Yukon unveils nomination allocation breakdown for 2025
Yukon has shared details on its plans to distribute its limited PR nomination slots for 2025.
In an email to CIC News, a representative for the territory shared how the Yukon Nominee Program (YNP) plans to distribute its 2025 nominations:
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| Category | Number of nominations |
|---|---|
| Invitations to apply being sent in 2025 | 152 |
| Carryover applications from 2024 that align with priorities | 55 |
| Remaining available slots reserved for regulated healthcare positions | 8 |
| Total allocation from IRCC for 2025 | 215 |
Like most provinces and territories, the Yukon saw its PR nomination allocation slashed by 50% this year. This left the territory with 215 spots for 2025.
With greater demand from Yukon employers than its supply of nomination spaces, the territory moved to an Expression of Interest (EOI) system, under which employers submit EOIs for workers, and the YNP sends out invitations to the highest priority nominee candidates.
Yukon employers who have not yet submitted an EOI may need to wait until 2026 to do so.
On May 23, the territory announced that it had received “more submissions aligned with the 2025 priorities than the number of available nomination spots.”
In an email to CIC News, a Yukon representative confirmed that the YNP is unlikely to have another Expression of Interest (EOI) intake period in 2025, as it has met its intake requirements.
“Following the recent EOI intake, we received more eligible submissions than we have nomination slots. These submissions make up our EOI pool. At this time, we don’t anticipate having another EOI intake in 2025,” the representative said.
The territory has already begun sending out 2025 invitations to apply for territorial nomination.
Those who have not received an invitation to apply (ITA) may still receive one later in the year, as additional ITAs could be issued from the existing pool, depending on the application approval rate.
About YNP’s New EOI system
Prior to the advent of the new EOI system this year, employers did not need to receive ITAs.
Instead, employers could apply directly to the YNP for nomination of their foreign workers, and if the application was successful, the foreign national would receive a territorial nomination, with which they could apply to the federal government for PR.
In Dec of 2024, the government of Yukon announced plans to hold future intakes quarterly, while maintaining the direct application process.
But this was before the territory saw its nomination allocation cut.
In response to the reduction in its allocation of nominations, Yukon introduced an EOI system for PR nominations earlier this year, and opened its intake period for EOIs from March 31, 2025, to April 22, 2025.
Whom is Yukon prioritizing in 2025?
The YNP is giving priority to applicants who previously received temporary measure letters of support.
These letters were issued to foreign nationals already living in Yukon, whose employers were prepared to nominate them for PR through the YNP in 2025 or 2026.
Once those priority applicants are considered, the remaining nomination spaces will be filled through a random draw from qualifying submissions.
Qualifying submissions include
- Those holder letters of support;
- Foreign nationals who have lived and worked in Yukon for at least one year;
- Graduates of Yukon University; and
- French-speaking individuals.
Temporary letters of support for nominee candidates
On 14 March, 2025, the territory announced measures to provide work permits to foreign workers in Yukon with work permits expiring in 2025.
Under these measures, a foreign worker in Yukon could apply for a territorial support letter for a Yukon-specific work permit valid for up to two years.
To be eligible, foreign workers needed their employer to plan to support them as a territorial nominee for 2025 or 2026, in addition to meeting several other requirements.
The intake period to apply for these support letters was March 19, 2025 through to April 2, 2025.
This measure was put in place under the federal government’s temporary public policy to facilitate work permits for provincial nominee candidates.
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