Alberta’s RCMP officers will soon be donning a new look.
Starting Aug. 15, front-line RCMP officers at Alberta detachments will begin to wear new navy blue shirts.
The changes have been rolling out across Canada since last October, when Mounties in Prince Edward Island began wearing the new look.
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Earlier this summer, the RCMP also announced the upcoming modernization of their police vehicles featuring an industry-standard livery.
Alberta RCMP say officers may still be wearing the current grey uniform shirts during the transition period.
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“The RCMP understands seeing a new uniform colour may cause confusion,” Mounties wrote in a statement Wednesday.
“There have been recent incidents of individuals impersonating police. If you have any concerns about the identity of a police officer you are interacting with, you can ask the officer for identification.”
Mounties also say you can contact your local detachment’s non-emergency line to determine if there is a police officer at your location.
It’s all about looking cool. Vehicles, wardrobe. On the Hollywood South Lemon glitter on our streets looking cool and intelligent. I guess it’s so far of a high paying groove. I wonder if all of this is going to make society feel at ease and safer with the new look?
You know this is going to start a fashion statement with the criminals as well.
Now if only they could dim their lights so the rest of us can see the road when we drive by.
I trust all existing and previous uniforms are accounted for, and will be destroyed, as new uniforms are rolled out.
Pleasure ensure all existing and prior uniforms are accounted for and destroyed.
This is why Alberta wants their own police force like Ontario and Quebec. The RCMP is a bloated, expensive, bureaucratic organization that is more concerned with DEI and public image instead of policing.
Sorry, I never did proper grade schooling hence mistakes in my post below.
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August 12, 2026 at 6:33 pm THAT C / K SUCKER SET OUT TO ACCOMPLISH HIS GOAL, HE DID !!! THEN QUIT, AND LAUGHED AND MOCKED CANADA FOR BEING ID IO TS !!! CAN U BLAME HIM ? WE R THE LAUGHING STOCK OF THE WORLD HERE. ELBOWS UP, PANTS DOWN, BEND OVER FOR ANOTHER FAT CO /K IN THE A S S
WHAT THE F/ K IS WRONG WITH CURRENT UNIFORMS ? TAX PAYERS MONEY SQUANDERED AGAIN !!! F/ K OFF
There are a shortage of RCMP officers across Canada. Rural municipalities contracts with the RCMP are not being fulfilled. And the RCMP spends money on a new uniform. Alberta needs it’s own police like other provinces.
Need to get rid of the turbans, it’s call a uniform for a reason.