Questions and answers

Health and safety management systems

Exclusion of Directors from Coverage - Not Subject to the Hazards of the Industry

Most often in the Yukon, the owner of an incorporated business is both a worker of the company and a director of that company.

Directors of incorporated companies are now deemed to be workers for the purposes of the Act unless the director appli

Optional Coverage for Sole Proprietors, Partners or Employers

The Act can be extended to provide the protection and benefits of the workers' compensation system to a sole proprietor, partner or employer. This is done upon the board's acceptance of a sole proprietor, partner or employer's application for optional c

Optional Coverage for Casual Employees (Those Working Outside the Employer's Normal Industry), Outworkers, Persons Acting in a Religious Function, and Volunteers

The Act may be extended to provide the protection and benefits of the workers' compensation system for certain persons who are not automatically workers under the Act. This is done upon the board's acceptance of an employer's application for optional co

Claims Disaster Component

Wage Loss - Annual Medical Report for Psychological Injuries

Required & Independent Medical Exams and Other Evaluations

The WCA makes a distinction between a required medical exam or other evaluation and an independent medical exam or other evaluation.

Required and/or independent examinations/evaluations are needed for adjudicative, case management, review and ap

The claims process

Employer payroll report