Alberta Street Checks

• Edmonton officers must record reason for collecting personal info due to change in EPS policy

  'Carding' or 'street checks' are names given to the practices of officers arbitrarily stopping someone to question them or collect their information.

  Crime

  Jan 19, 2023
  
• Alberta government introduces legislation to formally ban carding, regulate street checks

  The Alberta government introduced legislation on Wednesday that formalizes the ban on carding and reforms the rules of street checks.

  Crime

  Apr 8, 2021
  
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• Alberta bans police carding immediately; street checks will have new rules

  Justice Minister Kaycee Madu says members of the Black, Indigenous and other communities have expressed concerns that they are unfairly targeted and harassed.

  Crime

  Nov 19, 2020
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• Alberta government seeks public input on controversial street-check policy

  The Alberta government is planning public consultations with community groups surrounding the controversial policy of street checks.

  Crime

  Aug 24, 2017