National Aboriginal Day holiday

The majority of people surveyed believe there are benefits to declaring a statutory (paid) holiday in Yukon to recognize National Aboriginal Day. However, more employees and First Nations Citizens reported benefits in declaring the day statutory compared to employers and members of the business community.

The percentage of respondents who agreed that there are benefits to declaring National Aboriginal Day a statutory holiday, by category:

• 88 per cent – All respondents
• 65 per cent – Respondents who identified as an employer
• 74 per cent – Respondents who identified as a member of the business community
• 90 per cent – Respondents who identified as an employee
• 90 per cent – Respondents who identified as a First Nations Citizen

Of the business community:

• When asked how a statutory National Aboriginal Day holiday would affect their businesses operations and viability, nearly half (49 per cent) of the responding employers and/or members of the business communities felt they would not be affected or would only slightly be affected;
• Over one-quarter (27 per cent) of the responding employers and/or members of the business community noted that businesses would be negatively affected;
• One-fifth (20 per cent) of the responding employers and/or members of the business communities thought businesses would be positively affected.