page_title: Alberta Sheriffs Branch
section_title: Lieutenant governor of Alberta security
hierarchical_section_title: Alberta Sheriffs Branch / History / Special duties / Lieutenant governor of Alberta security
caption_attribution_description: English: Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Shield - worn on the front of CAPS constables blazers when providing security
context_page_description: The Alberta Sheriffs Branch is a provincial law enforcement agency overseen by the Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General of the province of Alberta, Canada. Under the authority of the Peace Officer Act, Alberta Sheriffs are provincial peace officers with jurisdiction over the province of Alberta. The Premier of Alberta has the authority to grant emergency police powers to all Alberta Sheriffs in the case of any major emergencies that occur within the province. The Alberta Sheriffs Branch is the largest and most versatile provincial sheriff service in Canada.
  There are several divisions currently operating in various areas around the province. The sheriffs can enforce all provincial and Federal acts with active enforcement depending on unit. Training is completed at the Justice and Solicitor General's Training Academy, located in Edmonton. Sheriff recruit training is a fifteen-week course, and once on specialized units, an additional eight to twelve weeks of training is conducted.
context_section_description: In 1994, CAPS took on the responsibility for the escort of the lieutenant governor of Alberta. Initially this amounted only in the capacity of a driver; however, during the term of Lieutenant Governor Lois Hole an incident that was classified as a security breach occurred and CAPS began providing close protection security for the Lieutenant Governor's public appearances.
caption: Lieutenant governor of Alberta shield - worn on the front of CAPS constables blazers when providing security
exif: {}