Yukon Workers Compensation Health and Safety Board | Commission de la santé et de sécurité au travail du Yukon

About Us

The Yukon Workers' Compensation, Health and Safety Board is governed by a board of eight to ten members. There is one neutral chair, one neutral alternate chair, and between four and six members equally representing workers and employers.

The Minister responsible for the Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board appoints board members. The Minister consults with stakeholders about these appointments. The board administers two acts: the Workers' Compensation Act and the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

The board membership currently includes Chair Craig Tuton, Alternate Chair Vicki Hancock, Gary Annau and Don Frizzell as representatives of employers, and Michelle Kolla and Barb Evans as representatives of workers.

President and CEO, Valerie Royle, and the chair of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Tribunal, Ed Sumner, sit on the board as non-voting members.