Department of Community Services

Community Development

The Community Development Branch:

  • provides administrative and financial support to all Branch program areas;
  • offers bilingual customer service to the public, Yukon Government employees and other client groups who require government services and information;
  • encourages, strengthens, enables and supports local government in the Yukon;
  • promotes health and safety through community infrastructure, including priority water and sewage projects, and related projects for unincorporated communities throughout the Yukon;
  • provides advice and assistance to municipalities and Yukon First Nations upon request;
  • undertakes orderly development of residential, commercial, industrial, and recreational lands to meet the needs of the Yukon;
  • provides all Yukon taxing authorities with current, accurate, and equitable property assessments, and establishes general property tax rates for all areas outside municipalities;
  • offers library services to Yukon people through a central library in Whitehorse and 14 community branches located throughout Yukon;
  • encourages and supports active living and healthy lifestyles in communities through the promotion and development of recreation and sport; and
  • establishes and nurtures partnerships with Yukon people, community organizations and the volunteer sector.