Key Influencer - Dale McFee - Deputy Minister of Executive Council

Source: Alberta.ca

Dale McFee was appointed the Government of Alberta’s Deputy Minister of the Executive Council and head of the Alberta Public Service on February 24, 2025. The career change follows more than five years as the Chief of Police for the City of Edmonton.

McFee brings 26 years of experience in the law enforcement space, including formerly serving as Chief of Police for Prince Albert, the Chair of the Federal Provincial Deputy Ministers, Director of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, co-chair for the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) program at Statistics Canada, and as the President of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. He has public service leadership experience, acting as the Deputy Minister of Justice for Corrections and Policing in the Government of Saskatchewan from 2012 to 2019.

McFee was Alberta’s first Métis police chief and has worked to increase Indigenous and Métis representation in law enforcement throughout his career. He is a recipient of the Officer of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces, an award bestowed by the Governor General of Canada for outstanding service. He additionally played for the Prince Albert Raiders junior hockey team, winning the Memorial Cup in 1985. He later returned to the organization as a coach, and then as its President from 2007 to 2016.