Yukon is a majestic and engaging land with a wealth of investment opportunities. It is one of Canada's best-kept secrets. Our young territory is one of the last great frontiers left in the world with an abundance of natural resources and untapped business potential.

 

Yukon is famous as the land of Klondike gold and rich wilderness adventure. This golden past promises an equally golden future. Our territory has many competitive advantages to offer investors at the start of the new millennium:

 

  • An excellent Quality of Life 
  • A skilled and well-educated workforce
  • A supportive, responsive Yukon government
  • Well-developed infrastructure with all weather highways
  • Easy access to an ice-free port - just a two hour drive to a Pacific port from the Capital
  • Mineral potential among the best in North America
  • An emerging oil and gas industry with significant potential
  • Northern expertise in mining, telecommunications, construction and tourism 
  • Growing partnerships with Yukon aboriginal people - Yukon First Nations are open for business 
  • No government debt
  • A favourable tax regime with investment tax incentives
  • Competitive corporate taxes
  • No capital or territorial sales tax

 

Our advantages create an excellent investment climate and we encourage you to discover Yukon's Larger than Life Opportunities.