The flag is divided into three colored panels:
green representing Yukon’s forests
white representing snow
blue representing Yukon’s lakes and rivers
In the center of the white panel is the Coat of Arms of Yukon above a wreath of fireweed, the floral emblem of the Yukon. The crest of the Coat of Arms is a Malamute sled dog, a common work dog in the Yukon, standing on a mound of snow. The shield of the Coat of Arms contains at the top, a cross of St. George for England with a roundel with a pattern of vair (fur), called Roundel in Vair. Below in the middle of the shield are two wavy lines representing Yukon’s rivers on a blue background. Finally at the bottom of the shield are two red triangles representing Yukon’s mountains with gold circles in them representing the Yukon’s great mineral resources.