This engagement is now closed.
It ran from 2019-04-04 to 2019-11-30.
Check below for where to find results.
Read the What We Heard report which provides a summary and broad analysis of the feedback we received during both phases of public engagement, including the online survey.
Since May 2019, we have been engaging with individuals and organizations who work in the creative and cultural industries, as well as with members of the public and First Nations and municipal governments.
All of the information gathered through the various methods has resulted in nine key themes that illustrate the subjects we heard frequently during public engagement activities. They are presented alphabetically without any prioritization or weighting in the What We Heard report.
Key themes:
- Administration and business support
- Cultural tourism potential
- Funding
- Inclusion
- Internet and digital technologies
- Products and market access
- Space
- Training and education
- Viability/sustainability
Almost 100 people, from across Yukon representing the range of industries, attended the first public engagement session on May 3, 2019.
In fall 2019, we held 35 facilitated public engagement sessions across Yukon. We received over 5,000 comments from approximately 400 participants.
The online survey received 133 responses.
We want to make sure we have captured the information accurately and completely to meet the various needs of the industries. We welcome your feedback and will consider it as we develop the draft strategy.
To request a print copy of the What We Heard report and/or to provide feedback email ccis.engage@yukon.ca or phone 867-332-3670.
Next steps – revised timeline fall 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the development of the strategy was delayed. In order to ensure the preliminary strategy is relevant and will meet the needs of the sector, we will be hosting 2 focus groups in October 2020. These groups will include individuals from each industry.
The group sessions will help establish priorities and refine the draft strategy before it is shared publicly in winter 2020. This last round of feedback will allow us to make any necessary adjustments before we finalize the strategy.
We anticipate a final strategy in by the end of 2020. It will launch in the new year to coincide with the UN International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development, 2021
For more information on the project visit the project website.
Note: We have migrated this project to a new website in February 2020. It replaces the old engagement site.
Working together, the departments of Tourism and Culture, Economic Development, and Education are developing the Creative and Cultural Industries Strategy. Our goal is to develop a multi-year, action-focused strategy, that will guide government’s future programs and supports to advance the creative and cultural industries sector.
To ensure the strategy will be effective and relevant, we have engaged with individuals and organizations who work in the creative and cultural industries on a number of occasions. We have gathered input and feedback to help us develop a strategy to support, strengthen and sustain a vibrant creative and cultural industries sector in Yukon.
The strategy will also actively consider diversity and inclusivity to ensure that barriers to entering and participating successfully in these industries are identified and addressed.
A working definition of creative and cultural industries is helpful in understanding the scope of this project. Although they are quite diverse, they are essentially all of those industries which generate cultural, artistic or heritage products and content for consumers and marketplaces. This includes writing and publishing, sound recording, visual and applied arts, crafting, film and interactive media, photography, live performance, heritage and libraries. It also includes the labour force and institutions required to support them.
Input from those involved in the sector is essential in ensuring we create a strategy that guides our future programs and supports to advance the industries and the economy.
The nine themes in the What We Heard report identify the broad concepts and associated elements that are assisting us to draft a strategy that will be effective and relevant for the industries.
How did we do at this public engagement? Tell us by completing a short questionnaire.