Workers' Safety and Compensation Board - Yukon

05/14/2026

Our office will be closed on Monday, May 18, 2026, for Victoria Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.

To report an unsafe workplace or a serious workplace accident, don't hesitate to get in touch with a safety officer at 867-667-5450 or toll-free at 1-800-661-0443.

05/13/2026

Workers’ Safety and Compensation Board is distributing a $10 million rebate to eligible employers before the end of 2026.

For more information, please visit: www.wcb.yk.ca/2026-rebate

05/07/2026

This North American Occupational Safety and Health week, let's celebrate all the ways we come together to create safe workplaces and communities. Yukoners are building a culture of safety every day through shared responsibility, clear communication and by looking out for each other.

Let’s keep the celebration going, join us on May 20, 2026, at Shipyards Park, 11:30 am to 2:00 pm, for a free BBQ and outdoor tradeshow to see how Yukoners are being safe at work.

05/04/2026

You can explore our 2025 Annual Report to see how WSCB is supporting workers and employers across the Yukon.

Read it here: wcb.yk.ca/annual-reports

05/01/2026

📢 Attention Yukon parents and teachers! This is the last call to enter our Safety Build contest!

Kids can build models of what they do to keep safe during everyday activities where they have to think about safety, add some sticky notes explaining the build, take a picture of the build and send it in.

Contest closes May 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm.

🚧 1st prize: a bulldozer set
✈ 2nd prize: an emergency air ambulance set
❄ 3rd prize: a snow plow set
🎉 Bonus for teachers! Participating teachers will be entered into a draw for a classroom LEGO® brick box set.

Ready to build? Visit wcb.yk.ca/safetybuild for details and to enter!

04/30/2026

We’re hosting a free community barbeque to promote workplace health, safety, wellness and community – and we want you to be there!

🍔 Come for lunch and stay for our outdoor trade show filled with engaging activities and giveaways.

📅 When: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
⌚ Time: 11:30 am to 2:00 pm
📍 Where: Shipyards Park

It’s a great chance to have fun, eat a free lunch and be inspired to make your workplace safer and healthier. Bring your coworkers, friends and family—let's celebrate workplace safety together! Get all the details: wcb.yk.ca/partnersinsafety.

04/28/2026

Today is the National Day of Mourning. A day where we pause, and remember the workers who have been injured on the job, and honour those who died in workplace related incidents. Yukoners can come together to remember friends, colleagues and family at the Yukon Workers’ Memorial in Shipyards Park at Noon.

04/10/2026

On June 1, 2026, our Administrative Penalties policies are changing. Workplace health and safety is a shared responsibility. Administrative penalties are one of the tools used to encourage compliance with workplace health and safety laws.

Learn more at www.wcb.yk.ca/admin-penalties.

Learn more about Administrative Penalties

04/02/2026

April 28 marks the National Day of Mourning.

Join Yukon Federation of Labour at 12PM at the Yukon Workers' Memorial in Shipyards Park as we pause, and remember Yukon workers injured and lost to workplace injury or illness.

Learn more at www.yukonfed.com

04/02/2026

On June 1, 2026, our Administrative Penalties policies are changing. Workplace health and safety is a shared responsibility. Administrative penalties are one of the tools used to encourage compliance with workplace health and safety laws.

Learn more about Administrative Penalties