About Us

The staff of Lotteries Yukon is responsible for assisting the Yukon Lottery Commission in managing public lotteries and maximizing the profits thereof by:

• providing information to the public regarding lottery games, prize claims, and general information on funding programs of the Yukon Lottery Corporation
• maintaining and controlling operational and administrative costs throughout the year
• offering information and advice to applicants in order to assist them with the granting process
• providing information, analysis and advice to the Commission
• maintaining the retail network by seeking out and issuing licences to new retailers to ensure that retail outlet coverage in the Yukon is optimized
• distributing lottery tickets to retail outlets
• providing direction, assistance and advice to retailers
• providing advice to the Western Canada Lottery Corporation with respect to planning and development of new lottery schemes and administrative procedures

Administrative procedures that require Government of Yukon participation and assistance in areas of finance, human resources, policy, communication, and information technology are achieved through 'shared services' of Department of Community Services, with the General Manager participating as a member of Senior Management reporting to the Deputy Minister.

Objectives of the Yukon Lottery Commission

The objectives of the Yukon Lottery Commission are:  To consolidate and increase the efficiency of all aspects of the Yukon Lottery Commission operations designated in the legislative mandate by:

• Achieving maximum profits through the efficient management of public lotteries in the Yukon.
• Allocating lottery profits for the benefit and development of sports, arts, culture and recreation in the Yukon.
• Ensuring that all eligible Yukoners have equal opportunity to apply for grants, and that grants are allocated in a consistent manner.

Our Structure

The Public Lotteries Act lays out an organizations framework for the commission:

Section 2: There shall be a Yukon Lottery Commission consisting of not more than 12 members appointed by the Executive Council Member. The term of membership is two years.

The Executive Council Member responsible for the administration of the Public Lotteries Act is Minister Jim Kenyon.

The appointment process provides for consideration of rural and gender representation, equitable First Nations representation, and appointments that provide for knowledge transfer and consistency in decision-making.

Current Yukon Lottery Commission appointees:

Name	Gender	Community
Melanie Graham – chair	Female	Whitehorse
Bernard Menelon – vice-chair	Male	Mayo
Renee Mayes	Female	Dawson City
Jenny Skelton	Female	Watson Lake
Robert Gareau	Male	Teslin
Barbara Chamberlin	Female	Whitehorse
Barbara Fred	Female	Whitehorse
Norma Davignon	Female	Whitehorse
Charlene Beauchemin	Female	Whitehorse

Section 7 of the Act empowers the commission to make rules of procedure consistent with the Act and regulations respecting:

a. The conduct of its meetings and business,
b. the records to be kept in respect of the business of the commission,
c. the custody, preservation and provision of access to the records referred to in paragraph b, and
d. any other matter that reasonably is necessary or advisable for the effective and orderly conduct of the duties of the commission.

The Yukon Lottery Commission Chairperson:

• reports to the Minister responsible
• is the spokesperson for the Commission
• approves press releases prior to release
• chairs Y.L.C. meetings
• is an ex-officio member of all sub-committees
• gives a chair’s report at regular Y.L.C. meetings
• is a member of the executive together with the vice-chair
• liaises with the General Manager of Y.L.C. operations and administration

Section 9 states: that subject to the Public Service Act, the Executive Council Member shall make provision for a secretary and other administrative support services for the commission.

The Tri-partite agreement between Government of Yukon and Western Canada Lottery Corporation requires: that a General Manager be appointed, who shall be a representative of the Commission, on such terms as the Commission shall determine, and employ or retain such additional persons as the Commission shall determine as necessary to fulfill the duties and obligation it is responsible for, pursuant to the terms of the agreement.

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Last Updated 07-Sep-2007