Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council

What Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council does

The Yukon Aboriginal Women's Council (YAWC) is a non-profit organization founded in 1974 and headquartered at 407 Black Street in Whitehorse, Yukon. It supports Indigenous women, girls, gender diverse people, and their families across Yukon and Northern British Columbia through three core service lines: Research & Advocacy, Outreach Prevention & Healing, and Personal & Professional Development. It also operates dedicated MMIWG2S+ (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit+) outreach and commemoration programs, the Sally & Sisters/Soeurs community lunch program at 311 Black Street, and the Get There Safe taxi safety public awareness campaign. Elders In Residence and Counselor In Residence services are currently listed as on hold.

YAWC's operating model is community-led and grant-funded. The organization does not charge end users for services; instead, it is financed primarily through Government of Canada and Yukon Government grants, including support for MMIWG2S+ initiatives and the Crime Prevention and Victim Services Trust. It maintains strategic alliances with the Native Women's Association of Canada and a corporate community partnership with BMC Minerals. Outreach is delivered directly through YAWC offices and via on-the-land healing camps and support circles conducted across Yukon communities such as Ross River, Haines Junction, Old Crow, Watson Lake, Carmacks, Whitehorse, and into Lower Post in Northern BC. Public-facing channels are limited to a content website (yawc.ca) and a Facebook page, and the organization has 1-10 employees.

The organization does not disclose financial information, and no funding rounds, M&A activity, or revenue figures appear in the source material. There is no evidence of proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, or digital product platforms beyond a partner-branded Yukon First Nations job board (Wayfinder) operated by a separate Training Policy Committee.

Name

Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council

Legal name

Yukon Aboriginal Women's Council

Website

https://yawc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Yukon Aboriginal Women's Council is a Whitehorse-based non-profit serving Indigenous women, girls, gender diverse people, and families across Yukon and Northern British Columbia with advocacy, outreach, healing, and MMIWG2S+ programs funded primarily by government grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indigenous Community Advocacy Services

NAICS

Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

Keywords

• Indigenous advocacy services
• Community outreach programs
• Healing wellness services
• Cultural support programs
• Women empowerment services

Headquarters

HQ city

Whitehorse

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Receives funding from Government of Canada and Yukon Government to support operations, advocacy programs, MMIWG2S+ initiatives, outreach services, and community development activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

YAWC is a non-profit organization that provides research and advocacy, outreach prevention and treatment, and personal development services to Indigenous women, girls, gender diverse people, and their families in Yukon and Northern British Columbia. It also operates specialized MMIWG2S+ outreach and commemoration programs, the Sally & Sisters/Soeurs community lunch program, Elders and Counselor In Residence services, and the Get There Safe Taxi Safety public awareness campaign.

Product overview

Yukon Aboriginal Women's Council offers a unified set of advocacy, outreach, and support services rather than a technology product platform. The organization's programs include Research & Advocacy Services, Outreach Prevention & Healing, and Personal & Professional Development, along with dedicated MMIWG2S+ outreach and commemoration programs. The Sally & Sisters/Soeurs Lunch Program provides community meals, while the Get There Safe Taxi Safety Campaign addresses public safety awareness. The organization partners with Wayfinder, a separate online employment hub developed by the Training Policy Committee for Yukon First Nations career resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Research & Advocacy Services Advocacy services supporting Indigenous women, girls, and gender diverse people through culturally inclusive approaches at territorial, national, and international levels.
• Outreach Prevention & Healing
• Personal & Professional Development
• MMIWG2S+ Outreach Centre and Program
• MMIWG2S+ Commemoration Project
• Sally & Sisters/Soeurs Lunch Program
• Get There Safe - Taxi Safety Campaign Public awareness campaign addressing taxi safety for Indigenous women and community members, producing print and online materials distributed via social and traditional media.
• Elders In Residence
• Counselor In Residence

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Native Women's Association of CanadacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Indigenous women's organization partner providing advocacy support, resources, and collaboration on issues affecting Indigenous women across Canada.
• BMC MineralsminorOthersMining company partner supporting YAWC's community initiatives and programs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Native Women's Association of Canada: National umbrella organization for Indigenous women in Canada, and a documented core partner of YAWC. Operates in the same advocacy, MMIWG2S+, and policy space at a national scale, making it the closest mission-aligned peer.
• Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada: National Inuit women's organization providing advocacy, health, and cultural programming in Northern Canada. Highly comparable in mission and in serving a small, geographically dispersed Indigenous women's population in a Northern/remote context.
• Ontario Native Women's Association: Provincial Indigenous women's association offering advocacy, healing, employment, and culturally based services in Ontario. Mirrors YAWC's structure as an Indigenous-women-led service and advocacy NGO with government funding.
• Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak: National Métis women's organization focused on advocacy, culture, and community well-being. Operates with the same Indigenous-women-led service-plus-advocacy model as YAWC.
• Aboriginal Women's Action Network: Indigenous women's organization in BC providing outreach, support, and advocacy services, including for women experiencing violence. Comparable in regional Indigenous women's services delivery model.

Broad incumbents

• YWCA Canada: National federation providing women's housing, advocacy, and employment services. Not Indigenous-specific, but overlaps significantly on women-focused advocacy, shelters, and personal/professional development programming.
• Canadian Women's Foundation: National public foundation funding programs addressing gender-based violence and women's economic empowerment. Comparable as a funder and convener in the women-and-girls advocacy space, though not Indigenous-specific.
• Assembly of First Nations: National advocacy organization representing First Nations in Canada. Operates broadly in Indigenous rights, MMIWG2S+ policy, and government relations — overlapping with YAWC's advocacy and human-rights mandate at a national level.

Regional players

• Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society: Indigenous friendship centre serving urban Indigenous people in BC with cultural, social, and wellness programming. Operates in an overlapping service area (Northern BC geography extends toward VAFCS's urban catchment) and shares the Indigenous-led service model.
• Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak: Political and service organization representing Northern Manitoba First Nations. Comparable as an Indigenous-led service and advocacy body serving a remote, Northern geography similar to the Yukon.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/YukonAboriginalWomensCouncil
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yawc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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