This PIA covers the changes to the information sharing regime to allow for YG to disclose Vital Statistics information to the CRA, Elections Canada, Statistics Canada, YG Departments, and other entities (as listed). This PIA will also discuss the change in collection of information via the Registration of Live Birth Form as updated in the amended Vital Statistics Regulations. This PIA will focus on the administrative changes, as the technical processes for these disclosures is discussed within the existing Vital Statistics System PIA (2017).

This initiative is to replace the existing Student Financial Assistance (SFA) platform to improve the user experience for students, while also streamlining the application approval process for SFA Officers, in turn reducing the time required for funding eligibility decisions. The new portal will enable students to enter, view, and update their personal information as part of a persistent profile that can be used to apply for student financial assistance from Territorial (Yukon Grant, Student Training Allowance, Yukon Excellence Awards, and four scholarships) and Federal (Canada Student loans (both full-time and part-time), Canada Student Grants) sources, and interact with SFA Officers.

The Economic Development Fund (EDF) started April 1, 2021 and amalgamated three funds (the Strategic Industries Development Fund (SIDF), the Regional Development Fund (REDF) and the Enterprise Trade Fund (ETF) into one fund. The aim of the new fund is to help maximize the impact of funding investments and support innovation, job creation and private sector growth. The amalgamation of the three funds is accompanied with some additional features, including an expansion of the list of eligible activities, such as capital expenditures, multiple intake dates for applications, and funding for up to 75% of total project costs and up to 50% of capital expenses. The aim of this funding program is to provide financial support to economic development actors in Yukon for projects that grow and diversify Yukon’s economy.

The Vaccine Verification Rebate (VVR) program was introduced in response to the Vaccine Verification rules brought into effect November 13, 2021. The program aims to help businesses and societies offset the purchase costs of scanners or equivalent technology required for them to comply with the new vaccine verification rules, using the YG approved application. The program is available to all Yukon businesses and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that are required to verify vaccine status under the Civil Emergency Measures Act (CEMA). Governments and their corporations are not eligible. The program provides a rebate for eligible equipment purchases made between November 8, 2021 and December 20, 2021. Businesses or societies whose applications are approved receive a 50% rebate of eligible expenses to a maximum rebate of $500.