Rugged Apprentices Program

Overview of the Rugged Apprentices Program program:

The Rugged Apprentices program offers travellers a unique opportunity to experience the Yukon through volunteering, while fostering and promoting destination development and cultural exchanges through local improvement projects.

Benefits of the Rugged Apprentices Program program:

• Tourism Yukon will cover the following expenditures:
• Transportation to/from the project community or site on travel days.
• Per diems of $200/day per each volunteer hosted
• O This will cover accommodation; food; and entertainment costs for each
• Volunteer.
• Volunteer Starter Kits.
• Marketing and communications (before, during and after the program)

Eligibility criteria of the Rugged Apprentices Program program:

• The following are qualified to apply for this program:
• Yukon First Nations governments.
• Yukon First Nations development entities (whether structured as a corporation, partnership, joint venture, or a trust);
• Yukon municipal governments.
• Yukon community societies or associations that:
• A. Are registered under the Yukon Societies Act and are in good standing;
• B. Are based in one or more Yukon communities; and
• C. Represent clear interests in seeking to support destination development and the
• Visitor economy.
• Yukon-based not-for-profit corporations incorporated under the Canada Not-for-profit
• Corporations Act; and
• Yukon-based businesses:
• A. That meet three of the following conditions:
• I. Has an office with a physical address in the Yukon.
• Ii. Is subject to the Yukon Income Tax Act.
• Iii. Is registered under the Business Corporations Act and the Partnership
• And Business Name Act, where applicable; or
• Iv. Has a valid municipal business license, where applicable.