What We’ve Heard: Housing
What Citizens Are Saying:
Housing costs continue to rise.
Affordable options are limited.
Population growth has created shortages.
Social housing waitlists are long.
Many Yukoners face core housing needs and homelessness.
Our Plan: Building Homes and Reducing Costs
We will get more land out the door, make it easier to build, and find creative solutions to lower housing costs—ensuring every Yukoner has a place to call home.
1. More Land Out the Door
Release 1,000 new lots over the next four years.
Create incentives with municipalities to redevelop brownfield and abandoned lots.
Partner with the private sector to speed up land development and reduce costs.
Continue Whistle Bend phased development and support new infrastructure.
Work with the City of Whitehorse to plan future development areas.
Meet with each Yukon First Nation within the first 3 months of a new mandate to build housing partnerships.
Partner with the Government of Canada to release the Range Road land parcel for housing.
2. Making It Easier to Build Homes
Introduce a commercial land lottery and review YG’s land release process for fairness and accessibility.
Host a Leadership Summit within 60 days of election with City of Whitehorse leaders to identify and remove development barriers.
Ensure multiple gravel sources are available to keep construction costs stable.
3. Creative Solutions to Reduce Costs
Support non-profit builders like Habitat for Humanity and the Northern Community Land Trust through financing, land, and innovation.
Continue the Housing Initiatives Fund, ensuring projects stay affordable for at least 20 years.
Partner with development corporations on new housing projects.
Support modular housing—especially for secondary suites—to increase density affordably.
Continuing to Build Public Housing Across Yukon
34 units in Dawson
6-plex in Teslin
Duplex in Ross River
Staff duplexes in Burwash
6-unit project in Carcross
10-unit community housing project in Mayo
Mark Kelly – Liberal Candidate for Riverdale North
Building communities where every Yukoner can afford to call home.