Health and Social Services
Senior Services - Government Support
Planning Challenges Healthy Aging Government Support Community Agencies
Abuse of Older Adults
- Seniors’ Services/Adult Protection Unit
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: Abuse of seniors/elders is most often defined as any act that harms a senior or jeopardizes his or her health or welfare. Elder abuse can take the form of financial, emotional or physical abuse, or neglect.
Location: Suite 101 – 204 Black Street, Whitehorse: Seniors Services/Adult Protection Unit Phone: (867) 456-3946
Email: adult.protection@gov.yk.ca
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Victim Services/Family Violence Prevention Unit
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: Victim Services and Family Violence Prevention unit offers support services and professional help to victims of crime and abuse.
Location: 301 Jarvis St. Phone: (867) 667-8500, Toll-free 1-800-661-0408 (ext. 8500)
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Addiction Supports
- Alcohol and Drug Services
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Phone: (867) 667-5777 Crisis Line: 1-866-980-9099
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Detox Centre
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Phone: (867) 667-8473 or from the communities 1-800-661-0408, ext 8473
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Moving on smoke-free [QuitPath]
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: Do you want to stop smoking or take steps toward becoming smoke-free, or are you simply looking for reliable information about tobacco use? No matter what you are looking for, Health Promotion has free programs to help you.
Location: 2nd Floor, 305 Jarvis St., Health Promotion Unit , Whitehorse Phone: In Whitehorse (867) 667-8393, Toll Free 1 (866) 221-8393
Email: info@quitpath.ca
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Continuing Care
- Community Day Program
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: In Whitehorse, the Community Day Program provides services and support to adults with cognitive or physical impairments and to their caregivers, making it possible for them to experience an optimum quality of life while continuing to live in the community
Phone: (867) 667-8961
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Continuing Care Facilities
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: There are three continuing care facilities in the Yukon. Copper Ridge Place and Macaulay Lodge are located in Whitehorse and McDonald Lodge provides care services in Dawson City.
Phone: (867) 667-5945
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Home Care
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: Home care helps people who are unable to fully care for themselves at home. Enables the elderly, disabled, and terminally ill to remain in their homes. Also assists families who are caring for the elderly or chronically ill at home.
Location: 3168 - 3rd Avenue, Whitehorse Phone: (867) 667-5774
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Palliative Care Program
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: Palliative care is a type of care offered to a person who is dying. It seeks to ease patients’ suffering and improve their quality of living and dying. It addresses the physical, social and spiritual needs of the patient, as well as those of the family.
Location: 109 Copper Road Phone: 867-456-6807 or 1-800-661-0408, ext. 6807
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Respite Care Services
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: Respite Care Services are available to provide short-term relief to caregivers looking after a relative or friend at home in the community. Respite services are available at all Yukon Continuing Care residential care facilities for periods of up to four weeks.
Phone: (867) 667-8961
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Financial Support
- Adult Protection and Decision-Making
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: The Adult Protection and Decision-Making provides a range of tools to assist adults (19 and older) who have some diminished ability to make their own decisions.
Location: Senior Services: #101-204 Black Street Phone: 456-3946
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Pioneer Utility Grant
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: Pioneer Utility Grant helps eligible people 65 and over with home heating costs.
Location: 3168 3rd Avenue, Whitehorse Phone: (867) 667-5137 or (867) 1-800-661-0408, local 5137
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Social Assistance
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: Social Assistance provides seniors in need with allowances for items of basic need ( i.e. food, shelter, clothing, incidentals, healthcare, etc.) and supplementary needs (i.e. winter clothing, houshold furnishings, etc.)
Location: 3168 3rd Avenue, Whitehorse Y1A 2C6 Phone: (867) 667-5674
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Yukon Seniors Income Supplement
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: The Yukon government provides an income supplement of up to $200 monthly to low income seniors 65 years and over who are also receiving the federal old age security (OAS) and guaranteed income supplement (GIS).
Location: 3168 3rd Avenue Phone: 667-5674 or 1-800-661-0408 ext. 5674
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
First Nations
- Assisted Living Program
- Service Provider: Federal Government
Description: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada's (INAC) Assisted Living Program for First Nations People helps First Nations people with functional limitations (because of age, health problems or disability), to maintain their independence, to maximize their level of functioning, and to live in conditions of health and safety.
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- Service Provider: Federal Government
- Reaching Out: A Guide to Communicating with Aboriginal Seniors
- Service Provider: Federal Government
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- Service Provider: Federal Government
Health Services
- Chronic Disease Program
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: The Chronic Disease and Disability Benefits Program provides benefits for Yukon residents who have a chronic disease or a serious functional disability.
Location: 4th floor, Financial Plaza Phone: 867-667-5092 or 1-800-661-0408, local 5092 (Yukon only)
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Extended Health Care Benefits
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: The Pharmacare and Extended Benefits program is designed to assist registered senior citizens with the cost of dental care, eye care, medical-surgical supplies and equipment and drug costs.
Location: 4th floor, Financial Plaza, 204 Lambert Street, Whitehorse Phone: 1-800-661-0408, local 5403 or 867-667-5403
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Hearing Services
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: Provides diagnostic audiological evaluations, hearing screenings, hearing aid evaluation and dispensing, hearing aid repairs, and assistive listening devices to the general public (children and adults) upon referral from a doctor or other service provider.
Location: 2nd Floor, Royal Bank Building, 4114 4th Ave., Whitehorse Phone: (867) 667-5913 or 1-800-661-0408, local 5913
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Pharmacare
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: The Pharmacare and Extended Benefits program is designed to assist registered senior citizens with the cost of dental care, eye care, medical-surgical supplies and equipment and drug costs.
Location: 4th floor, Financial Plaza, 204 Lambert Street, Whitehorse Phone: 1-800-661-0408, local 5403 or 867-667-5403
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Housing
- Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
- Service Provider: Federal Government
Description: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation provides the Home Adaptations for Seniors' Independence Program (HASI). This program targets low income individuals Canada-wide by providing security systems, grab bars, special lighting to assist them to stay in their homes.
Location: Suite 402, 3106 – 3rd Avenue, Whitehorse Phone: (867) 633-7530 Toll Free: 1-877-499-7245 TTY: 1-888-841-4975
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- Service Provider: Federal Government
- Senior's Lending Library
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: Yukon Housing Corporation has established a public resource library of materials for use by all persons and organizations interested in seniors' housing issues.
Location: 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Phone: (867) 667-5759 or 1-800-661-0408, extension 5759
Email: ykhouse@gov.yk.ca
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Seniors Home Owners Grant
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: The program promotes home ownership among seniors and increases their disposable income by providing a grant equivalent to 75% of the general taxes tomaximum of $500 per household.
Location: Main Administration Building (reception desk) 2071 2nd Avenue, Whitehorse Phone: 1-800-661-0408 ext 5268 or 867-667-5268
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Seniors Property Tax Deferment Program
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: This program gives seniors the option of deferring property taxes on homes they live in, which will increase their disposable income.
Location: Main Administration Building (reception desk) 2071 2nd Avenue, Whitehorse Phone: 1-800-661-0408 ext 5268 or 867-667-5268
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Seniors' Home and Yard Maintenance Program
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: Funded by Yukon Housing Corporation and delivered in Whitehorse by the Yukon Council on Aging, this referral program matches seniors with basic home and yard maintenance needs with community residents registered to provide these services. The program is aimed at seniors who are living independently but have difficulty paying commercial rates for basic home and yard upkeep.
Location: 4061B 4th Avenue, Whitehorse, Yukon Phone: (867) 668-3383 between 12:30pm-4:30pm Monday through Friday or (867) 667-4357 between 9 am and 1 pm Monday through Friday
Email: ykhouse@gov.yk.ca
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Seniors' Social Housing
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: Yukon Housing Corporation's Social Housing Program works to assist community residents most in need of affordable, suitable and accessible housing.
Location: 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Phone: (867) 667-5759 or 1-800-661-0408, extension 5759
Email: ykhouse@gov.yk.ca
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
- Whitehorse Housing Authority
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Description: Yukon Housing Corporation's social housing program is for individuals, families and seniors "in need" who cannot secure affordable, adequate and suitable housing on the private housing market.
Location: 410 Jarvis Street, Whitehorse, Yukon Phone: (867) 667-5759 or 1-800-661-0408, ext. 5759
Email: ykhouse@gov.yk.ca
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Other Supports
- Women's Directorate of the Government of the Yukon
- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
Location: Unit 1, 404 Hanson Street, Whitehorse Phone: 1-800-661-0408 Ext. 3030 or (867) 667-3030
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- Service Provider: Government of Yukon
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