NEWS & EVENTS

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2022 Priorities and Advocacy

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(Advocacy delivered primarily in collaboration with the Chamber’s Sector Committees)

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– Electrical rates, regulatory processes and simplifying bills

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– Independent Power Producer regulations

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– Wood permits and supply

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– Our Clean Future – review and assessment of the strategy (ongoing, we have a have member n sitting on the Yukon Climate Leadership Council)

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– Extended Producer Responsibility Advisory Committee

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– Yukon Housing Action Plan Committee- (Housing is a high impact focus for the territory and n greatly contributes to issues relating to labour shortage)

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– Liquor pricing relief during COVID

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– Advocating for private sector participation in Cannabis retail

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– Port development in Skagway, Haines and Stewart

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– Yukon First Nations Procurement Policy – Working Group & Monitor and Review Committee

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– Yukon Government Procurement – Procurement Business Committee and Yukon Business n Definition Working Group

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– Regulatory Affairs Committee – development permits and reducing red tape

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– Labor Market Development and Challenges – Yukon Recruitment and Retention Task Force, n meetings with Premier Silver and Minister Pillai, raising the immigration cap for Yukon

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– Buy Yukon- Local Gift Card program to support local businesses and encourage a robust local n economy

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– Minimum wage increases- addressed changes and impacts to small business

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– Rent cap legislation

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– Enhanced cooperation and collaboration with the Whitehorse Chamber of Commerce

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– Enhanced Digital and IT integration in YCC operations

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– Office of the Employer Advisor – continued to work on behalf of employers (new EA as of Nov n 2022)

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– Monitoring WSCB funding reserves and rebating over target earnings to Employers

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