Mission

The Alberta Powerlifting Union (APU) is a provincial affiliate to the Canadian Powerlifting Union (CPU). It is a completely non-profit and volunteer organization regulating both 3-lift Powerlifting and Bench Press Only within the province of Alberta. The APU is dedicated to it's mission of:

• Promoting and developing drug tested powerlifting on a provincial scale
  
  
• Providing a safe and fair environment for which to compete in powerlifting
  
  
• Maintaining and enforcing the rules of the sport by appointing and training qualified referees
  
  
• Hosting an regulating a provincial championships as vessel for athlete to progress to a national level of competition
  
  

Values

The APU strives to promote the following values:

• Eradicating the use of performance enhancing drugs from powerlifting in Alberta. 
  
  
• Encouraging the participation in powerlifting by those with physical and intellectual disabilities
  
  
• Promoting the pursuit of excellence by all members
  
  
• Creating an informative and friendly environment for all members
  
  
• Rewarding sportsmanship and participation