Recommendations

One of the mandates of the Yukon Land Use Planning Council is to make recommendations to the Yukon Government and affected Yukon First Nations on a number of topics, including:

land use planning, including policies, goals and priorities, in the Yukon;
the identification of planning regions and priorities for the preparation of regional land use plans;
the general terms of reference, including timeframes, for each Regional Land Use Planning Commission;
the boundary of each planning region; and
such other matters as Government and each affected Yukon First Nation may agree.

You can scroll through our recommendations below and download those of interest.

pdf 2024-10-29 YLUPC Recommends Ongoing Commissions

Published on 31 October 2024 26 downloads

Document 2024-07-04 YLUPC submission to YG public engagement on Lands Legislation

Published on 04 July 2024 260 downloads

pdf 2024-04-03 Chapter 11 Plan Review for North Yukon

Published on 03 April 2024 569 downloads

Recommendation to the Vuntut Gwitchin and Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in Governments as well as the Government of Yukon to undertake a review of the North Yukon Regional Land Use Plan.

pdf 2023-10-17 YLUPC Recommends a Na-Cho Nyäk Dun Planning Region

Published on 17 October 2023 1406 downloads

The Council recommended a General Terms of Reference for a Na-Cho Nyak Dun Regional Planning Commission, to both the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyak Dun and the Government of Yukon for their consideration.

2023-10-17 Recommended Terms of Reference for Na-Cho-Nyak Dun Region

pdf 2022-08-08 Advancing Regional Planning Recommendations

Published on 08 August 2022 2676 downloads

This set of Yukon regional planning recommendations was developed in collaboration with the Yukon Forum "Regional Planning Leads" group through a series of workshops in 2020 and 2021, as well as the Council’s work on Indigenous Planning and Traditional Knowledge, and was sent to YG as well as Affected First Nations under Chapter 11 .

pdf 2020-09-30 YLUPC submission to the Mineral Development Strategy Engagement

Published on 03 September 2020 314 downloads

Recommendations related to the Yukon Mineral Development Strategy submitted to the Yukon Mineral Development Panel.

pdf 2019-10-09 Total Impact Workshop Resolution on Cumulative Effects

Published on 09 October 2019 2434 downloads

Recommendations sent to CYFN and YG from "Total Impact" cumulative effects workshop.

pdf Yukon Planning Regions May 2019

Published on 01 May 2019 4456 downloads

Recommended Planning Regions: (map formatted for letter size printing).The map shows recommended planning regions of the Yukon, updated to be consistent with the Dawson Region boundary as set out in the 2018 Terms of Reference for the Dawson Regional Planning Commission. The basis remains Yukon Land Use Planning Council's September 16th, 2011 recommendations.

pdf 2017-10-05 Beaver Watershed Sub-Regional Planning Recommendations

Published on 05 October 2017 2410 downloads

Beaver River watershed sub-regional planning recommendations sent to Nacho Nyak Dun and YG. Attached to the letter is a recommendation made to the Implementation Review Group (10 Year Review) in 2004.

pdf 2015-10-16 Chapter 11 Roles Recommendations

Published on 16 October 2015 6825 downloads

This letter raises a number of concerns regarding the interpretation of Chapter 11, particularly around roles. It recommends, to the Parties of the UFA and First Nation Final Agreements, a working group of senior officials be established to determine a process for addressing these issues.

pdf Planning Region Boundaries Map 2013

Published on 21 October 2013 8115 downloads

A map of all the planning regions of the Yukon, as per the Yukon Land Use Planning Council's recommendations and subsequent boundary discussions, produced in 2013 based upon 2011 recommended boundaries with subsequent discussions. This map was subsequently updated in 2018.

pdf 2013-04-07 The Peel Watershed Plan Approval Process

Published on 07 April 2013 7975 downloads

The Yukon Land Use Planning Council's review and comments on the approval process for Peel Watershed Final Recommended Regional Land Use Plan.

pdf 2013-04-05 Unsettled First Nation Involvement in Chapter 11 Planning

Published on 05 April 2013 1091 downloads

Letter to the Parties regarding the role of unsettled First Nations in Chapter 11 planning processes.

pdf 2011-09-15 Recommendations for Southern Yukon Planning Priorities

Published on 15 September 2011 1513 downloads

pdf 2006-05-08 North Yukon Plan Implementation Funding Recommendation

Published on 08 May 2006 369 downloads

The Council recommended that the Yukon Government appointing Minister address the issue of plan implementation funding for the North Yukon Planning Commission.

pdf 2000-10-05 YLUPC Recommendations and the Teslin Tlingit Council

Published on 05 October 2000 526 downloads

Recommendation from YLUPC to the Teslin Tlingit Council regarding YLUPC recommendation response protocol.

pdf 2000-07-18 Recommendation regarding a Regional Land Use Planning Commission for the Teslin Planning Region

Published on 18 July 2000 432 downloads

Recommendation to the Parties to agree to establish a Regional Land Use Planning Commission based upon the General Terms of Reference for the Teslin Planning Region.

pdf 1999-12-17 Support for North Yukon Planning Region

Published on 16 December 1999 426 downloads

Letter to Yukon Government asking for support for redrafted General Terms of Reference and the establishment of a Planning Commission in the North Yukon Planning Region.

pdf Timely Response to Recommendations

Published on 31 August 1999 8332 downloads

1999: Council encourages all Government and Yukon First Nations to respond to recommendations in a timely fashion. This protocol, accepted by all parties, outlines the timeframe and format for responses to formal recommendations of YLUPC.

pdf 1999-08-24 Recommendation for a Response Protocol for Recommendations

Published on 24 August 1999 3018 downloads

A Recommendation for a Response Protocol for Recommendations from Yukon Land Use Planning Council.

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