The Government of Yukon is inviting Yukoners to share their input about access to French-language services and information. The goal is to understand how people use French-language services, identify what is working well and where access to services can be improved.
Yukoners can contribute their perspectives by filling out a survey in French or English. The public can fill out the survey online, call 867-667-8260 to provide their responses or complete it using a paper copy, available at locations across the territory such as Yukon Public Libraries. The responses will show trends in how Yukoners connect with government services and access information in French.
An engagement session is also planned with the Table de gouvernance de la Franco-Yukonnie to better understand how the government can best support the vitality of the growing Yukon Francophonie for generations to come.
The feedback will help the Government of Yukon plan and prioritize its actions to keep enhancing timely access to French-language services and information in the coming years. The results will also shape the government’s 2025–28 strategic framework for French-language services.
The Government of Yukon is committed to ensuring Yukoners have access to the services they need. Increasing access to bilingual services and information supports the government in continuing to fulfil this commitment.
Yukoners have until April 24, 2025, to complete the survey.
The Government of Yukon is committed to continuing to increase access to bilingual services. Identifying Yukoners’ priorities in accessing French-language services and information is an important step towards achieving this goal. I would like to thank all Yukoners and community partners for helping us plan and prioritize public services in French. By working together, we’re creating a more inclusive future where all Yukoners can have access to the services they need to thrive.
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Based on the most recent national census (2021), more than 14 per cent of Yukoners speak French, and that number is on the rise.
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The Yukon is the third-most bilingual jurisdiction in Canada, after Quebec and New Brunswick.
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La Table de gouvernance de la Franco-Yukonnie is made up of about a dozen French-speaking institutions and organizations that support the Yukon Francophone community in various areas such as education, childcare, health, the economy, immigration, arts and culture and heritage.
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The Government of Yukon has one of the most compelling language regimes in Canada and partners with the federal government to provide public services and information in French and English in compliance with the Yukon Languages Act.
Laura Seeley
Cabinet Communications
867-332-7627
[email protected]
Natalie Van Sterthem
French Language Services Directorate
867-332-8678
[email protected]