Public Service Commission
Department Overview
Branches
Information for Yukon First Nation People
The Workplace Diversity Employment Office (WDEO)
In 2004, the Workplace Diversity Employment Office (WDEO) was created as a unit in the Public Service Commission Corporate Human Resource Services Branch to support efforts to make the Yukon public service representative of the people it serves.
The Workplace Diversity Employment Office houses two programs – First Nation Services and Disability Services, each with unique goals and objectives.
WDEO First Nation Services aims to:
- facilitate training and professional development for Yukon First Nation people; and
- assist Yukon First Nation citizens in finding and keeping employment within the Yukon public service.
Representative Public Service Plan (RPSP)
The Representative Public Service Plan (RPSP) is a Yukon government initiative to increase aboriginal representation in the Yukon Public Service according to Yukon First Nation Land Claims Agreements.
Additional Information on Programs Available to Yukon First Nations People in Yukon Government
- First Nation Training Corp (FNTC)
An employement training program provided by Yukon Public Service Commission. - Representative Public Service Plan (RPSP)
RPSP is a Yukon government initiative to increase aboriginal representation in the Yukon Public Service according to Yukon First Nation Land Claims Agreements. - Temporary Assignments between First Nation and Yukon governments
Temporary assignments foster mutual understanding of the workplace and build and enhance the self-government capacity of Yukon First Nation governments. - Workplace Diversity Employment Office - Yukon First Nation Services
Description of services available through the Workplace Diversity Employment Office.
Contact WDEO Yukon First Nation Services
Physical Address:
Workplace Diversity Employment Office
Main Floor, Yukon Government Administration Building
2071 - 2nd Avenue
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 1B2
Mailing Address:
Workplace Diversity Employment Office
Yukon First Nation Services
P.O. Box 3704
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 2C6
Email: wdeo@gov.yk.ca
Phone/Fax:
Toll Free in Yukon: 1-800-661-0408 extension 5898
Fax: 867-456-3973
TDD: 867-667-5864