The lieutenant governor in council of the province appoints not fewer than 5 members. The chair must be a judge of the Federal Court or of a superior, district or county court of a province, or a person who is qualified for appointment to, or has retired from, such a judicial office.
- Authority: Criminal Code (Canada), section 672.38
- Type: adjudicative
- Appointment process: Order-In-Council
- Requirements: must have at least 1 member who's entitled under the laws of a province to practise psychiatry and, where only 1 member is so entitled, at least 1 other member must have training and experience in the field of mental health and be entitled under the laws of a province to practise medicine or psychology
- Term: indeterminate
- Meetings: 2 to 3 times per month for up to 5 days
- Department: Justice
- Honoraria: chairperson, psychiatrist $950 per day; psychologist $680 per day; lay member $400 per day
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 2nd 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.
- Alla Blysak member from May 4, 2023 to May 3, 2026
- Andrè Langlois, member from March 27, 2025 to March 26, 2028
- Andrew Kolchak, member from May 4, 2023 to May 3, 2025
- Barbara Kane, member from October 3, 2024 to October 2, 2026
- Christina Brobby, member and chair from April 9, 2025 to April 8, 2028
- Keith Parkkari, member from April 9, 2025 to April 8, 2028
For questions about the Review Board (Yukon) email [email protected], fax 867-393-6212, phone 867-667-3596 or phone toll free in the Yukon 1-800-661-0408, extension 3596.