Yukon Nominee Program (YNP)
Important notices:
April 19, 2012: Please be advised that Guaranteed Employment
Offer form has been updated to reflect the recent changes to Low Income Cut-Off
figures recently released by Statistics Canada
March 28, 2012: Incomplete Nominee Applications :
As of April 2, 2012, employers will receive a letter from our office to provide
the missing documents within the timeline indicated in the letter. Failure to do
that will result in the application being denied.
March 28, 2012: Statistics Canada released the annual CPI figures
for the year ending December 2011, noting a 3 percent annual average increase for
Whitehorse. Therefore, effective April 1, the wages for Nominees should reflect
the 3% increase.
March 23, 2012: Employers, please note that as of March 1, 2012, applications
must be submitted on the new forms. Applications in the old format will not be accepted.
March 01, 2012: After extensive consultations with the stakeholders
in Whitehorse, Dawson City and Watson Lake, the Department of Education has made
important changes to the Yukon Nominee Program. The Employment Contract
was replaced by a Guaranteed Employment Offer and the
Affidavit of Support was replaced by a Settlement
and Retention Plan. In addition, the Memorandum of Understanding
and the YNP Application Form have been revised. These new documents
are available in the menu bar to the right.
December 01, 2011:
Applications for Permanent Residence now have to be submitted to the Centralized
Intake Office (CIO) in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Nominees must submit their
application for Permanent Residence within three month after they arrived in Yukon.
October 21, 2011: To meet with officers administering the Yukon
Nominee Program, employers and nominees must make an appointment. This will ensure
that service is provided efficiently and that all documents can be prepared ahead
of time. To make an appointment, please call (867) 667-5131, and indicate the name
of the nominee, the name of the business, the reason for the appointment and the
file number.
As of October 5, 2011, any foreign national who is currently in
Canada on a student permit needs to provide proof of one year of study for certificate
programs and two years of study for diploma programs before being considered for
the Yukon Nominee Program.
Program Overview
The Yukon Nominee Program was developed to allow the Government of Yukon to nominate
potential immigrants based on industrial and economic priorities and labour market
conditions; and who, based on Yukon’s assessment, have a strong likelihood of successfully
establishing themselves in Yukon society.
A survey was conducted in March 2010 to evaluate employer and nominee experiences
with the Yukon Nominee Program. The
Yukon Nominee Program Survey Report presents these results.
There are three programs the Yukon Nominee Program offers: the Skilled Worker Program,
the Critical Impact Worker Program and the Business Program. Please link to the
categories listed to find out more information on each program:
Link to
Business Program
The Yukon Business Nominee Program is designed to attract business expertise and
investment capital to the territory.
Link to Skilled Worker Program/
Critical Impact Worker Program
The Yukon Skilled Worker Program is designed to attract qualified individuals who
can help alleviate the shortage of skilled workers in the Territory who cannot be
found within the current territorial or national labour market.
The Critical Impact Worker Program provides Yukon employers with the means to fill
semi-skilled jobs in the levels of C and D of the National Occupational Code Matrix.
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