The Government of Yukon has issued a special warrant to ensure that essential government programs and operations can continue without disruption until the Supplementary Estimates No. 2 for the 2024–25 fiscal year can be introduced and debated in the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
The special warrant provides budgetary authorization for up to $70.2 million in additional government spending for the 2024–25 fiscal year. These funds address urgent and immediate requirements across key departments.
The Special Warrant (No. 1) 2024–25 has been issued as an Order-in-Council under the Financial Administration Act. This funding ensures that the departments of Energy, Mines and Resources, Highways and Public Works and Community Services have the financial resources to continue delivering on their mandates.
Specific funding included in this special warrant is as follows:
- $51.8 million in operations and maintenance funding in the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources to ensure that the department can continue to deliver on major commitments during this fiscal year. This includes payments included as part of the loan to the Receiver for Victoria Gold.
- $10 million in capital funding in the Department of Community Services to ensure that the department can continue to advance land-development work, which has seen higher-than-expected productivity across the construction sector this fiscal year.
- $8.4 million in operations and maintenance for the Department of Highways and Public Works. This funding is essential to maintaining service levels and ensuring the safe, reliable operation of the Yukon’s transportation infrastructure and government-owned buildings. It will help cover rising utility costs and sustain key services for roads and highways following landslides and washouts earlier this year, as well as other critical infrastructure that supports the territory’s transportation network.
This special warrant ensures the Yukon government can meet its financial commitments and maintain essential services for Yukoners. By providing this funding, we are addressing the immediate needs of our departments to respond to natural disasters, support key economic projects and advance critical infrastructure work. Further, by addressing these needs immediately, in all departments, we will help ensure continuity, avoid additional costs and uphold commitments made to Yukoners.
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A special warrant is an authorization that allows government departments to spend money or allocate funds for specific purposes when the regular budgetary or parliamentary approval process is not yet in place.
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Spending included as part of the special warrant is reviewed and debated during the next sitting of the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
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Spending included in this special warrant will be included in the Third Appropriation Act 2024–25, which will be tabled during the spring sitting of the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
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The amounts quoted in this release represent amounts rounded to the nearest hundred thousand.
Kelsey Bush
Cabinet Communications
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Eric Clement
Finance Communications
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