This document answers common question about land use planning and the planning process in Yukon. Updated January 2012, with a map showing planning boundaries as envisioned by the Council ~September 2011.

This is a source book for regional land use planning commissioners in the Yukon, published by the Yukon Land Use Planning Council in August 2010. The first edition of the “Sourcebook” has been created for the members of the Dawson Regional Planning Commission but will be of interest to staff of the Yukon Government, Yukon First Nations, the public and all those that want to understand how regional planning is done in the Yukon. Doug Urquhart’s busy planning beavers help illustrate the stages and challenges planners face as they create plans for the future of the land in the Yukon.

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The process for land use planning in Yukon is set out in Chapter 11 of the Umbrella Final Agreement (UFA). This chapter deals with objectives of the planning process, the establishment of the Council and Regional Planning Commissions, the matters to