Brian L. MacDonald

Brian MacDonald was appointed in June 2026 as a Deputy Minister of the Executive Council Office of the Government of Yukon. He serves as an Associate Deputy Minister responsible for First Nations Relations and Treaty Implementation, Major Projects Yukon and Intergovernmental Relations.

Brian earned a law degree from Dalhousie University and practiced law in Yukon from 1999 to 2015, with a focus on treaty implementation and economic development. From 2007 to 2015, he served as a Director of Dakwakada Capital Investments Corporation and as Chair from 2009 to 2015. In 2013, Brian helped found the Yukon First Nations Chamber of Commerce and served as its President until 2015.

Brian joined the Yukon government in 2015 as Assistant Deputy Minister of Strategic Initiatives at Energy, Mines and Resources. He later served as Assistant Deputy Minister and Chief Negotiator in the Executive Council Office, returned to Energy, Mines and Resources in 2023 as Chief Negotiator and Special Advisor, and in October 2025 became Assistant Deputy Minister of Operations and Economic Development with the Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Culture. He has also held leadership roles with the Yukon Surface Rights Board, Yukon Human Rights Commission, Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada, Banff Centre, Kluane Park Management Board, and the 2007 Canada Winter Games.

Brian is a citizen of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nation.