Whitehorse Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan

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The City of Whitehorse and the Government of Yukon are working in partnership to develop a Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan for Whitehorse. This will be the first city-wide plan focused on improving safety and wellbeing for residents throughout the city. It will complement and enhance existing initiatives focused on improving safety in the downtown core, including the Government of Yukon's Downtown Whitehorse Safety Response Action Plan.

With support from the Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative (ACSPI) and the Canadian Centre for Safer Communities (CCFSC), the City of Whitehorse and the Government of Yukon will develop a multi-year action plan focused on proactive actions to reduce risk, vulnerability and harm throughout Whitehorse. This will be the first time ACSPI and CCFSC have collaborated on a Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan.

The Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan for Whitehorse will identify local safety concerns, prioritize actions to address them and outline strategies to improve overall safety and wellbeing throughout the community. The planning process is expected to take approximately 18 months to complete. However, actions and solutions will be implemented throughout the planning process as they are identified. As part of the planning process, the City and Government of Yukon, together with ACSPI and CCFSC, will conduct research, collect data and undertake community engagement.


Updated Project Timeline (December 2025)

Due to a combination of added project activities and the temporary pause required during the territorial election, the project timeline has been revised. The updated timeline reflects the current scope of work and ensures sufficient time for meaningful engagement, data analysis, and collaborative planning. The main phases of the project are now as follows:

Phase 1: Project Setup (January to March 2025)
• Establishment of the project team
• Creation and onboarding of the Advisory Committee
• Review of existing work, documents, and previous planning efforts

Phase 2: Assessment – Existing Data (April to December 2025)
• Collection and analysis of existing and publicly available data
• ACSPI-led Indigenous engagement processes

Phase 3: Assessment – CSWB Survey (January to March 2026)
• Launch and administration of the CSWB community survey
• Analysis of survey results

Phase 4: Assessment – Community Engagement (January to June 2026)
• Broad community engagement using multiple approaches and formats
• System change survey (engagement with system-level partners)
• Identification of community priorities and potential actions

Phase 5: Validation and Final Plan Development (July to November 2026)
• Validation process with community, partners, and advisory committee
• Finalization of the CSWB Plan
• Presentations of the final plan to relevant partners and stakeholders

The City of Whitehorse and the Government of Yukon are working in partnership to develop a Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan for Whitehorse. This will be the first city-wide plan focused on improving safety and wellbeing for residents throughout the city. It will complement and enhance existing initiatives focused on improving safety in the downtown core, including the Government of Yukon's Downtown Whitehorse Safety Response Action Plan.

With support from the Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative (ACSPI) and the Canadian Centre for Safer Communities (CCFSC), the City of Whitehorse and the Government of Yukon will develop a multi-year action plan focused on proactive actions to reduce risk, vulnerability and harm throughout Whitehorse. This will be the first time ACSPI and CCFSC have collaborated on a Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan.

The Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan for Whitehorse will identify local safety concerns, prioritize actions to address them and outline strategies to improve overall safety and wellbeing throughout the community. The planning process is expected to take approximately 18 months to complete. However, actions and solutions will be implemented throughout the planning process as they are identified. As part of the planning process, the City and Government of Yukon, together with ACSPI and CCFSC, will conduct research, collect data and undertake community engagement.


Updated Project Timeline (December 2025)

Due to a combination of added project activities and the temporary pause required during the territorial election, the project timeline has been revised. The updated timeline reflects the current scope of work and ensures sufficient time for meaningful engagement, data analysis, and collaborative planning. The main phases of the project are now as follows:

Phase 1: Project Setup (January to March 2025)
• Establishment of the project team
• Creation and onboarding of the Advisory Committee
• Review of existing work, documents, and previous planning efforts

Phase 2: Assessment – Existing Data (April to December 2025)
• Collection and analysis of existing and publicly available data
• ACSPI-led Indigenous engagement processes

Phase 3: Assessment – CSWB Survey (January to March 2026)
• Launch and administration of the CSWB community survey
• Analysis of survey results

Phase 4: Assessment – Community Engagement (January to June 2026)
• Broad community engagement using multiple approaches and formats
• System change survey (engagement with system-level partners)
• Identification of community priorities and potential actions

Phase 5: Validation and Final Plan Development (July to November 2026)
• Validation process with community, partners, and advisory committee
• Finalization of the CSWB Plan
• Presentations of the final plan to relevant partners and stakeholders

  • Community Safety and Wellbeing Advisory Committee

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    The Government of Yukon and the City of Whitehorse are working in partnership to develop a Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan (CSWP). Together, we have engaged the Canadian Centre for Safer Communities (CCFSC) and the Aboriginal Community Safety Planning Initiative to support the research and engagement process, identify key priorities and actions, and draft the plan by the summer of 2026.

    Creating a Community Safety and Wellbeing Plan offers a valuable opportunity to work collaboratively with Whitehorse residents, community leaders – both formal and informal – and institutions to reduce risk factors that contribute to crime, victimization and fear of crime, as well as to increase and expand existing strengths and practices. These efforts are most effective when they build upon current initiatives and introduce innovative approaches.

    As no single organization can ensure community safety and wellbeing alone, broad participation and cross-sector collaboration are essential. To guide this work, we have established an Advisory Committee that brings together a wide range of expertise. The committee has met twice to date and will resume its work in early 2026.

    While we recognize that many individuals and groups have a stake in this work, it is not feasible to include everyone at the table. However, we are committed to broad and inclusive engagement through surveys and targeted sessions that bring many perspectives into the conversation.

    To strengthen the committee’s capacity, we are expanding its membership by inviting representatives from six additional social sectors.


    Are you interested to serve as a sector representative on the committee?

    To help you decide, here’s a brief overview of our upcoming process:

    1. A community-wide survey will be made available to all Whitehorse residents aged 18 and over.

    2. CCFSC will facilitate topic-specific sessions focused on how crime, victimization and fear of crime affect various groups (e.g., youth, seniors, 2SLGBTQ+). Some sessions involving participants who have lived and/or living experience will be led by local facilitators drawn from within the Whitehorse community.

    3. Youth in Whitehorse will be engaged through more interactive, hands-on approaches.

    Complete an application form to help us select individuals who can speak not only for their own organizations but also represent their broader area of work.

    Click here for the application form. Once completed, please send to communityplan@whitehorse.ca.

    The deadline to apply is January 7, 2026.

    Even if you do not wish to apply, the application form provides an opportunity to indicate how you would prefer to be involved moving forward, ensuring that your voice is still heard throughout this important process. You are welcome to complete only that section.

    Thank you for considering this invitation and for all that you do to help keep Whitehorse safe and thriving. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions by emailing communityplan@whitehorse.ca.


Page last updated: 01 Dec 2025, 11:01 AM