Yukon Border Crossing Enforcement

Tuesday, 7 April 2020 17:39

Civil Emergency Measures Act (CEMA) Enforcement Officers have been placed at Yukon borders and at the Whitehorse airport as of 8 a.m. on Monday, April 6th.

This is a measure to ensure that all travelers have the information they need to keep themselves and Yukoners safe from the spread of COVID-19.

These Government of Yukon enforcement officers will be collecting contact information of all travelers coming through Yukon or returning home, details of their 14-day self-isolation plans, and declarations of any symptoms of COVID-19. This information will allow CEMA Enforcement Officers to follow up and ensure that travelers are following self-isolation rules.

CEMA Enforcement Officers will be stationed at:

Weigh scales on the Alaska Highway south of Watson Lake
Weigh scales at the junction of the Alaska Highway and the Stewart-Cassiar Highway
Whitehorse International Airport

The CEMA Enforcement Officers are also coordinating support for these measures with Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) and officials in the Northwest Territories (NWT) for the following border crossings:

Fraser, BC border crossing
Pleasant Camp, BC border crossing
Beaver Creek border crossing
Yukon-NWT border on the Dempster Highway

Anyone traveling into or through Yukon is required to self-isolate for 14 days. People transiting through Yukon to Alaska, NWT or other parts of Canada are required to complete their transit in Yukon within 24 hours of their entry, and shall avoid unnecessary contact with others when they stop for food or fuel.

All Yukoners are reminded to practice safe physical distancing and to stay two metres (six feet) away from people outside of their household, wash their hands regularly, and cough or sneeze into your elbow or a tissue.

Border crossings will be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Government of Yukon is coordinating with officials in Inuvik to ensure that travelers on the Dempster Highway receive the same information

There will be no enforcement officers at the border between Atlin, BC and Yukon, as Atlin residents are exempted from the need to self-isolate, as long as they haven't traveled outside of Yukon or Atlin in the past 14 days.

The same exemptions also apply to residents of Lower Post, Fire Side, Jade City, Fraser and Pleasant Camp.