This is a joint news release between the Government of Yukon and the Yukon Medical Council.
The Government of Yukon is supporting the Yukon Medical Council to make it easier for U.S.-trained physicians to practise in the Yukon by enabling a dual pathway licensing process with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C.
Physicians from the U.S. who are interested in practising medicine in the Yukon can now receive a licence to work in the territory through a simultaneous licensing pathway in collaboration with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of B.C. The new licensing procedure allows Government of Yukon licensing officers to use a physician’s approved credentials in B.C. to register the candidate in the territory.
This means interested American Board-certified physicians can apply with one set of documents for licensing in two Canadian jurisdictions. This reduces red tape for applicants and complements the recruitment campaign launched several weeks ago seeking to attract U.S. family physicians to the territory.
Work is also underway on regulatory amendments that will create a direct path for U.S.-trained doctors to get licensed to practise in the Yukon.
This dual pathway is one more way of attracting physicians to the Yukon. We are grateful to B.C. for their support coordinating and launching this streamlined process and thrilled to remove barriers for qualified doctors interested in practising in the territory.
This agreement allows us to offer U.S. doctors who apply for a licence in British Columbia to almost immediately be registered to practise in the Yukon. This streamlined process will complement our recruitment campaign efforts to attract U.S. doctors and allows us to connect with doctors recruited by B.C.
The Yukon Medical Council sees the creation of this simultaneous licensing pathway as a mechanism to remove barriers to licensing in the Yukon, as well as a sign of trust in our regulatory colleagues in B.C. We look forward to further enhancements in our capacity to act as effective regulators of the practice of medicine in the Yukon.
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As of March 2026, B.C. had received more than 2,750 job applications from U.S. doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses and allied health practitioners since pathways were streamlined for U.S. credential recognition in 2025.
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More than 400 U.S. doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners and allied health professionals had accepted job offers within B.C.’s publicly funded health care system as of January 2026. This included 89 doctors, 260 nurses, 42 nurse practitioners and 23 allied health professionals.
Tim Kucharuk
Press secretary, Cabinet Communications
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Wayne Potoroka
Communications, Community Services
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Nigel Allan
Communications, Health and Social Services
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