Editing Sheriff (section)

====Alberta====
{{main|Alberta Sheriffs Branch}}
[[File:Alberta Sheriff Ford Transit Van.jpg|thumb|A prisoner transport van used by the Alberta Sheriffs Branch]]
The [[Alberta Sheriffs Branch]] is responsible for courtroom and legislative security, offender transport, commercial vehicle safety and enforcement, and fish and wildlife enforcement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.alberta.ca/sheriff-career.aspx|title=Sheriffs|website=Government of Alberta|date=8 February 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/7382258/alberta-fish-and-wildlife-police-calls-aupe/|title=Alberta Fish and Wildlife officers answering dangerous police calls deserve more money: AUPE|website=Global News}}</ref> In addition to this uniquely broad mandate, the Branch operates a highway patrol, which supplements local and RCMP policing on provincial highways.<ref>{{cite news|title=Alberta sheriffs make highway debut this weekend |publisher=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-sheriffs-make-highway-debut-this-weekend-1.618379 |access-date=2008-06-03 |date=September 1, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080701044227/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/alberta-sheriffs-make-highway-debut-this-weekend-1.618379 |archive-date=July 1, 2008 }}</ref>

In 2019, sheriffs began to respond to 9-1-1 calls in rural areas to assist the RCMP and local police services in responding to rural crime concerns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/6135912/alberta-rural-crime-lawsuits/|title=Alberta moves to prevent lawsuits against homeowners protecting property|website=Global News}}</ref> In 2023, the province piloted a program that saw sheriffs patrol alongside municipal police officers in [[Calgary]] and [[Edmonton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-police-sheriff-partnership-extended-to-end-of-year|title=Edmonton police, sheriff partnership extended to end of year|website=Edmonton Journal}}</ref>