Women's Directorate

Women's Groups

Les EssentiElles

Began in 1995 with a mandate to improve the quality of life of francophone Yukon women while meeting their needs and representing their interests at the territorial and national levels. Another goal of this group is to create solidarity between French, English and First Nations women as well as with other Yukon and national organizations to improve women's conditions and to break the isolation faced by French women living in a minority setting. The group also provides listening and referral services to Francophone women in the Yukon.

Phone: 867-668-2636
Fax: 867-668-3511
Mailing Address: 302 Strickland, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2K1
Contact: Ketsia Houde and Jodi Proctor
E-mail: elles@yknet.ca

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Liard Aboriginal Women’s Society

The Liard Aboriginal Women’s Society is a non-profit organization funded by the Aboriginal Healing Foundation. Our purpose is to help heal the legacy of physical and sexual abuse in residential schools. We serve the five Kaska communities of Good Hope Lake, Fort Ware, Lower Post, Watson Lake and Ross River. We offer a variety of programs ranging from Western Psychotherapy, which includes counselling and training, to traditional healing ways including music, sweats and healing ceremonies. We have a camp at Frances Lake, on the Campbell Highway where many of our cultural activities take place.

Phone: 867-536-2097
Fax: 867-536-2810
Mailing Address: Box 3, Watson Lake, YOA 1CO
E-mail: laws@northwestel.net
Web: http://www.liardaboriginalwomen.ca

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PSAC Whitehorse and Dawson City Regional Women’s Committees (RWC)

RWCs are part of Public Service Alliance of Canada’s (PSAC) formal structure with a mandate to provide advice and advocacy on regional concerns of women represented by the union. In the Yukon, PSAC represents over 1,500 women working for the Territorial Government, Federal Government, Day Cares, Transition Home, Yukon College, Child Development Centre, Yukon Hospital Corp., Klondike Visitors’ Assoc., Yukon Energy and City of Whitehorse. The committees also provide important forums to strategize and work with coalitions from the labour and social justice community for positive change.

Phone: 867-667-2331
Fax: 867-633-5347
Mailing Address:  100-2285 2nd Ave., Whitehorse, YT  Y1A 1C9
Email:  Brohmaj@yt.sympatico.ca
Contact:  Nancy Debreceni

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Victoria Faulkner Women's Centre

The Victoria Faulkner Women’s Centre is a local non-government, non-profit organization that has been offering programming, advocacy and support to women throughout the Yukon for more than thirty years. The Centre is directed by a Coordinating Collective and is staffed by a Program Coordinator, a Women's Advocate, an Administration Assistant, and occasional project staff. 

The Advocate offers support and assists women in assessing their options and accessing information and services. The Centre organizes annual events such as International Women’s Day, Sexual Assault Prevention Month and Take Back the Night, and offers various programs such as Summer Moms and Kids, Rural Pregnant Mom Suite, Healthy Moms and Babies, art, film festival, and thematic discussions.

Drop-in hours are 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. weekdays, except on Thursdays. Drop-in hours on Thursdays are 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm, followed by an evening program. Please contact the centre for detailed information or check out our blog for up-to-date programming information. 

Phone: 867-667-2693
Fax: 867-667-7004
Mailing Address: 503 Hanson Street, Whitehorse, YT, Y1A 1Y9.
E-mail: vfwc@northwestel.net
Web: http://www.vfwc.net/
Blog : http://victoriafaulknerwomenscentre.blogspot.com/ 

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Whitehorse Aboriginal Women’s Circle

The aboriginal women of Whitehorse established themselves formally to provide an avenue in which to allow all aboriginal women a place to voice their concerns and to seek support and guidance from each another. The Whitehorse Aboriginal Women’s Circle (WAWC) officially celebrated its third anniversary in the summer of 2006. The WAWC is a non-profit society and the executive is made up of volunteer community members.  Meetings are held every first Thursday of the month the volunteer board participates in community events that promote and foster wellness and healing for all women, men, children, youth and elders in all communities. 

Phone: 867-668-7532
Mailing Address: 103-307 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2H3
E-mail: adelinewebber@northwestel.net

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Yukon Aboriginal Women's Council

Since 1983, the objectives of the Society are to:

  • advance the interests of women of Indian or Inuit ancestry in the Yukon including Status, Non-Status, Indians and Metis;
  • support and enforce the Indian Rights of the Status Indian women and the civil and human rights of all native women in the Yukon and Northern B.C.;
  • help Indian women increase their feeling of adequacy and their sense of responsibility through planning, developing and managing self-help projects;
  • encourage Indian women to assume a more positive and active part in developing skills to support their people;
  • promote and aid in the development and preservation of Indian culture, arts and handicrafts; and
  • remain non-partisan in its activities and dealings with the Government and political parties of Canada.

Phone: 867-667-6162
Fax: 867- 668-7539
Mailing Address: 103-307 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2H3
E-mail: yawc@northwestel.net
Contact: Winnie Peterson, Acting President

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Yukon Status of Women Council

The Yukon Status of Women Council is an advocacy and awareness group for women's issues, both locally and nationally. The Status has been operating for over 30 years, and is a strong lobbyist for feminist political change through political activism, public awareness, and education.

Phone: 867-667-4637
Fax: 867-667-7004
Mailing Address: 503 Hanson Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 1Y9
Contact: Charlotte Hrenchuk
E-mail: yswc@klondiker.com

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