Economic Development Strategy

The City of Whitehorse initiated the development of a new Economic Development Strategy in 2024, following the completion of the City’s previous Community Economic Development Strategy, which guided economic initiatives from 2015 to 2020. The new strategy is intended to help shape the City’s role in supporting a resilient, diverse, and sustainable local economy over the coming years.

To inform this work, the City engaged with stakeholders and rightsholders and conducted a jurisdictional scan to better understand local priorities, challenges, and opportunities. Insights from these activities have contributed to the creation of a draft strategy, which is now in the final stages of review before being presented to Council for consideration.

This page will continue to provide updates on the steps the strategy is going through as it moves toward completion.