The Award for Outstanding Service can be awarded to any employee or member of the AACP who’s actions were innovative, unique and outside those which are expected from an experienced person doing the same task. Additionally, the consequences of the actions must be deemed important or exceptional at the provincial or regional level.

The Award for Volunteer Activities can be awarded to can be awarded to any employee or member of the AACP who has demonstrated exemplary and/or innovative voluntary activities outside the scope of their regular duties, to the police or community at large, in support of policing operations which impact at a local, municipal, or provincial level.

The Award for Leadership can be awarded to any employee or member of the AACP who demonstrates excellence in leadership qualities, ethical conduct, and has had a positive impact on the profession of policing.

The Indigenous Award of Distinction can be awarded to any employee or member of the AACP who has gone above and beyond their regular duties to improve the overall wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples within Alberta. This award is presented to an individual who has developed key partnership that has succeeded in creating sustainable relationships or programing between Indigenous communities and policing within the Province of Alberta.