From August to September 2017, "Edmonton" and "Yellowknife" sailed to the Arctic Ocean to perform surveillance of Canada's northern waters as part of Operation Limpid. They returned to Esquimalt on 5 October. In 2018, "Edmonton" deployed south into the eastern Pacific Ocean as part of Operation Caribbe alongside sister ship . The two ships participated in the intercept and seizure of of illegal drugs. "Edmonton" and "Whitehorse" returned to Esquimalt on 3 May. The vessel returned to the eastern Pacific Ocean in November with sister ship "Nanaimo", where "Edmonton" took part in the seizure of of cocaine. The smugglers escaped and during the seizure, the ship suffered a loss of propulsion. The ship returned to Esquimalt on 17 December.