The Government of Yukon and the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board have developed a draft conservation plan for grizzly bears in the territory. The draft plan presents a 25-year vision for grizzly bears in Yukon, and outlines the conservation actions recommended to achieve this vision.

The Yukon Police Council is seeking citizens’ input on policing and public safety issues and concerns in Yukon.

In June 2017, we introduced new changes to the way schools assess and report to parents on student learning. In March-April 2017, we surveyed parents and asked what they thought about the changes.

Schools were given the option to implement the changes over the 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 school years. Some schools started in 2017-18, some in 2018-19 and some in 2019-20. All schools are now following the new requirements.

At the September 2018 Yukon Forum meeting, the decision was made to review the fish and wildlife management instruments established in Chapter 16 of Yukon First Nations’ Final Agreements. This review of the Yukon Fish and Wildlife Management Board and Yukon Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Trust is a result of this direction. Other instruments, such as the Salmon Subcommittee and Renewable Resources Councils, may be reviewed at a later date, pending outcomes of this first review.  

We are developing a new Motor Vehicles Act in order to improve traffic safety laws in Yukon. Since we will be replacing the existing Act with a brand new piece of legislation, we will be reviewing a wide range of traffic safety issues that affect all Yukoners, including:

• Driver licensing
• Fees and fines
• Territorial rules around impaired driving
• Road user safety
• Vehicle safety and condition
• Enforcement technology
• Off-road vehicles (ORV) and snowmobiles

How would you measure wellbeing? We want to hear your thoughts about measuring what matters and defining what a high quality of life looks like in Yukon.
 

The Government of Yukon is preparing a new regulation to prevent workplace violence and harassment. As well, the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations will see a related amendment designed to improve workplace hazard assessments.

Violence and harassment are serious health and safety hazards to which no Yukon worker should be exposed. The Government of Yukon is taking action to support Yukon employers and workers to foster workplaces that are free from violence and harassment.

How are Yukoners really doing right now? In these challenging times, we need more than just economic data to help answer that question.

The Community Wellbeing Survey will provide a territory-wide snapshot of Yukoners’ wellbeing and provide the needed population-level data to support informed decision making to best meet the unique and changing needs of Yukoners. The COVID-specific questions at the start of the survey will inform next steps in the pandemic response.

This engagement is seeking industry and public input into the programs, services and global innovation trends that would create a positive impact in Yukon.

The Government of Yukon and the 11 self-governing First Nations are committed to the long-term responsible management of Yukon’s mineral resources, and to supporting a healthy mining industry that adheres to high environmental and social standards.

To help achieve this, they collectively appointed an independent panel.  The independent panel hosted a nine-month public engagement process.

Input was collected through regional online open houses, focus groups, a toll-free line, over 90+ meetings, two surveys, written submissions, a two-day session with elders, and more.