Yukon Government and Chamber of Mines give awards
Environmental stewardship, social responsibility and leadership in community engagement recognized
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Environmental stewardship, social responsibility and leadership in community engagement recognized
Fifteen months after the Yukon government launched the Indigenous hiring preference initiative in October 2020, the Indigenous workforce remains at 15 per cent. The pandemic, government hiring practices and an historic mistrust of government may be playing a role.
The Yukon government has now fully implemented its Yukon First Nations procurement policy, meant to increase Yukon First Nations participation in bidding for and securing contracts for government work.
Posted: Mar 05, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: March 5 Yukon's Highways and Public Works Minister Richard Mostyn says the new policy creates opportunities for all Yukon businesses, and that he's heard of only a few businesses that oppose it. (Steve Silva/CBC) The Yukon government is implementing a new policy that aims to give First Nations' businesses a leg up when it comes to bidding on government contracts. The first phase of the Yukon First Nations Procurement Policy is now in effect. The policy looks to award 15 per cent of all territorial procurement contracts to Yukon First Nations ...