In early May, 2023, we published a report that describes the methods used by the Commission and staff when writing the Recommended Plan. This report focuses on their work between the Draft Plan and the Recommended Plan, and is organized by planning concept. Though there is some repetition with description of methods in the Recommended Plan and related reports, another focus of this report is to provide additional explanations. Thus, this report should be read with the Recommended Plan and other related reports to get a full picture of our methods.

Get the report here.

Since our Recommended Plan went public, we recognized that it is a large document and wanted to make parts of the plan more accessible and easy to find. We are trying to do this by creating a series of new web-pages that try to better explain some core concepts. All the information on these pages were taken from the documents we posted here, though in some cases text was rewritten for clarity or information was analyzed to better show patterns and relationships.

This work may set the stage for a separate, user-friendly version of the plan. It also demonstrates some ideas for a future website that helps assessors and project proponents use the plan. Proponents could use guidance on that website to refine their proposals before submitting them to YESAB.

Our Recommended Plan is now public! You can find the Recommended Plan, the Recommended Plan Summary and the Recommended Plan Summary here.

The Plan Parties (Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in and Yukon Governments) will consult on the Recommended Plan before either approving it or recommending a final round of changes back to us. More information on their consultation process can be found on their site onthelandwewalktogether.ca. Though we will not be leading the consultation, we will attend many of the consultation events. We look forward to seeing you there!