Yukon.

• Author: Kolody, Linda
• Position: Legislative Reports

The 2015 Fall Sitting of the First Session of the 33rd Legislative Assembly began on October 22 and adjourned on December 15, after 29 sitting days.

Assent

During the course of the Sitting, a total of eight government bills were assented to by Yukon Commissioner Doug Phillips or (on one occasion) by Yukon Administrator Gerald Isaac:

* Bill No. 19, Fourth Appropriation Act, 2014-15

* Bill No. 20, Second Appropriation Act, 2015-16

* Bill No. 89, Act to Amend the Municipal Act

* Bill No. 90, Land Titles Act, 2015

* Bill No. 91, Act to Amend the Elections Act and the Electoral District Boundaries Act

* Bill No. 92, Act to Amend the Travel for Medical Treatment Act

* Bill No. 93, Act to Amend the Oil and Gas Act

* Bill No. 94, Act to Amend the Education Act

Elections Act and Electoral District Boundaries Act amendments

The Act to Amend the Elections Act and the Electoral District Boundaries Act, as outlined in Yukon's preceding Legislative Report, implements a major revision of key aspects of Yukon's electoral law. The revisions are based upon recommendations contained in a report by Yukon's Chief Electoral Officer, Lori McKee.

Yukon does not have a fixed date for its general elections. The current Legislative Assembly was elected on October 11, 2011 and will dissolve by law on October 14, 2016. However, in keeping with parliamentary practice, it is anticipated that the Premier will ask the Commissioner to dissolve the Legislative Assembly prior to that date.

United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 21)

Yukon's delegation to COP 21, which took place in Paris November 30th-December 14th, included Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski, Official Opposition Leader Liz Hanson, Third Party Leader Sandy Silver, and Council of Yukon First Nations Grand Chief Ruth Massie. Ms. Hanson, Mr. Silver, and Grand Chief Massie joined the delegation at the invitation of the Premier.

Territorial funding formula change

The current Territorial Formula Financing (TFF), through which the Government of Canada allocates funds to Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, is two years into a five-year funding agreement. In December, 2015, the federal government revealed that technical changes to the way that Statistics Canada...