Alberta Solicitor General and Public Security (SOLGPS) is moving ahead with a single-site facility to deliver basic training and professional development for police and peace officers including Sheriffs, special constables, correctional officers, private investigators and security guards in Alberta.

In August 2006, Fort Macleod was chosen as the preferred community to become home to the proposed Alberta Police and Peace Officer Training Centre following an exhaustive selection process. The next step will be for SOLGPS to explore a public-private partnership (P3) funding option. Government will also need to come to an agreement with Fort Macleod on land development on and around the site.