Yukon: Business and government leaders parse through Yukon’s new procurement policy

22 Feb 19: Perhaps the biggest two takeaways from the Yukon government’s new procurement policy are welcoming First Nations into the fold of the process and defining what makes a business. To be considered a business currently, two stipulations, like employing Yukoners or owning property in the territory, must be met. The updated policy says that businesses are expected to hit three of the following: be subject to territorial income tax, registered under the Business Corporations Act or the Partnership and Business Name Act.