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Yukon's eight municipalities cover only 0.2% of the territory's land mass [a] but are home to 72.2% of its population. [1] [2] [4] The remainder of the territory's land area is unorganized. Municipal governments are created by the Government of Yukon in accordance with the Municipal Act of 2001. [5]
Yukon was split from the Northwest Territories in 1898 as the Yukon Territory. The federal government's Yukon Act, which received royal assent on March 27, 2002, established "Yukon" as the territory's official name, although Yukon Territory remains in popular usage. Canada Post uses the territory's internationally approved postal abbreviation ...
Being creatures of the federal government, Canadian territories do not have heads of state, but the role of the Commissioner is somewhat analogous to the role of a provincial lieutenant governor. Before the Legislative Assembly was created in 1978, the territory's legislative assembly was the Yukon Territorial Council. This council was ...
Unique among Canada's three territories, the Yukon Legislative Assembly is the only territorial legislature which is organized along political party lines. In contrast, in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories , their legislative assemblies are elected on a non-partisan basis and operate on a consensus government model.
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Pages in category "Local government in Yukon" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. W. Whitehorse City Council
The Yukon Legislative Building is home to the Yukon Legislative Assembly. Located in Whitehorse , Yukon , the building is a three-storey white steel-clad structure. The complex is located next to the Yukon River and Rotary Park.
Local government in Yukon (2 C, 1 P) Y. Yukon government departments and agencies (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Government of Yukon"