Events
Learn about the events the Commissioner of Yukon attends and hosts each year.
Annual Events
Each year, the Commissioner attends the following events:
January – Commissioner's New Year's Levee, Family Literacy Day
February – Arctic Inspiration Awards, Yukon Quest, Sourdough Rendezvous
March – Arctic Winter Games (every 2 years), BC/ Yukon Life Saving Ceremony
April – Vancouver Yukoners’ Association Annual Banquet, Yukon Youth Parliament
May – Minister of Justice Community Safety Awards, Journee de la Francophonie Yukonnaise
June – National Indigenous Peoples Day
July – Canada Day
August – Cadet Graduation, Outstanding Youth Achievement Awards, Commissioner's Picnic
September – Culture Days, United Way Pancake Breakfast, Whitehorse-Lancieux Friendship
October – presentation of the first poppy
November – Remembrance Day activities, Vice-Regal Conference (2021)
December – Annual Christmas Open House
Find information about inviting the Commissioner to your event.
Commissioner's New Year's Levee
The Commissioner's New Year's Levee is held each year on January 1 in Whitehorse. The event includes award presentations and musical performances followed by a catered reception.
Date: Friday, January 1, 2021 from 2 p.m to 2:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual
Audience: all ages
Cost: free
Commissioner's Tea
The annual Commissioner's Tea is co-hosted by Parks Canada and the IODE on the lawns of the grand Commissioner's Residence in Dawson City, Yukon.
Date: TBD
Location: lawns of the Commissioner's Residence in Dawson City, Yukon
Audience: this is an all age event and the public is welcome to attend
Cost: free
Commissioner's Picnic
The Commissioner's Ball will not happen for 2021. Instead join us for the Commissioner's Picnic held on Discovery Day weekend in Dawson City. This is a FREE family friendly event.
Date: August 14, 2021 from 1 p.m to 4:30 p.m.
Location: on the grounds of the Commissioner's Residence, Dawson City, Yukon
Audience: all ages
Come enjoy an afternoon with the Commissiner and picnic on the grounds of the Commissioner's Residence. Enjoy a game of croquet or bocce ball with your safe bubble on the grounds of Fort Herchmer. Event will adhere to COVID protocols.
Contact
To contact the Commissioner’s office phone 867-667-5121, email commissionersoffice@yukon.ca or visit 412 Main Street, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 4V4.