Immigration

Yukon Nominee Program (YNP)

Important notices:

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.

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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 .

Contact Box - Immigration

Contact Advanced Education

Mail to:
Advanced Education
Department of Education
Government of Yukon
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada Y1A 2C6

Physical Address:
Advanced Education
Department of Education
Government of Yukon
1000 Lewes BLVD
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada  Y1A 3H9

Phone: (867) 667-5131
Toll free (In Yukon): 1-800-661-0408, local 5131
Fax: (867) 667-8555

yukon.nominee@gov.yk.ca