Funding for travel assistance

Each participant and support person is eligible for up to $200 per trip towards their transportation expenses.

In addition to this amount, participants from Yukon rural communities traveling outside of Yukon are also eligible for:

• roundtrip mileage from their community to Whitehorse to a maximum of $200; (see Standardized Travel Within Yukon Chart); or
• where ground travel* from a community is not available, up to an additional $200.

*Ground travel is calculated using the Standardized Travel Within Yukon Chart below or actual costs for groups traveling by charter bus (whichever is less).

Standardized travel within Yukon chart

Eligible recipients

Eligible recipients include:

• the Sport Governing Body responsible for the sport;
• non-profits where no Sport Governing Body exists;
• arts non-profits; and
• extra-curricular high school groups.

With the exception of extra-curricular high school groups, eligible recipients must:

• be registered Yukon non-profits that are in compliance with the Yukon Societies Act;
• have no outstanding reports with Lotteries Yukon; and
• have no debts owing to the Government of Yukon.

Eligible travel

From April 1 to March 31, each participant is eligible for the following travel per discipline:

• North – either (a) two trips within Yukon or (b) one trip within Yukon and one trip to either NWT, Nunavut or Alaska
• Outside of Yukon - one trip outside of Yukon

High schools are eligible for three extra-curricular trips per school within the above parameters.

Participants must be registered members of the organization, with the exception of extra-curricular high school groups.

Arts non-profits are eligible for travel to adjudicated events or performance opportunities, within the above parameters, where there is evidence of an adjudication process to participate in an event. Adjudication is defined as peer review either by a panel or by an Artistic Director or an Adjudicator.

Support persons

Support persons include coaches and chaperones. The number of support persons eligible for funding is determined by the number of eligible participants and include:

• one support person/20 or fewer adults
• one support person/10 or fewer youth

The number of support persons for participants with disabilities is determined on a case-by-case basis.

Eligible costs

Eligible costs include:

• Transportation expenses
• Roundtrip mileage from their community to Whitehorse

See How much funding is available? for funding amounts.

Ineligible costs/applicants

Ineligible applicants and activities include:

• travel that has not received approval from the Sport Governing Body, if an affiliate of a Sport Governing Body;
• starting in 2020-2021, travel that is not identified in the approved Travel Plan;
• travel for Yukon championships (includes division Yukon cups, etc.);
• travel for any Games such as Arctic Winter Games, Canada Games, North American Indigenous Games, Senior Games, Western Canada Summer Games, etc.;
• workshops, training, camps/clinics, conferences or meetings; and 
• travel where the participant is paid for their participation/performance or travel related to the sale or promotion of art. 

Travel plans

As you are likely aware, in 2020/2021 Lotteries Yukon introduced the use of Travel Plans. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic these plans were not utilized. With the uncertainty of the pandemic and the ongoing restriction on travel, Lotteries Yukon decided not to request plans for the 2021/2022 fiscal year.

With most travel restrictions being removed, travel has opened up and Yukon Sport Governing Bodies (SGB’s) may be planning on attending sport competitions. As a result, Lotteries Yukon is adopting a flexible approach for the remainder of this fiscal year and is reintroducing the application process, allowing SGB’s to apply for TAP funding for competitions without the requirement of submitting a Travel plan. 

The 2021/2022 process mirrors what was used prior to Travel Plans. An application email (there is no longer a form) containing the event information (location, dates) and a list of participants must be submitted for approval a minimum of 2 weeks (10 business days) prior to travel to an eligible competition. If the application is successful and funding is approved a Submission form must be completed and submitted along with proof of participation and a photo of each approved participant at the event within 30 days (one month) of the event.

We will assess how best to proceed with TAP travel plans prior to the 2022/2023 fiscal year. 

Submission requirements

Travel Assistance Program Submissions must be received by Lotteries Yukon within thirty (30) calendar days after the event and require the following:

• a complete Submission Form signed by the Sport Governing Body (if an affiliate of a Sport Governing Body), non-profit organization, or school principal;
• information about the event, i.e., copy of registration form and event information from website (date of event, event location, type of event, etc.);
• participants are registered members of the organization;
• proof of an adjudication prior to an arts performance at an event;
• proof of participation for all eligible participants such as the score card/game sheet, results list, tournament officials’ list or adjudication report;
• high-resolution digital photo(s) of all participants at the event. Email to: lotteriesyukon@yukon.ca; and
• proof of Lotteries Yukon recognition such as thanking Lotteries Yukon on recipient’s social media and/or placing the Lotteries Yukon logo on organization’s website.

Submissions containing all the required information (see What is required to apply? above) are processed within ten (10) to fifteen (15) business days.

For further information on the TAP, please contact Lotteries Yukon:

• By phone: (867) 633-7890
• Toll-free (in Yukon) at: 1-800-661-0555
• By email:  LotteriesYukon@yukon.ca