Yukon needs more doctors.
About 180 trained health professionals already live here.
These are people educated in health abroad who now live in Yukon, counted in the 2021 Census. Many are not working in health because licensing takes years. Here is what the gap looks like locally.
Yukon by the numbers
180
About 3.6 for every 1,000 residents. Counts may have changed since 2021.
Source: StatCan Census 2021
~15
Estimated from how many people lack a family doctor. Treat as a rough guide (±15–20%).
Source: CMA/OurCare 2025
Not surveyed
The Fraser Institute survey does not cover the territories.
Source: Fraser Institute 2025
231
20 below the national average of 251. Provincial split is estimated.
Source: CIHI HW 2024
451
Provincial split is estimated from national data.
Source: CIHI HW 2024
How an internationally trained doctor gets licensed in Yukon
From the territory's medical regulator. Last checked April 2026.
Yukon Medical Council
Yukon Medical Council issues licences. MCC credentials required (MCCQE I, NAC). Small population and remote context.
The main bottleneck: Remote context; limited local support infrastructure.
Regulator's registration page (opens in a new tab)- Application fee
- Official fee not publicly verified
- Yearly licence fee
- Official fee not publicly verified
- Canadian residency needed
- MCC credentials required.
Regulator fees only. National exams, assessments and immigration fees are extra; see the full cost breakdown.
Live in Yukon? Two things you can do today
Sign the petition, then tell your MP it matters to you.
71% of the goal · 4,365 more names needed · count as of November 1, 2026