If ever there was a good time to take a look, this is it. Come explore and discover Canada's Yukon.
Our Rich Resource
Yukon lays claim to 2,600 known mineral occurrences and over 80 mineral deposits with resources. Yukon also boasts significant deposits containing gold, silver, copper, tungsten, molybdenum, nickel, lead, zinc, iron and coal. In addition, there is significant potential for undiscovered deposits. Come see what we have to offer!
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Far from Remote
Yukon is accessible, connected, and ready to help you do business. The territory’s physical infrastructure includes over 4,800 km of all-weather roads, an international airport plus 10 community airports, proximity to two ice-free ports, a broadband telecommunications network, and a clean, stable energy system.
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Incentives
Yukon offers many incentive programs and a competitive royalty regime to promote mineral exploration and development.
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Proximity to Asia
Yukon is strategically positioned for the global market place. With direct access to Asia via two ice-free ports in Alaska, Yukon companies are closer than ever to potential investors and buyers of their product.
Unparalleled Data and Research
The Yukon government maintains extensive scientific and technical data on the geology, mineral tenure and mineral deposits of the territory. Comprehensive, up-to-date databases and interactive mapping tools are just the tip of iceberg.
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Supportive and Responsive Government
Yukon government controls and administers its natural resources. Decisions about oil and gas, mining, lands, forests, and water are made by Yukoners. New initiatives are based on the principles of creating legal certainty, implementing regulatory efficiency, applying the principles of integrated resource management, and providing responsive client services. Yukon is entering a new era of economic partnerships and investment opportunities based on government-to-government relationships with First Nations, who are becoming full partners in the territory’s resource development.
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Settled Land Claims and Regulatory Certainty
Yukon is at the forefront of land claim negotiations in Canada – 11 of 14 Yukon First Nations have finalized their land claims. Mineral rights and land tenure in these areas and provide regulatory certainty to both the Yukon government and industry.
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Experts in Northern Construction
Yukon’s construction industry has a long history of working for natural resource companies. Our companies have completed many projects in the Canadian North involving difficult terrain, including areas with permafrost, mountains, and thick forests. The development of new standards for foundations, walls, and ventilation systems has Yukon companies leading the way in northern construction expertise.
Skilled Labour Force
Any business will quickly discover that our most valuable resource is our people. We are young – the average age in Yukon is 35.2 years old, with 62 percent of the working population under the age of 45. Yukon has one of the highest ratios of university degree holders in Canada, as well as a high rate of school completion and trade certification. From forestry to mining, our people have worked in natural resource industries for over 100 years, developing expertise for working in remote, cold-climate conditions. Innovation is in our nature, finding unique solutions to northern challenges. We are dynamic self-starters with an entrepreneurial spirit and a willingness to learn.
