What We’ve Heard: Healthcare
Mark, Vida and Christian going door to door, listening to citizens concerns first hand.
Yukoners have told us they want a health care system that’s:
Accessible-timely care in every community.
Comprehensive-with prevention, treatment, and recovery supports.
Sustainable-by recruiting and keeping doctors, nurses, and care staff.
Practical-expanding the role of Licensed Practical Nurses to provide care and triage, including in emergency rooms.
What We’ve Done:
The Yukon Liberal government has made historic progress to strengthen health care across the territory.
Record Investments
Increased health care funding by 15% in 2025/26 — over $680 million, the largest in Yukon history.
Improving Access
Opened the Whitehorse Walk-In Clinic, giving residents without a family doctor an alternative to the ER.
Opened the Constellation Health Centre, Yukon’s first bilingual primary care clinic — accepting about 100 new clients each month.
Opened the Old Crow Health and Wellness Centre (2024).
Renewed the air ambulance contract to ensure reliable emergency medical transport.
Expanding Services
Opened the Fireweed Mental Health Unit to provide specialized mental health care.
Launched the Managed Alcohol Program to support those with severe alcohol use disorder.
Introduced the Yukon Dental Program, offering up to $1,300 in benefits.
Established the Yukon Midwifery Program for prenatal, postnatal, and delivery care.
Increased surgical capacity by 55% since 2018.
Supporting Health Professionals
Signed a 3-year agreement with the Yukon Medical Association.
Hired a dedicated physician recruiter — securing 32 locum hospitalists and 153 locum placements in Whitehorse.
Created a bridging program with UNB to help LPNs become RNs while staying in Yukon.
Reduced nurse vacancy rates from 47% (2022) to 19% (2024).
Added 24 nursing home attendants and 11 nurses through international recruitment.
What’s Next
A re-elected Yukon Liberal government will:
Expand access to team-based family and nurse-practitioner-led clinics.
Build a new surgical tower at Whitehorse General Hospital.
Increase the medical travel subsidy by 15% and launch an online application portal.
Prevent burnout and expand training for health professionals.
Explore a new urgent care centre in Whitehorse.
Expand home care and aftercare supports in rural Yukon.
Advance Health and Wellness Yukon (Shäw Kwä’ą) — Yukon’s new, culturally safe health authority in partnership with First Nations.
Improve digital health records and expand French-language services.
Plan for more long-term care beds in Whitehorse and beyond, including support for the Vimy Heritage Housing Society.
Accessible Care for Every Yukoner
Health care is about people, their families, their futures, and their communities.
The Yukon Liberals are committed to keeping care close to home, supporting our health professionals, and ensuring every Yukoner can access the care they need when they need it.