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Yukon Assisted Living, Retirement
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Yukon Seniors and Senior Housing

Programs and Services for Yukon Seniors

Seniors' Home and Yard Maintenance Program

Funded by Yukon Housing Corporation and delivered in Whitehorse by the Yukon Council on Aging, this referral program matches seniors with basic home and yard maintenance needs with community residents registered to provide these services. The program is aimed at seniors who are living independently but have difficulty paying commercial rates for basic home and yard upkeep.

People interested in providing services must pass a security-clearance check before they are placed on the official registry of approved service-providers.

Payment arrangements between the senior and worker are privately negotiated. It is the responsibility of the parties to finalize the terms of payment before work begins. Services rates are generally in the $20 per hour range.

Need more information on this program?
Call the Yukon Council on Aging at (867) 668-3383 between 12:30pm-4:30pm Monday through Friday, or the Seniors Home and Yard Maintenance Program at (867) 667-4357 between 9 am and 1 pm Monday through Friday. Both offices are located at: 4061B 4th Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon.

Senior's Lending Library

Yukon Housing Corporation has established a public resource library of materials for use by all persons and organizations interested in seniors' housing issues. Resources include books, reports, publications and videos covering a broad range of topics. The library is housed within the Corporation's head office in Whitehorse.

Current Resource List

Need more information or have suggestions for library additions? Call, visit or email us!

Seniors' Social Housing

Yukon Housing Corporation's Social Housing Program works to assist community residents most in need of affordable, suitable and accessible housing. Housing allocations are made on the basis of applicant need and unit availability.

Need more information on this program? We welcome your call or visit or send us an email including your daytime telephone number - a Housing Manager/Tenant Relations Officer will return your call.

Social Housing

Yukon Housing Corporation's social housing program is for individuals, families and seniors "in need" who cannot secure affordable, adequate and suitable housing on the private housing market. Low cost rental housing stock exists in Whitehorse and nine rural Yukon communities. Social housing unit rent is 25% of total household income before deductions.

Social housing decisions are made on the basis of applicant need and unit availability. At the local level, these decisions are the responsibility of the local Community Housing Boards or the Whitehorse Housing Authority, as applicable. Housing Managers operating out of the local community Housing Offices are responsible for the day-to-day administration of the local social housing program.

As of January 2007, Yukon Housing Corporation has introduced changes to its policies on how applicants for social housing are assessed.

These amendments are to recognize that some applicants have needs and situations that distinguish them from other applicants. As noted in the 2004 report: Evaluation of the Social Housing Program, the Yukon’s demographic is changing due to an aging population while other contributing factors may influence those seeking social housing services. These influences include; rural seniors seeking housing for medical reasons; victims of violence and abuse seeking accommodation away from abusers and those experiencing mobility challenges in their existing accommodations.

YHC Priority Housing Assessment Policies as of January 2007

Yukon Housing Corporation administers three distinct social housing programs:

1. Private Non-Profit Housing: (Whitehorse)

Gateway Housing - a 39-unit seniors' apartment complex;
Kaushee's Transition Home - 24-beds and 5 second-stage housing units

2. Rent Supplement:

Subsidizes rents in eligible private rental dwellings. There are 35 units in Whitehorse including 6 with the Whitehorse Co-op.

3. Public Not-for-Profit Housing:

The more widely-known social housing in the Yukon:

Community	# of Social Housing Units
Carcross Carmacks Dawson City Faro Haines Junction Mayo Ross River Teslin Watson Lake Whitehorse (includes Rent Supplement) Total	6 18 66 4 13 19 16 13 33 330 518

Need more information on the Social Housing Program? We welcome your call or visit or send us an email including your daytime telephone number - a Program Officer or Housing Manager will return your call.

More Resources for Yukon Seniors

Housing Resources for Seniors in Yukon