Online information about CAP program guidelines and the application process is available on the Government of Yukon’s webpage: Canadian Agricultural Partnership.

Other Funding Programs

Information about additional funding sources for Yukon agricultural initiatives can be found on the following websites:

Economic development – Government of Yukon 
Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
AgPal – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

The “Influence of Climate Change on New Genetics and Agronomic Practices” project presented by the B.C. Grain Producers Association (BCGPA) has been approved for Collective Outcome matching funding and the Yukon CAAP Council is contributing to this project.  Growing conditions in parts of the Yukon are similar to the Peace River region, thus resuts from the research will benefit current and future grain farmers in the Territory.

Read the full IAF (BC equivalent of the Yukon CAAP Council) press release here.

Read the report here.

Read the report here.

Read the report here.

Read the report here.

Funding from the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program was approved for a Yukon Food Systems Design and Planning Project. This is an applied research and community development project which is being led by the Institute for Sustainable Horticulture (ISH) at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, BC, in partnership with the YAA and a number of other Yukon-based institutions. The objective of the project is to develop:  

• A design for a Yukon food system (including production, wild and traditional food provisioning, processing, distribution, access, and waste management) which will support agriculture and food provisioning, strengthen the Territorial economy, promote environmental stewardship, foster food security and public health, and strengthen communities and build social capital; and,
• An implementation plan consisting of critical information and targeted tools to be used by existing and future farmers and food-sector entrepreneurs, consumers, and community, Government, and First Nations leaders to actualize the Bio-Regional Food System design.

Engagement with Yukon communities is planned for all phases of this three year project, and considered critical to ensuring that the project’s results are appropriate and useful for all Yukoners. ISH is working closely with a number of Yukon-based researchers including the Yukon Research Centre at Yukon College, the YG Health and Social Services Department, the YG Agriculture Branch, and the Arctic Institute of Community Based Research.

This report examines the available options for dealing with the materials generated from a farm-based abattoir in the Yukon Territory. It is a collection of currently applicable information from a wide variety of sources regarding disposal options for slaughter by-products, an exploration of options for further processing into usable products (value-added) or crop- production amendments, and recommendations for waste management for Yukon Territory livestock producers.

A copy of the report in PDF format is available here.

Dawson’s Conservation Klondike Society conducted a food survey with funding from Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program. The objective of the survey was to develop a clearer understanding of the current buying practices and attitudes towards local foods in the Klondike.  This information was used to develop a market expansion strategy.  Although the information in the food survey and market expansion is not intended as advice, or for other Yukon markets, the information collected is valuable and can provide insight for Yukon producer. 

This full report is available on the Klondike conservation Society website – click here to see the report.

The Boreal Herbal is a book which describes in vivid but very readable detail a host of plants that grow in Yukon and the circumpolar north as well as in many other jurisdictions. It lists their medicinal properties, herbal treatments that may be made from them, recipes for using them for food and beverages and the maintenance of general health, plus other interesting and valuable information, including what someone would need to know to start his/her own business.

The author, Bev Gray, is an expert herbalist and owner of Aroma Borealis, a very successful business located in Whitehorse (visit the website). She produces many of her store’s products locally from scratch using wild ingredients that she carefully harvests by hand from Yukon’s pristine natural environment. Her products are unique and are sought by customers far and wide.

The purpose of their project was to determine the feasibility of building a year round local food system, and to identify the gaps and barriers which are presently hindering the realization of that goal. The project has two parts: 1) a situation mapping workshop, and, 2) a review of the industry studies to date (literature review) to determine what information is missing and the issues that still have to be addressed to move the industry forward.