Recommendations

The Council recommends that regional land use planning commissions remain in place once a plan has been approved for each region. Consistent with this recommendation, the Council recommends that the North Yukon Planning Commission and the Peel Watershed Planning Commission be re-established.

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.

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

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 . 

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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. 

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.

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.

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