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

Fort Chipewyan detachment

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.

 

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)

Fingerprints

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.

Service2020 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’. 

Wood Buffalo - 2025 Crime statistics

January - March

Wood Buffalo RCMP - Municipal - At-a-glance and crime gauges

Wood Buffalo RCMP - Provincial - At-a-glance and crime gauges

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Fort McMurray Alberta T9H 2K4

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