British Columbia Solitary Confinement Class Action

A settlement worth up to $60 million has been reached in this class action against the Province of British Columbia concerning the use of separate confinement and/or segregation in B.C. Correctional Centres. On October 22, 2025, the Supreme Court of British Columbia approved the settlement. The Short Form Notice of Settlement Approval is available here . The Long Notice of Settlement Approval is available here .

The Claims Period opened on January 10, 2026, and will close on January 11, 2027.

You may be eligible if between April 18, 2005 and October 22, 2025, in a B.C. Correctional Centre:

• You were placed in Separate Confinement and/or Segregation for 15 or more consecutive days (Prolonged Class), or You were placed in Separate Confinement and/or Segregation while suffering from a Mental Illness that B.C. Corrections knew or ought to have known about (SMI Class)
• You were placed in Separate Confinement and/or Segregation for 15 or more consecutive days (Prolonged Class), or
• You were placed in Separate Confinement and/or Segregation while suffering from a Mental Illness that B.C. Corrections knew or ought to have known about (SMI Class)

“Separate Confinement and/or Segregation” means any placement apart from the general population pursuant to ss. 17, 18, 24 or 27(1)(d) of the Correction Act Regulation, BC Reg 58/2005.

If your only placement(s) in Separate Confinement and/or Segregation ended prior to November 26, 2016 or occurred between December 23, 2020 and July 30, 2022, you are only eligible to make a claim through the Statute Barred Claims Process and must establish that you were a person under a disability for a sufficient period of time such that your claim is not statute-barred. If this applies to you, you should fill out a Claim Form and the Administrator or Class Counsel will contact you with regards to the Statute Barred Claims Process.

You must submit a fully completed Claim Form to the Administrator by January 11, 2027, or else you will not be eligible for any money.

To complete the Claim Form online, visit: https://bcsegregation.proactio.ca

A digital copy of the Claim Form is available here. You can also write to or call the Administrator, using the details below, to request a paper copy of the Claim Form. Those currently incarcerated in British Columbia Correctional Centres can request a Claim Form on their living unit. You can also ask for a copy of the Claim Form from your Probation and Parole Office in British Columbia.

You must return your completed Claim Form to the Administrator using the details below by January 11, 2027 .

For assistance in making a Claim, please contact the Administrator or Class Counsel (Koskie Minsky LLP and McEwan Partners) using the details below.

• Visit the website of the Administrator (Proactio): https://proactio.ca/en/class-action/british-columbia-solitary-confinement/ Email the Administrator (Proactio): bcsegregation@proactio.ca Contact the Administrator (Proactio) by phone: 1-877-916-1122 Write to the Administrator (Proactio):
• Visit the website of the Administrator (Proactio): https://proactio.ca/en/class-action/british-columbia-solitary-confinement/
• Email the Administrator (Proactio): bcsegregation@proactio.ca
• Contact the Administrator (Proactio) by phone: 1-877-916-1122
• Write to the Administrator (Proactio):

Proactio Class Action – BC Segregation 140, Grande Allée Est Bureau 200 Québec, QC G1R 5P7

• Contact Koskie Minsky LLP (Class Counsel) using the details below.