Direct entry experienced police officers joining ASPS
If you are joining ASPS as an experienced police officer, you may be eligible to join SFPP. Once your eligibility is confirmed, your employer will enroll you in SFPP.
If you are already a member of SFPP:
If you are currently working for an Alberta police agency that participates in SFPP, your SFPP pension will continue in your new policing role with ASPS.
If you are transferring from another pension plan that has an agreement with SFPP:
If you are coming from a police agency that does not participate in SFPP, you may be able to transfer your pensionable service to SFPP through the National Transfer Agreement.
If you are currently with the RCMP, SFPP has an agreement that may allow you to transfer your pensionable service from the RCMP pension plan into SFPP.
If no transfer agreement applies:
If your pension is with a registered pension plan that does not have a transfer agreement with SFPP, you may be able to take a lump-sum payout of that benefit and purchase a portion or the full amount of service under SFPP.
Already receiving an SFPP pension?
If you are already receiving an SFPP pension, you are not eligible to rejoin SFPP. You may still become a police officer with ASPS; however, you will not participate in SFPP. You may be eligible to participate in a different pension plan. Please contact your HR pay and benefits department for more information.
Frequently asked questions
As a sworn police officer with ASPS you will automatically become a member of SFPP unless you are already receiving an SFPP pension or if you are part of the initial transfer from the Sheriff’s Branch and qualify for an opt-out provision.
No.
LAPP, MEPP, PSPP, and several other pension plans across Canada participate in the National Transfer Agreement. Through this agreement, you may be eligible to transfer your benefit into SFPP to increase your SFPP pensionable service.
No, you do not need to apply again. <
If you are a police officer with one of the eight municipal police services in Alberta and move to ASPS as a police officer, you will continue your participation in SFPP. Your new employer will enroll you in SFPP automatically, and your current pensionable service will be combined with your new pensionable service at ASPS. <
If you previously belonged to SFPP and have a deferred benefit in the Plan, you will rejoin SFPP and your service with the new employer will be added to your service with your previous employer.
If you become a sworn officer and are not eligible for SFPP, you should contact the ASPS pay and benefits department for more information about your options.
Once you become a sworn police officer, you will automatically participate in SFPP provided you are not already receiving an SFPP pension. Any other pension you may be receiving will not be impacted by this move.
No, there is no SRP provided by SFPP. In 2026, the salary cap for SFPP is $218,991. You will earn pension benefits on salary up to the salary cap. You do not make contributions on salary above the salary cap, and salary earned above the salary cap is not included in your pension calculation.
SFPP is a defined benefit pension plan that provides pension payments for life based on a formula that includes pensionable salary and years of pensionable service. SFPP was designed specifically with police careers in mind and includes early retirement and bridge benefit provisions you might not find in other plans.
Each plan has its own unique benefit calculation formulas, benefit options, retirement eligibility rules, and rules for how cost-of-living adjustments may apply. Please visit the plans’ websites for more information.
SFPP has tools such as the pension estimator that can help you explore how potential changes to your expected retirement age, salary, and years of service may affect the pension you receive. In addition, we always recommend speaking with an independent financial advisor for inquiries related to your personal finances.
Please call the SFPP Member Services Centre at 1-877-809-7477 if you have other questions. Browse through the many helpful webpages of sfpp.ca to find more information on SFPP and be sure to check back here often as these FAQs will be updated on a regular basis. We are pleased to welcome you to our Plan.
Important next steps:
Once you are enrolled in SFPP:
- Visit sfpp.ca to learn more about your pension
- Activate your online pension profile using your personal email address
- Update and confirm your contact information
- Add your pension partner information, if applicable
- Assign beneficiaries
- Complete any required transfer forms
- Register for a general pension information session
Links to other pages
Activate your online pension profile
Your secure pension profile at sfpp.ca provides access to your personal pension information.
If you activated your pension profile while working for another SFPP employer, you can use the same login credentials.
- To register, you will need:
- the last four digits of your social insurance number
- a personal email address
- With your online profile you can:
- view your service and salary history
- update personal information
- add a pension partner and beneficiaries
- submit a transfer application
- sign up for digital communications
- access statements and important notices
- send secure messages to SFPP
- run a pension projection estimate based on your information