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Regional Land Use Planning
Regional Land Use Planning
Regional land use planning is a step by step process where the Yukon government, First Nations, stakeholders and residents develop a blueprint to guide the future use and development of land in their area.
Regional land use planning facilitates land uses that promote orderly development while considering the values of the land, and providing for economic, social and environmental well being of the residents of the region.
A final regional land use plan provides a broad level vision and goals for the allocation, management and use of land and resources, including renewable, non-renewable and water-based resources within a region.
Latest News
Final Recommended Peel Watershed Land Use Plan submitted to the Parties, July 25, 2011
To view the Final Recommended Plan, visit the Peel Commission website
Dawson Regional Planning Issues and Interests Phase
The Dawson planning commission is currently conducting its Issues and Interests phase, and will be compiling an Issues and Interests Report in September 2011. If you would like to contact the Commission about your issues and/or interests in the Dawson planning region, please visit the Commission website.YG's Response to Recommended Peel Plan
The Government of Yukon has submitted a response to the Peel Watershed Planning Commission on the Recommended Peel Watershed Land Use Plan.
- YG Response to the Recommended Peel Watershed Plan
441 KB - Detailed YG Response to the Recommended Peel Watershed Plan 56 KB
Joint Letter of Understanding
On January 20th, 2011, the Parties to the Peel Watershed regional planning process signed a joint letter of understanding (LOU) and work-plan 315 KB that confirms the commitment by the Parties to the process, and clarifies its objectives, principles, timeframes and procedures.
Dawson Regional Land Use Planning Underway
Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, and Government of Yukon have established the Dawson Regional Planning Commission. The Yukon Government, Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in and Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation are the approval parties for this land use plan.
The Yukon Land Use Planning Council will assist and guide the new commission during the start-up phase. The Dawson Regional Planning Commission will follow a Terms of Reference that was developed in consultation with Yukon Government, and the Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in, Nacho Nyäk Dun and Vuntut Gwitchin First Nations, and recommended by the Planning Council.
The steps in the regional land use planning process include:
a) identifying regional land issues and interests;
b) assessing the known and potential resources of the region;
c) developing scenarios or options for consideration in the plan; and,
d) the creation of a draft, recommended and final recommended plan.
A map of the Dawson planning region and the Terms of Reference for the Dawson Regional Planning Commission are available at the Commission’s website.
Interim Sub-surface Withdrawal - Peel Watershed Region
The Government of Yukon has issued an immediate one-year interim withdrawal from mineral staking to all Crown Land, Category B settlement lands and fee simple lands in the Peel Watershed Region in order to provide certainty during the ongoing regional land use planning process.
Contact Us - Regional Land Use Planning
Energy, Mines and Resources,
Corporate Policy and Planning
Ph: 867.667.5461
Email: lup@gov.yk.ca
