Yukon lawmakers have unanimously approved changes to the territory's Child and Family Services Act that officials say will better protect Yukon First Nations children taken into care, according to CBC Canada.

Members of the Yukon legislative assembly voted to pass Bill No. 11 through its third and final reading on Thursday.

The bill contains a number of amendments that include a requirement that a director notify a child's Yukon First Nation, as well as their parents' First Nations and associated Indigenous governing bodies, should the child be the subject of a "protective intervention."

Also, a cultural plan must be developed for every child in care to ensure that they maintain ties to language, traditions and ceremonies.