Territorial
Commissioner
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor General
- Exact method
- Appointed by order of the Governor in Council (the Governor General on the advice of the federal cabinet) under the Yukon Act, S.C. 2002, c. 7, s. 4; plays the role a Lieutenant Governor plays in a province (gives assent to bills, swears in the Premier and ministers, summons and dissolves the Assembly). Usually a five-year term.
- Chosen by
- Governor General
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
- Adeline Webber Report Source: yukon.ca, checked
Sources
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked territorial: Yukon Act, s. 4 (appointment by Governor in Council) and s. 11; role described at https://yukon.ca/en/commissionerofyukon/about. For: Commissioner
- yukon.ca · checked territorial: Office of the Commissioner of Yukon: "The Commissioner of Yukon is the Honourable Adeline Webber. She's the Yukon's 37th Commissioner." (checked 2026-10-11). Appointment: Prime Minister's release of 31 May 2023 (https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/node/46348), five-year term. She swore in the Dixon cabinet on 22 Nov 2025 (yukon.ca release 25-444). For: Adeline Webber, current term