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Official Results: 2023 School Referendum
March 1, 2023
Elections Yukon administered referendums in four school attendance areas from February 16 to 27, 2023 on whether those schools should be operated by the First Nation School Board, pending Ministerial and trustee approval.
Unofficial Results: 2023 School Referendum
February 27, 2023
The referendum voting period concluded today, Monday, February 27, 2023, at 8:00 pm in the four attendance areas where the Minister of Education accepted resolutions or petitions. The following schools met the threshold required to support the transition to the First Nation School Board. Pending...
Referendum Virtual Town Hall
February 21, 2023
Elections Yukon will host a virtual town hall on Thursday, February 23 at 6:30 PM. Officials will be available to answer questions about the referendum voting process for school communities holding a vote to determine if their school will join the First Nation School Board. Zoom details : Meeting...
The Referendum Submission Period closes in ten days
January 20, 2023
The Minister of Education is accepting resolutions from school councils and petitions from school communities requesting their school join the First Nation School Board. The Department of Education must receive all resolutions and petitions by 4 p.m. on January 30, 2023, to be included in the...
Town Hall - Referendum voting and Petition process
January 17, 2023
Elections Yukon is hosting a virtual town hall tomorrow, Wednesday, January 18 at 6:30 p.m., to answer questions about the voting or petition process for school communities requesting a referendum vote to determine if their school will join the First Nation School Board. The Zoom link is: https://...
2023 First Nation School Board Referendum Vote
December 2, 2022
The Minister of Education has announced a second referendum period in February 2023 for schools considering joining the First Nation School Board. Elections Yukon will administer the referendum vote on behalf of the Minister. For a school to be included in the referendum vote, a resolution from the...
Official Results: School Board Elections
November 8, 2022
The voting period for the two school board general elections concluded on Monday, November 7, 2022 at 8 PM. Voting was held in ten polling places across Yukon and online through internet voting. The following candidates have been elected as trustees to a school board.
School Board Elections - Daily Noon Report
November 7, 2022
This provides a daily update on school board elections. Reports will be released each weekday shortly after noon until November 7.
School board general elections and whistle bend school council by-election update nominations now closed
October 27, 2022
Nominations closed on Thursday, October 27, 2022, at 12 noon to elect five trustees to the Commission scolaire francophone du Yukon (CSFY), five trustees to the First Nation School Board (FNSB), and five members to the Whistle Bend Elementary School Council. At the close of nominations: Commission...
2022 School Board General Elections Notice of Nominations
October 17, 2022
Two general elections of trustees for school boards are now underway: for the First Nation School Board (FNSB) and the Commission scolaire francophone du Yukon (CSFY). Each board will elect five trustees.
Whistle Bend School Council By-election Notice of Nominations
October 17, 2022
A by-election to elect five members of the school council for Whistle Bend Elementary School in Whitehorse is now underway.
2021 Annual Revenue Return Report on Political Party Revenues
September 2, 2022
Elections Yukon has released the annual revenue returns report on Political Party Revenues which covers the 2021 calendar year. The Annual Revenue Return reports the total revenues received by registered political parties.
Two School Boards will hold General Elections in November 2022
July 12, 2022
Elections Yukon will administer elections for the two school boards, the Commission scolaire francophone du Yukon (CSFY) and the newly established First Nation School Board (FNSB). The two school boards operate a combined 11 schools across the territory. For the first time, two school board...
School Council General Election Official Results
May 3, 2022
The school council election period concluded on Monday, May 2, 2022 at 8:00pm in the three attendance areas, where the number of nominations received exceeded the number of positions. The other 16 school councils were elected by acclamation following the close of nominations on Thursday, April 21,...
Chief Electoral Officer Reports tabled in the Legislative Assembly April 28, 2022
April 28, 2022
Today in the Legislative Assembly, Elections Yukon's Chief Electoral Officer, Maxwell Harvey, had three Reports of the Chief Electoral Officer tabled. The reports tabled were: The Administration of the 2021 Territorial General Election held on April 12, 2021 Election Financing Returns - 2021...
School Council Close of Nominations Report
April 21, 2022
Nominations for members of the 19 school councils closed at 12 noon today. School councils have between three and seven elected members. All school councils will meet quorum, having at least two elected members. A total of 77 candidates put their names forward for 94 elected positions. Elections...
2022 School Council General Election Nominations open on Monday, April 11
April 8, 2022
The general election of members of a school council for the 19 attendance areas begins Monday, April 11, 2022 with the notice of nominations. Candidate nominations can be submitted to the Returning Officer for the school up to the close of nominations on Thursday, April 21 at 12 noon. Nomination...
2022 School Council General Elections
March 31, 2022
Elections Yukon will administer the general election of members to represent 19 attendance areas in the territory, three of which also receive guidance from the Catholic Episcopal Corporation with respect to the residency of electors and candidates. The Minister of Education has approved Monday,...
Referendum Official Results
March 23, 2022
The referendum voting period concluded on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 4:00pm in the eight attendance areas where the Minister of Education accepted resolutions or petitions. In total, 1,227 electors voted in the referendum. The official results can be found here .
Final Day of the Referendum Voting Period
January 26, 2022
Tomorrow, Thursday, January 27 is the final day for electors to cast their vote. Voting ends at 4PM. Referendum Officers will be available in schools holding a referendum from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. In Watson Lake, voting will take place at Watson Lake Secondary School. In Old Crow, voting will continue...
One week remains in Referendum Voting Period
January 20, 2022
Eligible electors have one week left to cast their vote and they have more options than ever to do so. Options to receive a referendum ballot before Thursday, January 27, 2022 include: In-person voting during set hours with the Referendum Officers in the community (dates, times and locations are...
Referendum Voting Period Begins January 11
January 11, 2022
In-person voting opened Tuesday, January 11, 2022. Referendum voting will be open until Thursday, January 27, 2022. Eligible electors have more options than ever to cast their vote. The options to receive a referendum ballot include: In-person voting during set hours with the Referendum Officers in...
Referendum Mail-Out Ballot Applications available now
January 6, 2022
Applications for mail-out referendum ballots opened on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at 9:00am through the Elections Yukon website. Mail-out ballots are available to all electors including those who are away from the area during the referendum period. Applications for mail-out ballots will remain open...
Elections Yukon Outlines the Referendum Process
December 23, 2021
At the request of the Minister of Education, the Chief Electoral Officer has agreed to oversee the referendum and voting process on the First Nation School Board on the Minister’s behalf to ensure it is fair, transparent and impartial. At the close of the petition period, the Minister of Education...
Referendum Vote on a Yukon First Nation School Board to be Held in January 2022
November 15, 2021
Elections Yukon will administer a referendum vote in January 2022 for those school attendance areas where a resolution was passed by school council or a petition to be part of a school board was accepted by the Minister of Education. If one or more referendum results support that school being part...
Elections Yukon Registers the Yukon Freedom Party
November 15, 2021
Pursuant to the Elections Act , Elections Yukon registered the Yukon Freedom Party today as Yukon’s fourth political party. The four registered political parties in Yukon now include: Yukon Liberal Party Yukon Party Yukon New Democratic Party Yukon Freedom Party Upon the registration and completion...
2020 Annual Revenue Returns - Contributions to Political Parties Report
September 2, 2021
The report on 2020 Annual Contributions to Political Parties is available now ! This annual report by Elections Yukon summarizes the revenue received by registered political parties for the 2020 calendar year.
2021 Territorial General Election Official Results
April 15, 2021
The Official Addition was conducted today in the 19 returning offices across the territory. This process involves opening the sealed ballot boxes to remove the Statement of the Poll and to officially add up the numbers of ballots cast for each candidate and the number of rejected ballots. On...