Affordable Health Insurance in Yukon
Yukon Health Care Insurance Plan handles your doctor and hospital visits in Yukon. For the dental, vision, drug and paramedical costs it leaves out, compare private plans and get personalized quotes in minutes.
What the Yukon Health Care Insurance Plan covers
Yukon residents are covered by the Yukon Health Care Insurance Plan for medically necessary physician and hospital care. It does not cover routine adult dental for most residents, so federal programs or private coverage fill that gap.
Federal coverage and distance to care
Some Yukon residents are covered for dental through the federal Non-Insured Health Benefits program for First Nations and Inuit, with no deductible or co-payment for eligible clients. Residents not covered by that program and with lower incomes may qualify for the federal Canadian Dental Care Plan instead. The federal Canadian Dental Care Plan is the public backstop here: it covers eligible residents under the $90,000 family-income line who have no private dental insurance, and now spans all ages.
Care for complex treatment in Yukon can involve travel to larger centres, and many residents work in the public sector, tourism or small businesses where group benefits vary. For those without workplace or federal coverage, individual plans from Canada Life, Manulife and Sun Life are the main route; Alberta Blue Cross does not sell in Yukon.
Health Insurance Companies in Yukon
Availability of insurance companies and their products can vary from one province/territory to the next. The following health insurance companies are available to residents of Yukon:
Alberta Blue Cross
Canada Life
Manulife
Sun Life
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Health insurance in Yukon: common questions
- How are some Yukon residents covered for dental?
- Some Yukon residents are covered for dental through the federal Non-Insured Health Benefits program for First Nations and Inuit, with no deductible or co-payment for eligible clients. For them a private dental plan often adds little.
- What if I am not covered by a federal program in Yukon?
- Residents not covered by Non-Insured Health Benefits and with lower incomes may qualify for the federal Canadian Dental Care Plan. Others rely on private coverage from Canada Life, Manulife or Sun Life, which helps budget for care that can involve travel.
- Does the Yukon plan cover routine dental?
- No. The Yukon Health Care Insurance Plan covers physician and hospital care but not routine adult dental for most residents. Those costs fall to a federal program, workplace benefits, or a private plan.
