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Canadian culture and heritage minister meetings wrap up
Minister of Tourism and Culture Ranj Pillai shared the Yukon’s plan for pandemic recovery with federal, provincial, and territorial Canadian culture and heritage Ministers’.
Funding available to support First Nations’ attendance at the Papal visit to Canada
The Government of Yukon is offering $180,000 in funding to eligible Yukon First Nations and transboundary Indigenous groups to attend the Papal visit to Canada later this Month.
Yukon retains ‘AA Stable’ credit rating from S&P Global Ratings for 2022
S&P Global Ratings affirms Yukon’s ‘AA Stable’ credit rating.
Yukon Senior Income Supplement (YSIS) payments delayed
The Government of Yukon is working to resolve delays in Yukon Senior Income Supplement payments.
COVID-19 vaccines approved for children over the age of six months
Safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines for children between the ages of six months and five years will soon be available in the Yukon.
Leadership update in the Department of Justice
A new senior leader has been appointed for the Department of Justice.
New collaborative heritage awareness campaign underway
Yukon’s Living Heritage campaign aims to educate Yukoners about heritage resources, their value and what to do with chance finds.
Update on COVID-19 in the Yukon
The Government of Yukon is taking steps to update the territory’s response to COVID-19.
New Judge appointed to the Yukon’s Territorial Court
Minister McPhee appoints John Phelps as Judge of the Yukon’s Territorial Court
Council of the Federation summer meeting concludes
Premier of the Yukon Sandy Silver attended the Council of the Federation summer meeting in Victoria, British Columbia.
