Alberta's Film Classification Board views and classifies films that are shown publicly and issues licences to film distributors. Specific content advisories or "warnings" are often added as part of the classification. This alerts consumers to potentially offensive material such as coarse language and varying degrees of violence or sexual content.

Alberta's Film Classification Board uses the same ratings as the Canadian Rating System for Home Videos. The system is consistent with the film ratings used in British Columbia and Saskatchewan. 

These are the classifications and what they mean.

	General (G)  General viewing. Suitable for viewing by all ages.
	Parental Guidance (PG) Parental guidance is advised. Theme or content may not be suitable for all children.
	14A  Suitable for viewing by persons 14 years of age and older. Persons under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. May contain: violence, coarse language and/or sexually suggestive scenes.
	18A Suitable for viewing by persons 18 years of age and older. Persons under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. May contain: explicit violence, frequent coarse language, sexual activity and/or horror.
	Restricted (R) Admittance restricted to persons 18 years of age and over. Content not suitable for minors. Contains frequent use of sexual activity, brutal/graphic violence, intense horror and/or other disturbing content.
	Adult (A) Admittance restricted to persons 18 years and older. Content not suitable for minors. Contains predominantly sexually explicit activity.