Alberta Legislative Building
Alberta became the 8th Province on September 1, 1905. Edmonton is the provincial capital.
Alberta has 11 Judicial Districts. There are courthouses in the following locations:
Court of King’s Bench
Calgary Judicial District – Calgary
Drumheller / Hanna Judicial District – Drumheller
Edmonton Judicial District – Edmonton ( Court of Appeal ) / Hinton
Fort McMurray Judicial District – Fort McMurray
Grande Prairie Judicial District – Grande Prairie
Lethbridge / Macleod Judicial District – Lethbridge
Medicine Hat Judicial District – Medicine Hat
Peace River Judicial District – Peace River / High Level
Red Deer Judicial District – Red Deer
St. Paul Judicial District – St. Paul
Wetaskiwin Judicial District – Wetaskiwin
Alberta Court of Justice
In 2023 the Provincial Court of Alberta became the Alberta Court of Justice.
Calgary Judicial District – Airdrie / Calgary / Canmore / Cochrane / Didsbury / Edmonton / Hinton / Okotoks / Turner Valley
Drumheller / Hanna Judicial District – Drumheller / Hanna / Strathmore
Edmonton Judicial District – Athabasca / Barrhead / Boyle / Breton / Drayton Valley / Edson / Evansburg / Fort Saskatchewan / Grande Cache / Hinton / Jasper / Leduc / Mayerthorpe / Morinville / St. Albert / Sherwood Park / Stony Plain / Vegreville / Westlock / Whitecourt
Fort McMurray Judicial District – Fort McMurray
Grande Prairie Judicial District – Fox Creek / Grande Prairie / Valleyview
Lethbridge / Macleod Judicial District – Cardston / Fort Macleod / Lethbridge / Pincher Creek / Taber
Medicine Hat Judicial District – Brooks / Medicine Hat
Peace River Judicial District – Chateh / Fairview / Falher / Fort Vermilion / High Level / High Prairie / Peace River / Red Earth Creek / Slave Lake / Wabasca-Demarais
Red Deer Judicial District – Coronation / Red Deer / Rimbey / Rocky Mountain House / Stettler
St. Paul Judicial District – Bonnyville / Cold Lake / Lac La Biche / Llyodminster / St. Paul / Vermilion / Wainwright
Wetaskiwin Judicial District – Camrose / Killam / Ponoka / Wetaskiwin
Old Courthouses
Blairmore / Calgary / Cardston / Drumheller / Grande Prairie / Hanna / Fort Macleod / Fort Saskatchewan / Lethbridge / Red Deer / Stettler / Taber / Vegreville
Highest Point – Mount Columbus at 3,747 meters ( 4,810 feet ) is located in the west
Lowest Point – Slave River at 565 feet ( 172 metres) ) is located in the north
Government House – Edmonton