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Government

The Yukon Legislative Assembly consists of 18 elected members and functions in much the same way as a provincial legislature. Present standings in the Legislative Assembly are:

Yukon Party	10
Liberal Party	5
New Democrat	2
Independant	1

Commissioner of Yukon:		The Hon. Geraldine Van Bibber
Premier:		The Hon. Dennis Fentie
Opposition Leader:		Arthur Mitchell
Member of Parliament:		Larry Bagnell
Senator:		Daniel Lang

Government Finance ($000)

2008-2009 Main Estimates
Total Combined Revenues	730,270
Total Combined Expenditures*	756,044
Net Adjustments	26,115
Surplus for the year	341

2007-2008 Supplementary Forecast
Total Combined Revenues	718,051
Total Combined Expenditures*	760,927
Net Adjustments	51,499
Surplus for the year	8,623

* Operation, Maintenance and Capital.
Note: Figures may not be comparative between fiscal years due to different presentation.

Land (km2)

Forest Lands	281,030
Non-Forest Lands	197,940
	————
Land Area	478,970
Freshwater Area	4,480
	————
Total Area of the Yukon	483,450

Yukon represents 4.8% of Canada's total land area. Of the ten provinces and three territories, Yukon is the ninth largest. Mount Logan in the St. Elias Mountains in Yukon's Kluane Park is the highest point in Canada, with an elevation of 5,959 meters above sea level.

Principal Rivers and Lakes

Rivers:	Donjek, Klondike, Liard, MacMillan, McQuesten, Nisutlin, Peel, Pelly, Porcupine, Ross, Snake, Stewart, White, Wind, and the Yukon.

Lakes:	Aishihik, Bennett, Dezadeash, Frances, Kluane, Kusawa, Laberge, Little Salmon, Marsh, Mayo, Quiet, Tagish, and Teslin.

Climate

Temperatures in Yukon are usually more extreme than those experienced in the southern provinces of Canada.

Temperature: Daily Averages (1971-2000) & Records (Celsius)

	AVERAGES		RECORDS
	Jan.	July	Low	High
Beaver Creek	-26.9	14.0	-55.0	32.8
Burwash Landing	-22.0	12.8	-55.0	31.7
Dawson City	-26.7	15.6	-55.8	34.7
Faro	-21.5	15.0	-52.0	33.9
Mayo	-25.7	16.0	-62.2	36.1
Old Crow	-31.1	14.6	-59.4	32.8
Teslin	-19.2	13.9	-52.8	33.3
Watson Lake	-24.2	15.1	-58.9	34.2
Whitehorse	-17.7	14.1	-52.2	34.4

Precipitation: Average Annual Totals (1971-2000)

	TOTAL (mm)	RAIN (mm)	SNOW (cm)
Beaver Creek	416.3	295.7	123.1
Burwash Landing	279.7	192.1	106.4
Dawson City	324.4	199.9	160.0
Faro	316.0	214.4	111.6
Mayo	312.9	205.3	147.0
Old Crow	265.5	144.4	129.2
Teslin	343.3	203.7	148.2
Watson Lake	404.4	255.2	196.5
Whitehorse	267.4	163.1	145.0

Population

Community Profile

Cities	1
Towns	7
Local Advisory Areas	5

Population as of December, 2008

	TOTAL	MALE	FEMALE
Yukon	33,928	17,185	16,743
Beaver Creek	97	47	50
Burwash Landing	105	52	53
Carcross	436	233	203
Carmacks	472	234	238
Dawson City	1,923	1,037	886
Destruction Bay	48	26	22
Faro	395	216	179
Haines Junction	848	442	406
Marsh Lake	422	235	187
Mayo	466	243	223
Old Crow	251	132	119
Pelly Crossing	323	169	154
Ross River	369	199	170
Tagish	221	110	111
Teslin	458	251	207
Watson Lake	1,594	835	759
Whitehorse	25,403	12,668	12,735
Other	97	56	41

Source: Yukon Health and Social Services and Yukon Bureau of Statistics

Population by Age Group, December 2008

AGE GROUP	POPULATION	AGE GROUP	POPULATION
0-4	1,892	40-44	2,623
5-9	1,835	45-49	3,260
10-14	1,996	50-54	3,151
15-19	2,388	55-59	2,598
20-24	2,394	60-64	1,949
25-29	2,335	65-69	1,114
30-34	2,286	70-74	688
35-39	2,503	75+	916

Source: Yukon Department of Health and Social Services and Yukon Bureau of Statistics

Vital Statistics

	BIRTHS	DEATHS	MARRIAGES
2008^(p)	361	193	133
2007	358	174	176
2006	368	174	154
2005	314	163	145
2004	382	159	150
2003	333	134	158
2002	349	144	143
2001	349	133	148

Source: Yukon Department of Health and Social Services and Yukon Bureau of Statistics

Migration Estimates

	IN	OUT	GROSS	NET
2008	1,947	1,430	3,377	517
2007	1,785	1,520	3,305	265
2006	1,354	1,402	2,756	-48
2005	1,480	1,504	2,984	-24
2004	1,464	1,418	2,882	46

Ethnic Origin (% of Population), 2006

	SINGLE ORIGIN	MULTIPLE ORIGINS	TOTAL
British Isles	9.1%	42.0%	51.1%
European	8.1%	32.0%	40.1%
Aboriginal	12.7%	13.2%	25.9%
North American	8.4%	13.2%	21.6%
French	2.1%	12.4%	14.5%

Note: An example to explain the above figures; 9.1% (Single Origin) of Yukon's population are of British ethnic origin only, and 42.0% (Multiple Origin) have some British origin. Therefore, 51.1% of Yukon's population have some British ethnic origin.

Earnings, Income & Employment

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
(in millions of current dollars)

	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003
G.D.P.*	1,767	1,622	1,522	1,394	1,292
Wages and salaries & supplementary income	972	906	826	783	729

* G.D.P. figures are at market prices

Average Weekly Earnings (Annual Averages)
Industrial Aggregate, excluding unclassified and including overtime

	CANADA	YUKON	DIFFERENCE
2008	$810.45	$856.60	5.7%
2007	$788.17	$849.47	7.8%
2006	$755.50	$816.69	8.1%
2005	$737.29	$793.83	7.7%
2004	$709.41	$765.16	7.9%
2003	$690.79	$740.74	7.2%
2002	$672.68	$754.68	12.2%
2001	$656.74	$719.77	9.6%

Personal Income

	2006	2005	2004
Total Number of Returns	22,610	22,290	21,780
Total Income ($000)	958,902	868,500	798,571
Average Income ($)	42,411	38,964	36,665


Taxable Income ($000)	787,542	698,105	642,317
Average Income ($)	34,832	41,319	29,491

Total Employed and Government Employment
(Annual Averages)

	TOTAL (Employed)	Total Government	Federal Government	Territorial Government	Municipal Government
2008^(p)	17,100	5,958	610	4,694	653
2007	16,400	5,663	606	4,539	518
2006	16,900	5,502	580	4,421	501
2005	17,000	5,368	584	4,322	462
2004	16,700	5,248	594	4,184	470
2003	15,100	5,120	642	3,999	479
2002	15,100	5,001	853	3,684	464

Number of Employees, by Selected Sector (Annual averages)

		2008	2007	2006
*Industrial Aggregate		19,492	18,776	18,059
Goods Producing Industries		1,938	2,074	1,977
	Construction	964	1,010	1,094
Service Producing Industries		17,403	16.528	15,834
	Trade	2,927	2,756	2,219
	Transportation & Warehousing	1,782	1,624	1,564
	Accommodation & Food Services	1,604	1,561	1,674
	Public Administration	5,985	5,618	5,513
	* Including Unclassified

Unemployment Rate (%) 2008
(Seasonally adjusted estimates)

2008	CANADA	YUKON
January	5.8	5.0
February	5.9	5.0
March	6.1	4.5
April	6.0	3.9
May	6.1	3.9
June	6.2	5.1
July	6.1	5.0
August	6.2	5.6
September	6.2	5.0
October	6.3	5.0
November	6.4	4.9
December	6.6	5.5

Consumer Prices

Consumer Price Index, Whitehorse, 2008

	2002=100	ANNUAL AVERAGE INFLATION RATE
All items	113.4	3.6%
Food	111.9	3.1%
Shelter	128.5	8.4%
Household Operations	101.4	0.8%
Clothing and Footwear	100.6	1.2%
Transportation	119.1	2.1%
Health and Personal Care	107.6	0.3%
Recreation, Reading and Education	95.0	-0.9%
Alcohol and Tobacco	125.1	6.3%
Energy	156.7	14.2%

Food Price Index, Whitehorse (2002 = 100)

		2008	2007	2006	2005
Food Purchased From Stores		109.3	105.4	103.4	102.3
	Meat	104.9	105.1	104.9	105.2
	Dairy Products	117.5	114.9	111.5	108.6
	Bakery and Cereal Products	117.0	108.7	105.3	100.9
	Fresh Fruit	102.5	96.5	95.8	89.2
	Fresh Vegetables	96.0	92.9	92.1	91.6
	Food Purchased From Restaurants	117.8	115.8	111.8	110.1

Trade

Retail Trade ($)		Wholesale Trade ($)
2008	530,215,000	2008	146,085,000
2009	500,268,000	2007	140,105,000
2006	451,308,000	2006	118,432,000
2005	433,914,000	2005	91,876,000
2004	413,966,000	2004	77,739,000

Construction

Building Permits, 2008 (Value in $000)

	RESIDENTIAL		INDUSTRIAL
	Number	Value	Number	Value
Dawson City	72	2,193	0	0
Haines Junction	26	1,040	0	0
Watson Lake	54	909	0	0
Whitehorse	905	30,691	30	2,578

	GOV’T/ INSTITUTIONAL		COMMERCIAL
	Number	Value	Number	Value
Dawson City	3	441	14	626
Haines Junction	2	26	4	115
Watson Lake	11	908	4	158
Whitehorse	22	2,681	73	9,269

Resources

Mineral Production (Value in $000)

	TOTAL MINERAL	GOLD	SILVER
2007^(p)	53,179	47,189	228
2006	46,339	40,384	193
2005	38,954	33,610	139
2004	61,970	54,222	222
2003*	33,589	25,821	87

	LEAD	SAND & GRAVEL	NATURAL GAS
2007^(p)	0	5,763	..
2006	0	5,762	28,190
2005	0	5,205	45,953
2004	0	7,526	33,945
2003	0	7,096	48,087

*TOTAL may include value of other minerals.

Fur Production (Value in $)

	TOTAL		TOTAL
2007	388,979	2003	208,582
2006	428,810	2002	194,528
2005	241,219	2001	356,648
2004	281,612	2000	296,896

Net Merchantable Volume of Roundwood Harvested (Cubic metres)

	TOTAL*	INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD	FUELWOOD & FIREWOOD
2007	12,000	2,000	10,000
2006	19,000	4,000	15,000
2005	24,000	3,000	21,000
2004	26,000	8,000	19,000
2003	32,000	7,000	25,000
2002	42,000	7,000	35,000
2001	39,000	11,000	29,000
2000	33,000	3,000	30,000
1999	145,000	125,000	20,000
1998	110,000	93,000	16,000
1997	253,000	224,000	29,000

*Due to rounding, total roundwood may not equal the sum of industrial roundwood and fuel/firewood.

Power Generation (Megawatt Hours)

369,934

	TOTAL	HYDRO	INTERNAL COMBUSTION	WIND*
2008	345,872	23,732	330
2007	354,694	331,039	23,655	..
2006	359,031	335,187	23,884	..
2005	343,748	321,335	22,413	..
2004	328,601	304,911	23,690	..
2003	320,127	285,442	34,685	..
2002	312,200	274,262	37,938	..
2001	303,105	266,966	36,139	..

*Prior to 2008, wind was included in hydro.

Health & Education

Health (September, 2008)

Number of Hospitals	2
Number of Hospital Beds Staffed (includes 12 "day beds")	76
Number of Health Centres	13
Number of Yukon Resident Physicians	65
Number of Yukon Non-resident Physicians	118
Number of Yukon Resident Dentists	23
Number of Yukon Non-resident Dentists	21

Education

Number of Public Schools, 2008	29
Total School Enrolment (K-12) June 2008	4,925
Teachers in the Public School System (full-time equivalent) June 2008	471

Post Secondary Institutions (Yukon College)	1
Yukon College Enrolment (all campuses, Sept. '07 to June '08)
Full-time	511
Part-time	4,631

Transportation & Communications

Travellers entering Yukon by land through Canada Custom points of entry

	Total	USA Residents	Yukon Residents	Other Canadian	Other Foreign
2008	389,442	293,058	39,794	25,644	30,946
2007	415,188	320,819	32,630	32,140	29,599
2006	396,377	305,756	35,608	28,006	27,007
2005	386,093	289,319	36,436	31,669	28,669

Source: Yukon Bureau of Statistics

Motor Vehicle Registrations

	*Total motor vehicle registrations	Vehicles up to 15,000 kg (Cars, light trucks, SUVs, utility vehicles etc.)	Vehicles over 15,000 kg
2008	31,391	28,835	1,425
2007	30,035	27,610	1,382
2006	28,824	26,621	1,248
2005	28,362	26,265	1,187

*TOTAL includes other road vehicle registrations.

Road Surfaces Maintained, 2008 (km)

Primary Highways
Pavement	248
Bituminous Surface	1,916
Gravel	1,560
Total	3,724
Secondary Roads
Bituminous Surface	71
Gravel	1,057
Total	1,128
Total, All Roads	4,852
Communications, 2008
Number of Newspapers	5
Number of Radio Stations	9
Number of Television Stations	2

Contacts

The Yukon Fact Sheet is a publication of the Yukon Bureau of Statistics. To recieve information about other Bureau publicatons, please contact our office at:

The Yukon Government
Bureau of Statistics
Box 2703 (A-8C)
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Telephone: 867-667-5640
Fax: 867-393-6203
E-mail: ybsinfo@gov.yk.ca
Website: http://www.eco.gov.yk.ca/stats/

Yukon residents outside Whitehorse can call 1-800-661-0408 (toll free).

Additional Information/Contacts:

The Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce
Suite 101 - 302 Steele Street
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C5
Telephone: 867-667-7545
Fax: 867-667-4507
Website: http://www.whitehorsechamber.ca/
E-mail: business@whitehorsechamber.ca

Government of Yukon, Department of Economic Development
Box 2703 (F-1), Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
Telephone: 867-456-3914
Fax: 867-393-6412
Website: http://www.economicdevelopment.gov.yk.ca/
E-mail: economics@gov.yk.ca

Canada-Yukon Business Service Centre
Suite 101, 307 Jarvis Street
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2H3
Phone: 867-633-6257
Toll Free: 1-888-576-4444
Fax: 867-667-2001
Website: www.canadabusiness.ca/yukon
Email: yukon@cbsc.ic.gc.ca

Updated April 2009

Legend:
(p) = preliminary
(..) = unavailable