The Electrical Safety Standards Board has territory-wide jurisdiction and hears appeals regarding the withdrawal of a contractor's privileges, suspension of a contractor's licence and denials of permits to homeowners and unlicensed electricians.
- Authority: Electrical Protection Act, section 16
- Type: advisory, adjudicative
- Appointment process: Order-In-Council
- Requirements: the 5 members are qualified by training and experience in the electrical field and include 2 licensed electrical contractors, 1 electrical engineer and 2 qualified electricians
- Term: 3 years
- Meetings: as needed
- Department: Community Services
- Honoraria: none
Any Yukon resident is eligible to apply to serve on a government board or committee.
Apply
- Complete the application.
- Prepare a brief resume. This should include information relevant for sitting on the board or committee.
- Submit your completed application and resume.
In person: Inquiry Desk at 2071 2nd Avenue in Whitehorse. We're open Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 5 pm. Address your envelope "Attention: Boards and Committees Secretariat (CM-1)".
Email: [email protected]
Mail:
Government of Yukon
Boards and Committees Secretariat (CM-1)
Box 2703
Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6
How members are selected
Members are appointed by a Minister, Cabinet or the Yukon Legislative Assembly.
School board and school council members can be elected or, in some cases, appointed.
Appointments to these boards are based on standing committee recommendations:
- Workers' Safety and Compensation Board
- Yukon Arts Advisory Council
- Yukon Council on the Economy and the Environment
- Yukon Development Corporation
- Yukon Energy Corporation
- Yukon Lottery Commission
- Yukon Recreation Advisory Committee
- Yukon Utilities Board
- Yukon Human Rights Commission
Some boards and committees members are required to hold certain professional qualifications or affiliations.
- Doug Badry, member and chair, from January 23, 2025, to January 22, 2028
- Frank Thomas, member from January 23, 2025, to January 22, 2028
- Ross Dorward, member from February 6, 2025, to February 5, 2028
- Kevin Mendelsohn, member from February 6, 2025, to February 5, 2028
- James Allen, member from May 8, 2025, to May 7, 2028
For questions, contact chief electrical inspector Logan Collins at 867-332-4825 or email [email protected].