Land use planning regions are based, where practicable, on the Traditional Territories(TT) of First Nations, or groups of First Nations. There are 8 proposed or accepted planning regions in the Yukon:

• North Yukon(Vuntut Gwitchin TT) - accepted
• the Peel River Watershed (Watershed-based, several TTs) - accepted
• Dawson (Tr'ondëk Hwëch'in) - accepted
• Northern Tutchone (Na-cho Nyak Dun, Little Salmon Carmacks and Selkirk TT) - proposed
• Teslin (Teslin Tlingit TT) - proposed
• Whitehorse (Kwanlin Dun, Ta'an Kwäch'än and Carcross Tagish  TT) - proposed
• Kluane (Kluane and Champagne & Aishihik TT) - proposed*
• Kaska (Ross River Dena and Liard First Nation TT) - proposed**

*Does not include the core area for the White River First Nation because their land claims are not settled under the UFA.
**Regional planning cannot proceed in the Kaska region because of unsettled land claims.

The council recently (September 2011) made several recommendations regarding the planning regions in southern Yukon and will revise their boundaries prior to establishing the next planning region. The general configuration recommended is shown above.

Regional Planning Commissions

A Regional Land Use Planning Commission (RLUPC) is a non-government body mandated under Chapter 11 of a Yukon First Nation Final Agreement. The Commission is responsible for developing a land use plan to recommend to the three parties to the agreement: Government of Canada, Government of Yukon, and the affected First Nation(s). Commission members are nominated either by Canada (in consultation with the Yukon Government) or by the First Nation(s) in whose Traditional Territory the planning region is located. A Commission usually has 6 members, consisting of the following:

• 1/3 nominated by Governments
• 1/3 nominated by First Nation(s)
• 1/3 nominated by either or both Governments and First Nation(s), depending on the demographic ratio of First Nation to non-First Nation residents of the planning region.

Commission members are appointed by the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs.