
Professional Investigator
Professional investigators gather information to secure evidence relating to a wide range of private, corporate, and legal interests.
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Security Programs
Alberta Justice
P.O. Box 1023 Station Main
Edmonton, Alberta T5J 2M1
Canada
Call: 1-877-462-0791
Email: ssia.registrar@gov.ab.ca
Website: alberta.ca/investigator-licence.aspx
Under Alberta’s Security Services and Investigators Act [pdf], Security Services and Investigators Regulation [pdf] and Security Services and Investigators (Ministerial) Regulation [pdf], you must be licensed by the Government of Alberta to conduct surveillance activities or seek information about:
To be licensed as a professional investigator in Alberta, you must:
For details about licensing requirements, visit the Government of Alberta website.
Professional investigators who are licensed and in good standing with a regulatory body elsewhere in Canada may be eligible for licensing in Alberta if their scope of practice and competencies are similar.
For more information, see What if I am already certified in another province or territory in Canada? and the Government of Alberta website.