Yukon unveils nomination allocation breakdown for 2025. Below is how the Yukon Nominee Program plans to distribute its 2025 nominations:
| 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 applicants.
Yukon employers who have not yet submitted an EOI might need to wait until 2026 to do so.
On May 23, the territory declared that it had obtained ‘more submissions aligned with the 2025 priorities than the number of available nomination spots’.
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.
The representative stated that following the recent EOI intake, they obtained more eligible submissions than they had nomination slots. These submissions make up the EOI pool. They further said that they don’t anticipate having another EOI intake in 2025.
The territory has already begun sending out invitations to apply for territorial nomination.
Those who have not obtained an invitation to apply might still obtain one late 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
Yukon unveils nomination allocation breakdown for 2025. Well, prior to the advent of the new EOI system this year, employers did not need to obtain ITAs.
Instead, employers could apply directly to the YNP for the nomination of their foreign workers, and if the application was successful, the foreign national would obtain a territorial nomination, with which they could apply to the federal government for PR.
In December 2024, the Yukon government declared plans to hold future intakes quarterly while maintaining the direct application process.
However, 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 obtained temporary measure letters of support.
These letters were issued to foreign nationals already residing in Yukon, whose employers were prepared to nominate them for PR via the YNP in 2025 or 2026.
Once those priority applicants are considered, the remaining nomination spaces will be filled through a random draw of 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
- French-speaking individuals
Temporary Letters Of Support For Nominee Applicants
Yukon unveils nomination allocation breakdown for 2025. On March 14, 2025, the territory declared 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.
In order to be eligible, foreign workers needed their employer to plan to support them as territorial nominees for 2025 or 2026, in addition to meeting several other requirements.
The intake period to apply for these support letters was from March 19, 2025, through April 2, 2025.
This measure was implemented under the federal government’s temporary public policy to facilitate work permits for provincial nominee applicants.
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