Beaver Creek

Population and Labour Force

Population

Beaver Creek's population is currently 103 (2013), approximately half of which are White River First Nations members.

The population of the Yukon itself is growing; a population growth of 11.6% between the 2006 and 2011 census years was the highest in Canada.

• Yukon Socio-Economic Web Portal 
  Provides census information and other statistics for Yukon communities
• Yukon Bureau of Statistics 
  Provides detailed statistics on population and other statistics for all of Yukon and some communities
• Statistics Canada Community Profiles (2006)
  Provides detailed statistics on community-level information from the 2006 census

Labour Force

The people of Beaver Creek are adaptable, creative, entrepreneurial and innovative. Yukon has one of the highest university degree per capita ratios in Canada and a high rate of high school completion.

Government services, which includes the Canadian Border Services Agency, territorial government, and First Nation administration provides most employment opportunities in Beaver Creek.  Local lodges and restaurants provide employment during the busy tourist months of May through September.   

Source: Government of Yukon Socio-economic Web Portal

More Information?

• Government of Yukon Departments
  List of Government of Yukon Departments
• Government of Yukon Programs and Services 
  List of programs and services offered to Yukon businesses and residents
• Yukon Department of Economic Development
  List of funding and programs that support Yukon economic development
• Procurement Strategy for Aboriginal Businesses (PSAB)
  Works to assist Aboriginal firms  in contracting with all federal government departments and agencies and assists Aboriginal businesses gain access to the overall procurement process
• Yukon Chamber of Commerce
  Provides advocacy and representation on issues affecting business
• Yukon Business Directory
  Directory of Yukon businesses
• Government Tenders 
  Provides information about currently advertised public tenders as well as recently awarded public tenders and the successful contractor
• Yukon Workfutures
  Guide to work opportunities in the territory that provides information on the labour market, working conditions, education, and employment prospects
• YuWIN
  Online employment resource for employers and job seekers, providing information on current job listings, the Yukon labour market, career planning, education, and training

What are the Facts?

• Invest Yukon
• Yukon Economic Development Outlook 2012
• Yukon Chamber of Commerce
• Yukon Chamber of Mines
• Secteur de developpement economique de l'AFY