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’ondek Hwech’in) - accepted
- Northern Tutchone (Na-cho Nyak Dun, Little Salmon Carmacks and Selkirk TT) - proposed
- Dakh Ka (Teslin Tlingit and Carcross Tagish TT) - proposed
- Whitehorse (Kwanlin Dun and Ta’an Kwach’an TT) - proposed
- Kluane (Kluane, White River and Champagne & Aishihik TT) - proposed
- Kaska (Ross River Dena and Liard First Nation TT) - proposed
The council is currently reviewing the southern proposed planning regions, and may revise their boundaries prior to establishing the next planning region.
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.
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North Yukon Regional Planning Commission
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The North Yukon Regional Land Use Planning Commission submitted a Recommended North Yukon Land Use Plan to Yukon Government and Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation on March 31, 2008. Plan approval and implementation will now be done the Parties, including consultation with affected communities.
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Peel River Watershed
( 1 items )
Under the mandate of Chapter 11 of the Umbrella Final Agreement (UFA), the Peel Watershed Planning Commission (PWPC) is responsible for developing and recommending a regional land use plan for the Peel Watershed Planning Region (Map 1). The PWPC is an arms length commission with members that are jointly nominated by the Yukon, Na-Cho Nyak Dun, Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in, Gwich’in and Vuntut Gwitchin governments. The recommended regional land use plan will apply to all Settlement and Non-settlement lands in the planning region.
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Planning Regions 
