The Government of Yukon has been working on developing a new resource roads regulation that will specifically regulate the construction, use, closure and decommissioning of resource roads so to address gaps and inadequacies in the existing regulation. The purpose of this engagement was to seek your input on our proposed regulatory approach to modernize the management of resource roads in Yukon.  

To gather feedback and comments we used an online survey, postings on EngageYukon.ca, social media, and newspaper advertisements. We also sent consultation letters and the Proposal and Questions document to First Nations, as well as letters requesting input from key stakeholders including municipalities, industry, communities, and non-government organizations. We also held two facilitated workshops and one-to-one meetings with interested First Nations, other governments, non-government organizations and individuals.

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.

We are asking for feedback from parents to ensure we continue to provide valuable and timely information about their child’s learning progress as this process is implemented at all schools.

Parents are being surveyed at schools who started using the new assessment and reporting requirements during the 2018-19 school year. Parents at schools that started in 2017-18 were surveyed last school year. We want to ensure parents have experienced a full school year with the new reporting requirements before we get their feedback. This means they will have experienced each step of the reporting cycle, including all of the informal updates, in-person meetings and final report cards.

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.
 
We are partnering with the Canadian Index of Wellbeing to take a deep dive into the factors that drive and contribute to wellbeing in Yukon. This approach provides a unique opportunity to learn more about the complexity of wellbeing in people’s lives using the CIW model and its eight domains: community vitality, democratic engagement, education, environment, healthy populations, leisure and culture, living standards and time use.

In May 2019 we held a design studio workshop for local government representatives, community and volunteer organizations, and hosted an online discussion board for Yukoners. 

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.

A strong innovation culture gives our territory a competitive edge and positions Yukon for continued success in the knowledge economy. Knowledge economy is defined as the usage of knowledge to create goods and services.  Technology growth and innovation is a form of knowledge economy.  It contributes to sustainable economic growth and diversification, fostering a robust and resilient economy with social and wealth benefits for all citizens.

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.

The panel used the extensive input collected from this process to develop the Yukon Mineral Development Strategy and Recommendations.