Government of Yukon

Government Services

Jobs/Employment

Advanced Education Branch
Prepares Yukoners for the labour force through education, training, employment and other services.

E-Commerce Yukon Project
The Department of Economic Development is working with the Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) to provide hands-on support to businesses in rural Yukon communities to develop their online presence.

Employment Standards
We educate staff and answer your questions about the Employment Standards Act. This includes investigating wage complaints and more.

FireSmart
The FireSmart program provides tools and information about fire protection strategies and emergency planning for homeowners. Protecting your home or community from the threat of fire in the wildland-urban interface is a shared responsibility.

French Language Training (for adults)
Schedules, course descriptions and registration forms.

Heritage Training Fund

Holidays
General Holidays: New Year's Day, Good Friday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Discovery Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, and Christmas Day. The public service and some others may also observe Heritage Day, Easter Monday and Boxing Day.

Labour Market Programs
Labour Market programs are available in many areas including: literacy, labour mobility, trade school registration, education obligations and training issues under Land Claims Implementation, services for new immigrants, and other areas.

Liquor Service Training Program
Be A Responsible Server (B.A.R.S.) is a free training program offered to licensees, premise managers, servers, and permit holders that can be adjusted to suit your specific needs. It is available in-person or in a self-study version.

Minimum Wage regulations
Questions and answers about minimum wage regulations.

Reporting a workplace injury of illness (for a worker)
Report workplace injuries or illnesses online.

Reporting workplace injury or illness (for an employer)
Report a worker's illness or injury online, to the Yukon Workers' Comensataion Health and Safety Board.

Tradesperson Qualifications
Apprenticeship combines supervised, on-the-job training with classroom instruction at a technical institute. In Yukon, you can train as an apprentice in 43 different trades.

Worker Safety
Worker's rights, responsibilities and more...

Worker's Advocate
Advocates on behalf of injured workers. Main duty is to advise workers and dependants of deceased workers on the workers' compensation process, and the meaning and effect of compensation claims.

Yukon Film Training Fund
The purpose of the Yukon Film Training Initiative is to assist Yukon residents to undertake training in film production or post-production.

Yukon Youth Conservation Corps (Y2C2)
A summer employment and training program for Yukon students (aged 16 and up), with an emphasis on environmental work and learning.