The Government of Yukon is announcing the 2024–25 Disaster Financial Assistance program aimed at helping Yukoners recover financially from a natural disaster.

The program – a commitment in the Yukon’s Our Clean Future strategy – contains three funding streams for households, small businesses and farms. The support will be used for repairing disaster-damaged primary residences and providing financial support for businesses and agricultural landowners with disaster-related property damage or loss.

This is a joint news release between the Government of Yukon and Council of Yukon First Nations as secretariat support to the Chiefs Committee on Health.

The Health Authority Act received Assent on April 29, 2024.

The Government of Yukon is committed to improving access to housing across the territory and is pleased to announce that a new multi-family building, to be located on the site of the former Korbo Apartments in Dawson City, is now advancing toward construction tender.

The former building was demolished and removed from the site in 2011 following a significant heating oil spill in 2010. The vacant lot has since been fully remediated and backfilled.

The Government of Yukon is committed to fostering artistic development and excellence to encourage participation in and appreciation of arts across the territory. To move towards this goal, the Government of Yukon has doubled acquisition funding for the Yukon Permanent Art Collection from $30,000 to $60,000. Alongside this additional funding, the Government of Yukon is pleased to announce the selection of 14 new works of art for the Yukon Permanent Art Collection.

This is a joint news release between the Government of Canada and the Government of Yukon.

The Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) provides $9.25 million in support towards Yukon’s agriculture and agri-food sector development over five years (2023–28). Sustainable CAP focuses on five key areas:

Today marks a significant milestone as the Yukon Conservation Officer Services Branch proudly celebrates 75 years of dedicated service in promoting public safety and the protection of wildlife. The Government of Yukon is proud to join in the celebration of this important branch that provides key conservation efforts for Yukoners.

Premier Ranj Pillai has issued the following statement:

“As Premier of the Yukon, it is a great pleasure to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Donald J. Inverarity on his appointment as the new Administrator of the Yukon.

Yukoners deserve a health care system that provides them timely access to services when and where they need them. The Government of Yukon’s Whitehorse Walk-in Clinic will welcome clients to its new, permanent home at Mah’s Point, 2145 2nd Avenue on Monday, April 29, 2024.

 The Yukon Advisory Committee on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit+ People has issued the following statement:

The Government of Yukon is committed to modernizing laws to better support Yukoners. Yesterday, the Yukon Legislative Assembly passed the Exemptions Act.

This legislation allows Yukoners filing for bankruptcy to keep more of their assets so that they are able to rebuild their financial futures. Prior to today’s update, maximum monetary amounts of items that Yukoners filing for bankruptcy could keep had not changed since 1954, potentially leaving vulnerable Yukoners destitute. The replacement legislation exempts the following items with no limits: