Yukon Community Services Minister John Streicker said the couple showed up at a mobile clinic last Thursday in Beaver Creek, home to an indigenous community.
One presented a British Columbia health card, the other had an Ontario card, Streicker said in a statement.
Bakers were not accused of receiving the vaccine. Instead, they were accused of not following the quarantine requirements after arriving in Canadian territory.
According to an indictment, the Bakers are from Vancouver, British Columbia, southeast of the Yukon territory.
“I am outraged by this selfish behavior and find it disturbing that people choose to put other Canadians at risk in this way,” said Streicker. “The reports claim that these individuals were misleading and violated emergency measures for their own benefit, which is completely unacceptable at any time, but especially during a public health crisis.”
CNN was unable to contact the Bakers for comment.
Couple impersonated employees of a local motel, reports say
The Bakers arrived in Yukon from Vancouver on January 19 and were due to isolate themselves for 14 days in Whitehorse, according to authorities. According to a complaint made to the police, they traveled to Beaver Creek on January 21. The trip was not allowed because of quarantine requirements, officials said.
“And people asked, ‘Well, why would you go to the airport?’ “Streicker said.
After an investigation, the couple was located at Whitehorse airport, and Yukon officials told CNN that the couple left the territory the same day.
Mobile clinic staff members called the motel and were told that the couple did not work there, Streicker told CBC.
CNN contacted Streicker for comment on Tuesday, but received no response.
As for obtaining vaccines, according to Streicker, British Columbia and Ontario health cards would not necessarily have prevented Bakers from receiving them, as there are many workers outside the territory in the region.
Rodney, 55, and Ekaterina Baker, 32, were accused of not being isolated for 14 days after entering the territory and of not behaving in a manner consistent with the declaration provided on entering the territory.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police has been alerted to the situation. The RCMP Yukon office said on Tuesday that it is investigating; would not answer CNN’s questions.
The Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, a hotel and casino company with 25 Canadian properties, told CNN that, although he did not comment on personal issues related to former employees, as of January 24, Rodney Baker was no longer the president and CEO Great Canadian and “is no longer affiliated in any way with the company”.
“As a company, Great Canadian takes health and safety protocols extremely seriously, and our company strictly adheres to all directives and guidelines issued by public health authorities in each jurisdiction where we operate,” added the statement.
White River First Nation said it “is particularly concerned about the insensitive nature of these actions taken by individuals, as they were a blatant disregard for the rules that keep our community safe during this unprecedented global pandemic.”
CNN’s Paula Newton and Carma Hassan contributed to this report.