Energy, Mines, and Resources

Land Management

Yukon Land Application - Glossary of Terms

Application Number Number assigned to the application when it is received by EMR Land Management Branch.
Applicant Name(s) Name of applicant.
Description of application and location (often indicated by a map or grid reference).
Proposed Use Big Game Outfitting – use as defined in the Big Game Outfitting Policy  43 KB
Commercial/Industrial - use as defined in the Commercial Industrial Policy  84 KB
Institutional/Non-Profit – use as defined in the Institutional/Non-Profit Policy  83 KB
Miscellaneous – could include uses such as licence, easement or licence of occupation
Quarry – exclusive extraction of granular and topsoil materials
Recreational – recreational purposes
Reservation – issued to a Government agency to reserve some right or interest in Yukon Land
Rural Residential – use as defined in the Rural Residential Policy  108 KB
Trapping  – use as defined in the Trapping Cabin Policy  56 KB
Utility – includes power, water and sewer lines
Water Lot – use as defined in the Water Lot Lease Land Application Policy  56 KB
Comments Due Date Date – public comments are being requested, please submit them to the Land Management Branch by this date.
Not Applicable – public comments are no longer being accepted, or in accordance with regulation and legislation, public comments are not required.
Status/Decision In process – a decision has not yet been made.
Closed by Authority – prescreening closure; application does not meet policy requirements.
Denied – application denied for a variety of reasons some of which may include non-conformity to policy, unsuitable location, YESAB recommendation, zoning …
Deferred – application is on hold due to Yukon Government not having adequate information to make an informed decision at this time; application pending receipt of more information.
YESAB Number Use this number to find the application on the Yukon Environmental Socio-Economic Assessment Board Site. The YESAB site houses Project Assessment Reports and Recommendations as well as Decision Documents.
Links and other documents All documents applicable to the land application are attached here.