Mediation Board

  • About the Mediation Board
  • Apply to be a member of the Mediation Board
  • Current members

  1. About the Mediation Board

    The Board acts as an arbiter in cases where land is being repossessed for non-payment of taxes under the Assessment and Taxation Act. The Board performs those duties assigned to it by the Commissioner in Executive Council.

    • Authority: Mediation Board Act, section 2
    • Type: adjudicative 
    • Appointment process: Order-In-Council
    • Requirements: no legislated requirements required to join.
    • Term: unspecified 
    • Meetings: as required
    • Department: Justice
    • Honoraria: $125 per day

  2. Apply to be a member of the Mediation Board

    Any resident of the Yukon is eligible to apply to serve on a government board or committee.

    Apply

    1. Complete the application.
    2. Prepare a brief resume. This should include information relevant for sitting on the board or committee.
    3. Submit your completed application and resume.
      In person: Inquiry Desk at 2071 Second Avenue in Whitehorse. We are open Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Address your envelope "Attention: Boards and Committees Secretariat (CM-1)"
      Email: boards.committees@yukon.ca
      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 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.


  3. Current members
    • Andrea Bailey, member and chair from August 24, 2023, indeterminate
    • Joan Peddle, member from August 24, 2023, inderterminate

Contact 

For questions about the Mediation Board phone 867-456-3821, or toll free in the Yukon 1-800-661-0408, extension 3821 or mail:
Mediation Board 
Box 2703 (J-3)
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6.