Start a business in Yukon.
Registration with the Corporate Affairs, Department of Community Services, 5% sales tax, Yukon Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board, licences, bank account and Yukon Nominee Program business plans. Here is how it works and what we do for you.
- Capital · cities
- Whitehorse (capital) · Dawson City, Watson Lake, Haines Junction
- Statute
- Business Corporations Act (Yukon)
- Name search
- NUANS report (Yukon)
- Sales tax
- 5% combined: 5% GST
- Workers’ compensation
- Yukon Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board
- Business immigration
- Yukon Nominee Program: Yukon Business Nominee Program (YBNP)
- Business support
- Yukon Economic Development, Business and Industry Development · däna Näye Ventures
What makes Yukon different.
Yukon has no territorial sales tax, a strong tourism and mining economy centred on Whitehorse, and the Yukon Business Nominee Program for entrepreneurs who invest and operate a business locally. Corporations and business names are registered with Corporate Affairs at Community Services.
We handle the NUANS report, incorporation or business name registration, CRA accounts, Yukon WSCB registration and your YBNP business plan, then run your bookkeeping and payroll remotely so that Dawson City and Watson Lake are as easy to serve as Whitehorse.
- Incorporations and business names are filed with Corporate Affairs; extra-territorial registration applies to companies formed elsewhere.
- No territorial sales tax; GST at 5% once registered.
- The Yukon Business Nominee Program requires a business plan, a minimum investment and active management of the business.
- Employers register with the Yukon Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board.
- Annual returns are filed with Corporate Affairs each year.
Popular with newcomers here: Tourism and outfitting, Mining and exploration services, Construction, Hospitality and food, Retail, Technology and remote services.
How to start a business in Yukon.
The sequence matters: a bank will not open the account before the registration exists, and CRA cannot issue accounts before the Business Number. We run the steps in order.
Plan the business
Confirm the idea, the market and the money. If you are applying through the Yukon Nominee Program, this is where the business plan is written.
Business plansChoose the structure and the name
Sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation, Yukon or federal. Name search: NUANS report (Yukon).
Registration & incorporationRegister with the Corporate Affairs, Department of Community Services
File the registration or articles of incorporation under the Business Corporations Act (Yukon). Federal corporations register extra-provincially here as well.
Get your CRA Business Number and tax accounts
Business Number with GST/HST (5% GST), payroll and corporate tax accounts. No provincial sales tax. You charge 5% GST once registered.
Register as an employer
Register with Yukon Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board when you hire, set up payroll deductions and remittances, and issue T4s each February.
Payroll & taxLicences, permits and bank account
Municipal business licence and industry permits (BizPaL lists them), then the business bank account with the registration documents in hand.
Bank accountsBrand, website and launch
Logo, signage, Google Business Profile, business email and website, so the business looks established from day one.
Branding & signsKeep it running and in good standing
Monthly bookkeeping, sales tax returns, payroll, the T2 or T1 at year-end, and the annual return with the Corporate Affairs, Department of Community Services.
ComplianceEvery business solution, delivered remotely in Yukon.
From Whitehorse to Haines Junction, the same eight service lines, with the Yukon rules handled for you.
Business Registration & Incorporation
Sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation, federal or provincial, in all 13 provinces and territories.
Make it official. Anywhere in Canada. 02 · PlanBusiness Plans for Immigration, Banks & Investors
Canada and USA immigration business plans, bank and BDC loan plans, investor pitch decks and financial projections.
A plan that opens doors. 03 · BankBusiness Bank Accounts
Open your business account at any Canadian bank or credit union, with the paperwork prepared and the appointment booked.
Open for business. Literally. 04 · CountAccounting, Bookkeeping & Tax
Monthly bookkeeping, payroll, GST/HST, T1 personal and T2 corporate returns, financial statements and CRA support.
Books that balance. Filings on time. 05 · BrandBranding, Marketing, Social Media & Signs
Logo and identity, business cards and print, storefront and vehicle signs, social media, Google Business Profile and ads.
Look established from day one. 06 · BuildIT & Digital Solutions
Domain and business email, website and online store, booking and POS, accounting and CRM software, cloud and security basics.
Your business, online by launch day. 07 · RunVirtual Assistance & Office Support
Inbox and calendar, appointments, customer follow-ups, data entry, document preparation and the back office, monthly.
A back office without the overhead. 08 · KeepCompliance, Corporate Changes & Closing
Annual returns, director and address changes, name changes, extra-provincial registrations, licences, dissolutions and wind-downs.
Stay in good standing. Change with confidence.Business plans for the Yukon Nominee Program.
We write the plan to the stream’s criteria (investment, job creation, location, your experience) in the format the program expects, working directly with your licensed immigration consultant or lawyer, who manages the application. We do not provide immigration advice.
Yukon Nominee Program
- Yukon Business Nominee Program (YBNP)
Federal pathways that also apply
- Start-up Visa (SUV)
- Intra-Company Transfer (ICT)
- C11 entrepreneur and self-employed work permits
- Owner-operator and LMIA-supported plans
Program names, streams and intake status change; your consultant confirms what is open before we start the plan.
Starting a business in Yukon: questions we hear most
Short answers. For anything specific to your situation, book a consultation and we will walk through it.
How do I start a business in Yukon?
Order a NUANS report, file your incorporation or business name with Corporate Affairs, set up your CRA Business Number and GST and payroll accounts, register with the Yukon WSCB if you hire, and get a City of Whitehorse or municipal licence where required. We complete it all.
What is the Yukon Business Nominee Program?
A territorial pathway for entrepreneurs who invest in and actively manage a Yukon business, first on a work permit and later with nomination. The business plan is central; we prepare it with your consultant.
Is there sales tax in Yukon?
Only the 5% federal GST; there is no territorial sales tax.
Do you serve businesses outside Whitehorse?
Yes. Everything is remote and document-based, so the whole territory receives the same service.
Start a business in another province or territory.
Expanding from Yukon to a second province? That is an extra-provincial registration; we file it and keep both in good standing.
Starting in Yukon? Tell us what you are opening.
One short call, then a written scope with our fee and the government fees listed separately. Registration, bank account, books and brand can all be one scope.