This PIA will focus on the collection, use, and disclosure of personal and personal health information in relation to Yukon Midwifery Program. The Yukon Government has determined that midwifery services and care are to be added as a model of care. Midwifery services have been regulated under the Midwifery Regulations of the Health Professionals Act and it is expected that Midwives will being delivering babies within Whitehorse by Summer 2022. Yukon midwives are employees of the Yukon Department of Health and Social Services ("HSS"), and midwifery services are covered for all eligible Yukoners.
