| Project Name | Municipal Cost Index Analysis |
| Year | 2011 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An analysis of cost factors which could form an alternate proxy more reflective of cost increases faced by rural Yukon municipalities than the consumer price index for Whitehorse. |
| Project Name | City of Whitehorse Property Tax Revenue Model |
| Year | 2008 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Development of a property tax revenue model that identifies and weights the key drivers of changes in aggregate assessed property values designed to forecast annual property tax revenues. |
| Project Name | City of Whitehorse Property Tax Assessment Analysis |
| Year | 2014 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Explanatory analysis of four property tax-related issues which have been the topic of recent discussion in the Whitehorse community. |
| Project Name | City of Whitehorse Building Consolidation Project |
| Year | 2014 |
| Client Sector | Private |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Analysis of qualitative economic factors for a business case analysis of the consolidation of municipal buildings in Whitehorse. |
| Project Name | Downtown Development Incentives Assessment |
| Year | 2015 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An assessment of potential incentives to facilitate the continued development of underdeveloped properties in Downtown Whitehorse. |
| Project Name | City of Whitehorse Local Procurement Analysis |
| Year | 2017 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An analysis of City of Whitehorse local procurement patterns based on transaction-level accounts payable data and an assessment of potential barriers to doing business with the City of Whitehorse. |
| Project Name | City of Whitehorse Housing Role Gap Analysis |
| Year | 2013 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A gap analysis that illustrates the City of Whitehorse's current place in the housing field and identifies whether a valid role exists for the City of Whitehorse to help ensure that housing is attainable for Whitehorse residents. |
| Project Name | Yukon Quest Business Plan |
| Year | 2008 |
| Client Sector | Private |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Economic research support for the development of a Business Plan for the Yukon Quest 1000 Mile Sled Dog Race. |
| Project Name | Tourism and Visitor Development in Downtown Whitehorse |
| Year | 2012 |
| Client Sector | Not-for-Profit |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Identification of opportunities to generate more tourism and visitor revenue for Main Street Yukon business members. |
| Project Name | Youth Recruitment and Retention Strategy |
| Year | 2013 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Analysis and recommended actions designed to overcome the systemic underrepresentation of young employees and help ensure the long-term sustainability of the Yukon Public Service. |
| Project Name | Yukon Foreign Qualification Recognition Analysis |
| Year | 2016 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An investigation and analysis of the current state of foreign qualification recognition practices and programming in professions for which recently arrived immigrant Yukoners may be qualified to work in their home country but not in the Yukon. |
| Project Name | Information for Director’s/Reference Document Compendium |
| Year | 2003 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An orientation handbook and a searchable CD compilation of essential documents for the Board of Directors of a Yukon crown corporation. |
| Project Name | Opportunity Analysis of the R-16A Site for a Land Treatment Facility |
| Year | 2016 |
| Client Sector | Indigenous Nation |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An independent opportunity analysis of a land treatment facility located on Kwanlin Dun First Nation community lands. |
| Project Name | Perspectives on Economic Development in Yukon |
| Year | 2012 |
| Client Sector | Not-for-Profit |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Presentation at EDAC's Year 1 Conference designed to stimulate thinking on some of the "bigger picture" issues relevant to Yukon's economic development potential. |
| Project Name | Yukon Energy, Mines and Resources Five Year Strategic Plan |
| Year | 2010 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Facilitation of a series of visioning sessions with senior management, input synthesis and drafting of a five-year strategic plan. |
| Project Name | City of Whitehorse Economy at a Glance |
| Year | 2009 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A summary analysis of City of Whitehorse demographics, labour force and economic structure prepared to accompany the development of a strategic plan. |
| Project Name | Whitehorse Food Bank Data Analysis |
| Year | 2017 |
| Client Sector | Not-for-Profit |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Data mining and visualization of Whitehorse Food Bank client use data contained in a Link2Feed database. |
| Project Name | KDFN Real Estate Market Analysis |
| Year | 2011 |
| Client Sector | Indigenous Nation |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An analysis of the market trends relating to demand for residential, commercial, industrial and institutional property in the City of Whitehorse and identification of future land development opportunities for the Kwanlin Dun First Nation. |
| Project Name | Conceptual Framework for a New Comprehensive Municipal Grant Formula |
| Year | 2012 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A synthesis of the efforts of the Comprehensive Municipal Grant Working Group to design an alternative approach to calculating transfer funding for Yukon municipalities. Design of an interactive spreadsheet model. |
| Project Name | Third-party Proposal Review |
| Year | 2011 |
| Client Sector | Not-for-Profit |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An opportunities review of an acquisition proposal submitted to the Dakwakada Development Corporation. |
| Project Name | Community Economic Development Plan |
| Year | 2012 |
| Client Sector | Indigenous Nation |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Based on three rounds of community consultations, a plan and template for Champagne and Aishihik First Nations to move further along the path of self-reliance by pro-actively responding to economic development projects initiated by both CAFN Citizens and proponents external to CAFN. |
| Project Name | Yukon Energy State of Play |
| Year | 2018 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A sector overview report prepared to provide a current understanding of all aspects of the Yukon’s energy sector and used to inform Yukon government officials and partners in the development of an Integrated Yukon Strategy on Climate Change, Energy and the Green Economy. |
| Project Name | AYC Mortgage Analysis |
| Year | 2018 |
| Client Sector | Not-for-Profit |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An alternatives analysis which compares four lump sum payment scenarios and identifies the financial implications of each scenario, intended to facilitate discussion by the AYC Board of Directors on whether to make a lump sum mortgage payment in December 2018 and, if required, amend AYC’s Financial Reserves Policy. |
| Project Name | Identification of Western Arctic Region Economic Opportunities |
| Year | 2018 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An examination of economic opportunities in the Western Arctic Region prepared to ensure proper consideration of a place-based perspective in Canada’s new Arctic Policy Framework. The regional development potential in the Western Arctic Region is delineated according to three evolutionary stages and recommendations for innovative actions that could be taken by Global Affairs Canada and other federal departments are presented. |
| Project Name | Yukon Government Scoping Analysis for First Nation Settlement Land Development |
| Year | 2018 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | The scoping analysis sets out parameters and options for the development of leasehold interests on Settlement Land in Yukon and is intended to serve as a reference point for continued collaborative discussions among the Yukon Government, Yukon First Nations and municipalities. |
| Project Name | Yukon Fuel Oil Tax Act Modernization Initiative: Comparative Analysis with NWT, Alberta and British Columbia |
| Year | 2018 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Comparative analysis designed to provide a starting point for engagement with Yukon vendors and distributors on modernizing fuel tax collection and administration in Yukon. The comparative analysis was drafted according to common elements of the fuel tax statutes and regulations in the Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Alberta and British Columbia. |
| Project Name | Yukon Energy Corporation “Big Picture” Analysis |
| Year | 2018 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A series of 15 “explainers” that present the key issues facing the Yukon Energy Corporation prepared to seed Board-level discussion for the development of a new five-year Strategic Plan. |
| Project Name | Assessment of Economic Potential for the Yukon North Slope (Eastern Section) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Client Sector | Indigenous Nation |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A report describing the presence and known potential of renewable and non-renewable resources of the Eastern Section of the Yukon's North Slope, including minerals, oil, gas and conservation-based economic opportunities such as tourism and environmental management. |
| Project Name | Teslin Boundary Expansion Financial and Local Services Analysis |
| Year | 2020 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A financial and local services analysis of the implications of a proposed municipal boundary expansion that considered changes to four existing balances: fiscal, First Nation sovereignty, community cohesion and future development potential. |
| Project Name | Economic Development Program Design |
| Year | 2003 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Preliminary designs of the funding methods, delivery mechanisms and reporting frameworks for three new economic development programs. |
| Project Name | Demographic and Economic Analysis of Whitehorse Housing Demand |
| Year | 2009 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Identification and description of the demographic and economic factors thought to drive the demand for residential property in the City of Whitehorse together with the development of a series of scenarios that illustrate the application of the demographic and economic factors. |
| Project Name | Demographic and Economic Analysis of Whitehorse Housing Demand: 2018 Update |
| Year | 2018 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An update of the demographic and economic factors that drive the demand for residential property in the City of Whitehorse. Prepared to inform the 2020 update to the City of Whitehorse's Official Community Plan. |
| Project Name | Economic Scan and Assessment of Potential for Development |
| Year | 2009 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Research to inform the preparation of a Regional Economic Development Plan for Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Traditional Territory including a scan of social, demographic and economic opportunities and an assessment of the potential for development in the communication, culture, transportation, agriculture, energy, renewable and non-renewable resources and tourism sectors. |
| Project Name | City of Whitehorse Property Tax Analysis |
| Year | 2010 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Analysis of historical property tax and user fee levies in the City of Whitehorse in comparison with other Canadian municipalities. |
| Project Name | Yukon Municipal Finance Research |
| Year | 2011 |
| Client Sector | Not-for-Profit |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Collection of administrative data from eight Yukon municipalities and analysis of historical Comprehensive Municipal Grant funding patterns. |
| Project Name | 2007 Canada Winter Games Business Investor Study |
| Year | 2006 |
| Client Sector | Not-for-Profit |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Survey design and reporting for a telephone survey (n=100) of 'Canadian business opinion leaders’ undertaken to inform a national marketing campaign for the 2007 Canada Winter Games targeted to potential northern investors. |
| Project Name | Alaska Canada Rail Link Project Feasibility Study |
| Year | 2006 |
| Client Sector | Private |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Development of traffic data for regional resupply via all surface modes inbound to Yukon and for forestry projects outbound from the Yukon and Northern British Columbia in support of a feasibility study for a rail link connecting the Alaska Railroad to the continental North American rail system. |
| Project Name | Suspension or Reduction of Workers’ Compensation Guideline Development |
| Year | 2005 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Background research to inform the development of an administrative guideline which ensures appropriate administration of the benefit suspension and reduction provisions of current Yukon workers’ compensation legislation. |
| Project Name | Broadband Opportunity Identification for Rural Yukon Businesses |
| Year | 2005 |
| Client Sector | Not-for-Profit |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Identification of opportunities and bandwidth-related barriers for the use of high-speed internet applications by businesses in rural Yukon communities. |
| Project Name | Pathways to Prosperity Discussion Brief |
| Year | 2006 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Preparation of a discussion brief designed to launch discussion about the Yukon’s desired economic future through articulation of a long-term vision for the Yukon economy and strategic outcomes in support of the vision. |
| Project Name | Eco-wellness Spa Breakeven Model |
| Year | 2005 |
| Client Sector | Private |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Design and construction of a break-even model for the financial evaluation of a proposed eco-wellness spa at the Takhini Hotsprings. |
| Project Name | A New Deal, Northern Communities and Economic Development |
| Year | 2005 |
| Client Sector | Not-for-Profit |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An assessment of how the federal Northern Strategy can be applied to facilitate achievement of the “New Deal” objectives of enhanced community prosperity and well being in northern municipalities championed by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. |
| Project Name | Sectoral Strategies Gap Assessment |
| Year | 2006 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A synthesis of a series of sector-focused economic development strategies and an assessment of their applicability to the Yukon’s current economic development strategy. |
| Project Name | Yukon Business Survey Review |
| Year | 2009 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Expert advice on how to improve the design and implementation of the bi-annual Yukon Business Survey. |
| Project Name | Yukon Development Corporation Dividend Policy |
| Year | 2003 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An analysis of alternate dividend payment structures for dividends paid by the Yukon Energy Corporation to the Yukon Development Corporation. |
| Project Name | Distribution and Fulfillment System Analysis |
| Year | 2004 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A business area analysis of the distribution and fulfillment system for Yukon Vacation Guides. |
| Project Name | Yukon Workers’ Compensation Act Research Series: Indexing of Benefits |
| Year | 2003 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A research paper on an issue identified for consideration in the 2003 legislative review of the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Act. |
| Project Name | Yukon Workers’ Compensation Act Research Series: The Meaning of Disability |
| Year | 2003 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A research paper on an issue identified for consideration in the 2003 legislative review of the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Act. |
| Project Name | Yukon Workers’ Compensation Act Research Series: Calculation of the Maximum Wage Rate |
| Year | 2003 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A research paper on an issue identified for consideration in the 2003 legislative review of the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Act. |
| Project Name | Yukon Workers’ Compensation Act Research Series: Deeming |
| Year | 2003 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A research paper on an issue identified for consideration in the 2003 legislative review of the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Act. |
| Project Name | Yukon Workers’ Compensation Act Research Series: Effect of Retirement on Entitlement |
| Year | 2003 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A research paper on an issue identified for consideration in the 2003 legislative review of the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Act. |
| Project Name | Yukon Workers’ Compensation Act Research Series: Adequacy of System for Spouses |
| Year | 2003 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A research paper on an issue identified for consideration in the 2003 legislative review of the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Act. |
| Project Name | Combined Administration of the Workers’ Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act |
| Year | 2003 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An assessment of the effectiveness and appropriateness of combined administration by the Yukon Workers’ Compensation Health and Safety Board of the Workers’ Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act. |
| Project Name | Northern Residents Travel Deduction Tax Cost Analysis |
| Year | 2000 |
| Client Sector | Not-for-Profit |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An analysis of the tax cost of the travel portion of the northern residents personal income tax deduction. |
| Project Name | Tagish Local Area Plan Demographic and Economic Analysis |
| Year | 2015 |
| Client Sector | Private |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | Baseline demographic and economic analysis prepared to inform the development of the Tagish Local Area Plan. |
| Project Name | Fox Lake Land Use Plan |
| Year | 2014 |
| Client Sector | Private |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | An analysis of demographic trends, economic potential and market conditions prepared to inform the development of the Fox Lake Local Area Plan. |
| Project Name | Alternative Revenue Options for the City of Whitehorse |
| Year | 2013 |
| Client Sector | Public |
| Focus Area | Planning and Opportunity Identification |
| Description | A scan of alternative revenue sources currently being used or considered by municipal governments in other jurisdictions. |