About the Community Advisory Board
The board reviews and make recommendations in respect of:
- the administration of the Act and the Regulations, other than in respect of personnel matters or discipline matters for specific inmates; and
- any program established or to be established under the Act or the Regulations.
- Authority: Corrections Act, 2009, section 43
- Type: advisory
- Appointment process: ministerial order
- Requirements: no legislated criteria required to join
- Term: appointed and renewed for up to 3 years
- Meetings: as required, typically 4 times year
- Department: Justice
- Honoraria: $125 per day
Membership in the Community Advisory Board currently on hold.
Any Yukon resident is eligible to apply to serve on a government board or committee.
Apply
- Complete the application.
- Prepare a brief resume. This should include information relevant for sitting on the board or committee.
- Submit your completed application and resume.
In person: Inquiry Desk at 2071 Second Avenue in Whitehorse. We're open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5 pm. Address your envelope "Attention: Boards and Committees Secretariat (CM-1)"
Email: [email protected]
Mail:
Government of Yukon
Boards and Committees Secretariat (CM-1)
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
How members are selected
Members are appointed by a Minister, Cabinet or the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
School board and school council members can be elected or, in some cases, appointed.
Appointments to these boards are based on standing committee recommendations:
- Yukon Development Corporation
- Yukon Energy Corporation
- Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board
- Yukon Lottery Commission
- Yukon Recreation Advisory Committee
- Yukon Arts Advisory Council
- Yukon Utilities Board
- Yukon Council on the Economy and the Environment
- Yukon Human Rights Commission
Some boards and committees members are required to hold certain professional qualifications or affiliations.
Current members
Linda Casson, member from July 18, 2022, to July 17, 2025
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Contact
For questions about the Community Advisory Board phone 867-667-5959, or toll free in the Yukon 1-800-661-0408, extension 5959.