Yukon Medical Association

Name

Yukon Medical Association

Legal name

Yukon Medical Association

Website

https://yukondoctors.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Medical Association Services

NAICS

Professional Organizations (81392), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Business Associations (813910)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Territorial/Island Health Departments (HLAJAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB), State/Provincial Health Department & Public Health Administration (BPAIABAH)

Keywords

• Professional medical association
• Physician advocacy services
• Physician benefits administration
• Medical recruitment support
• Continuing medical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Whitehorse

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: The association operates primarily through membership dues. Under An Act Respecting the Yukon Medical Association, all medical practitioners must pay dues regardless of membership status. Dues Contributors (non-members) pay the equivalent amount to Full Member categories. Societal dues for locum physicians are recovered through Government of Yukon programs or sponsoring physician Locum Support Funds.
2. Government Contribution Agreements: YMA receives funding through contribution agreements with the Government of Yukon for physician recruitment and support programs including the CCFP and RCPSC Recruitment Fund, Overhead Support Fund, and Locum Support Fund.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Yukon Medical Association is a voluntary professional association representing medical doctors in Yukon Territory, Canada. It provides tiered membership programs, negotiated benefit funds (CME, CMPA reimbursement, parental benefits, overhead support, recruitment and retention), locum placement and support services, and physician advocacy. The association partners with the Government of Yukon and Yukon Hospital Corporation on a territory-wide EMR Modernization Project and operates the YukonDocs.ca job and locum posting platform.

Product overview

Yukon Medical Association is a voluntary professional association for Yukon doctors, not a traditional software product company. It operates multiple membership tiers and member benefit programs, including a major territory-wide EMR modernization initiative with the Yukon Government and Yukon Hospital Corporation. The association offers locum placement services, physician support funds (CME, CMPA, parental, relocation, rural recruitment), an EDI toolkit with funding, and an awards program. Key programs are governed by a 2025-2028 Memorandum of Agreement with the Government of Yukon.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• YMA Membership Programs Tiered voluntary membership of the Yukon Medical Association offering Full Member, Visiting Specialist, Non-Resident Locum, Dues Contributor, Retired, Medical Resident, Medical Student, and Honorary categories. Full Members receive voting rights and access to YMA-YG Benefits Funds including CME, parental, overhead support, CMPA reimbursement, and recruitment benefits.
• YukonDocs.ca Job Board Online job and locum posting platform at yukondocs.ca for advertising physician and locum opportunities in the Yukon, used as a primary demand-generation channel for physician recruitment.
• Locum Support Program Program connecting non-resident locum physicians with Yukon physician practices needing coverage. Includes the Locum Support Fund for travel and overhead expense reimbursement, CMPA reimbursement processing, and preferred partner discounts with Air North, Driving Force Rentals, and Neighbourly North for travel and accommodation.
• Resident and Medical Student Support Program Financial assistance program for medical students and postgraduate residents doing elective rotations in Yukon with Yukon physicians or Visiting Specialists. Provides travel and accommodation funding, with pre-approval through YMA's Physician/Locum Recruiter and site-specific coordinators in Dawson, Watson Lake, and Whitehorse.
• EDI Toolkit and Clinic-Level EDI Funding Resources for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion education for healthcare providers, combined with funding of up to $5,000 per clinic or $500 per individual annually for EDI initiatives covering cultural safety for Indigenous Health, anti-racism, LGBTQ2S+ health, and gender equity.

Quantifiable outcome

• EMR Modernization aims to reduce reliance on manual workarounds such as faxing and duplicate data entry

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Air North (Yukon's Airline)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerYMA's preferred airline partner for air travel to the Yukon. YMA has a partnership with Air North Corp/Business customer service. Physicians providing locum coverage should identify themselves and seek YMA discount.
• Driving Force RentalsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerYMA's preferred vehicle rental partner. Locum physicians should identify themselves as a locum physician with YMA to receive corporate discount. Contact: toll free 1-800-661-0445; phone (867) 456-2277.
• Neighbourly NorthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerYukon's short-term accommodation specialists and newest YMA partner. Offers fully furnished short-term home and apartment rentals in Whitehorse for professionals. Booking priority and discounted rental rates provided to locum physicians. Locums must first contact YMA Physician-Locum Recruiter to have YMA locum rate pre-approved.
• Doctors of BCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYMA partnership with Doctors of BC providing health insurance options for Yukon physicians through the Health Benefits Trust Fund.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Medical Society of Prince Edward Island: The provincial medical society representing PEI physicians. Among the smallest provincial medical associations in Canada, making it the closest scale-comparable peer to YMA in terms of membership base, geographic scope, and reliance on government partnership.
• Ontario Medical Association: The Ontario Medical Association, the largest provincial medical association in Canada. While much larger than YMA, it shares the same physician-advocacy, compensation-negotiation, and member-benefit model, and is the structural template for organizations like YMA.
• Doctors of BC: The British Columbia provincial medical association, which negotiates physician compensation with the BC government and runs member benefit programs. YMA partners with Doctors of BC on health insurance options for Yukon physicians, and the two share the same core model of provincial/territorial physician advocacy and compensation negotiation.
• Alberta Medical Association: The Alberta provincial medical association that negotiates physician compensation and benefits with the Alberta government. Operates the same voluntary-association-with-mandatory-dues structure as YMA and runs comparable member benefit, CME, and recruitment programs.
• New Brunswick Medical Society: The provincial medical society for New Brunswick physicians. A smaller-population provincial peer to YMA, focused on physician advocacy, compensation negotiation with the provincial government, and member benefit programs.
• Saskatchewan Medical Association: The Saskatchewan provincial medical association. Comparable to YMA in scope and model — represents physicians in compensation negotiations with the provincial government and delivers member benefits, recruitment support, and CME programs in a small-population prairie setting.
• Doctors Nova Scotia: Nova Scotia's professional association of physicians. Directly comparable to YMA in function — represents physicians in compensation and policy negotiations with the provincial government and delivers member benefits in a small-population Atlantic Canadian setting.
• Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association: The Newfoundland and Labrador medical association. A small-population provincial peer analogous to YMA — negotiates physician compensation with the provincial government, runs member benefit programs, and shares YMA's emphasis on rural and remote physician recruitment.
• Doctors Manitoba: Manitoba's provincial medical association, representing physicians in negotiations with the Manitoba government. Closely comparable in operating model to YMA — voluntary professional association, mandatory dues framework, member benefit programs, and rural physician recruitment focus.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Medical Association: The national professional association representing Canadian physicians. YMA has an ex-officio CMA board seat and partners with CMA on the EMR Modernization Project and the $115M physician-support investment with MD Financial and Scotiabank, making CMA the closest national-level peer to YMA's advocacy and member-benefit role.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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