Yukon wildland firefighters welcome plan to expand presumptive cancer coverage

Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
Date: 2026-10-09 11:00:00.0
Tags: [National, Labour, Public Safety, Governance, Environment]

The Yukon government tabled a bill to amend the territorial Workers' Safety and Compensation Act to extend presumptive cancer coverage to wildland firefighters. Previously, only full-time and part-time structural firefighters received this coverage under the legislation. The proposed amendment covers all wildland firefighters equally, including government employees and independent contractors, with industry representatives aiming for formal legislative passage prior to the winter legislative break.