• Premier to table fall capital budget as Yukon MLAs reconvene

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-10-05 11:00:00.0
  Tags: [National, Finance, Governance, Infrastructure, Public Safety]

  Yukon Premier Currie Dixon is scheduled to table the fall capital budget, a fiscal and economic outlook, and a new firearms act as the Yukon Legislative Assembly begins its fall sitting on Monday. The Finance Department also announced an upcoming update regarding $100 million in previously voted contingency spending set aside for emergencies and unforeseen expenses. Meanwhile, funding for major health and energy infrastructure projects remains contingent on federal contributions.

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• Expect mini capital budget alongside firearms act this fall, Yukon premier says

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-09-29 15:05:02.0
  Tags: [National, Finance, Infrastructure, Governance, Public Safety]

  Yukon Premier and Finance Minister Currie Dixon announced that the Yukon Legislative Assembly will sit on October 5, 2026, to debate a mini capital budget, a supplementary budget, and the territorial fiscal and economic outlook. The upcoming budgetary process aims to address the territory's nearly $82-million deficit through the Responsible Spending Initiative, as well as tackle debt limits and capital planning to better align construction projects with the building season. Additionally, the government plans to table a territorial firearms act and continue discussions with the federal government regarding an increase to the territory's borrowing limit from $1.2 billion to $3 billion and solutions for the isolated electricity grid.

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