Police Council (Yukon)

Provide a formal structure and ongoing mechanism for community members to have input into the policing services they receive. The focus is to promote ongoing dialogue, in order to foster positive relationships between the Yukon's citizens, the Yukon RCMP (“M” Division) and the Department of Justice.

• Authority: Recommendation 1.1- Establishment of Yukon Police Council; Sharing Common Ground, Review of Yukon's Police Force Final Report and Yukon Police Council Terms of Reference
• Type: advisory
• Appointment process: ministerial
• Requirements: no legislated requirements required to join
• Term: 3 years 
• Meetings: quarterly meetings as required
• Department: Justice
• Honoraria: $200 per day

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.

• Elodie Dulac, member from February 26, 2021, to February 25, 2024
• John Vandermeer, member from February 22, 2023, to February 21, 2026
• Rob Schneider, member from March 11, 2021, to March 10, 2024