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Quebec Opioids Class Action

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS

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The deadline for filing claims in the Quebec Opioids Class Action, initially set for July 31, 2026, has been extended to November 30, 2026 , to allow more class members (including heirs) to file a claim.

Class members who submit their claim form before November 30, 2026, have until February 28, 2027 , to send the medical documents supporting their claim. Heirs of deceased class members also have until February 28, 2027, to submit the documents proving their status as heirs.

The Opioid Class Action will continue against the Defendants who did not enter into a settlement agreement.

DISTRIBUTION OF SETTLEMENT FUNDS TO MEMBERS

The Settlement Agreements approved by the Court since the beginning of the Quebec Opioids Class Action provide for a distribution amount of approximately $22,600,000 (the “ Settlement Fund ”), to be divided among members with valid claims. Members who have submitted a valid claim will share equally in the Settlement Fund. At this time, the amount that will be distributed to each person with a valid claim has not been determined.

To be eligible for compensation, members must complete and submit the claim form approved by the Court before the deadline, and provide documentary evidence proving that:

• between 1996 and the present day, as a Quebec resident, they were prescribed and consumed one or more type of opioid products found in the “List of Eligible Opioid for Claims Process only” (see list attached to the Claim Form); and
• they received a diagnosis of opioid use disorder or treatment for opioid use disorder.

The direct heirs of deceased persons who meet these criteria are also members of the Opioid Class Action and eligible to participate in the distribution.

All relevant documents are available on the Claims Administrator’s website: www.MNP.ca/QCopioid .

PROCEDURE FOR MAKING A CLAIM

You must complete the claim form electronically or on paper. The electronic form is available on the website of the Court-appointed Claims Administrator , MNP Ltd.: www.MNP.ca/QCopioid . You may also obtain a paper form by contacting the Claims Administrator.

The Claims Administrator’s decision on the admissibility of each claim will be final and binding on members, subject to recourse to the supervisory powers of the judge managing the Opioid Class Action.

CLAIMS ADMINISTRATOR CONTACT INFORMATION

MNP Ltd. 1155, boul. René-Lévesque West, 23rd floor Montréal, QC, H3B 2K2 [email protected] 1-844-285-6678 Live Line - available every Tuesday & Thursday between 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST: 514-492-0217

Please do not hesitate to contact the Claims Administrator if you would like more information about the distribution process or for assistance with your claim.

CONTINUATION OF THE OPIOID CLASS ACTION

As the Opioid Class Action continues against the Defendants who have not entered into a settlement agreement, it is possible that additional compensation may be obtained for the members at a future date.

If you have any questions about the continuation of the Opioid Class Action, please do not hesitate to contact Class Counsel:

FISHMAN FLANZ MELAND PAQUIN LLP

1600-1010 de la Gauchetière St. West, Montreal, Quebec H3B 2N2 Tel. 514-932-4100 Fax 514-932-4170 ( [email protected] )

TRUDEL JOHNSTON & LESPÉRANCE

90-750 Côte de la Place d’Armes, Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2X8 Tel. 514-871-8385 Fax 514-871-8800 ( [email protected] )

Securities · Canada · Claims Open

What Changed Recently?

Three things have moved since the settlement was signed on January 22, 2026, and all three matter to anyone still deciding whether to file.

The court approved the settlement on March 19, 2026. Justice E.M. Morgan heard the approval motion on March 9 and released his endorsement ten days later, approving the Settlement Agreement, the Plan of Allocation, class counsel fees and honoraria for the representative plaintiffs. His reasons record that no Class Member objected to the settlement.

The Plan of Allocation was then amended. On April 28, 2026, after class counsel wrote to the court about a potential for confusion between two paragraphs of the plan, the judge issued a supplementary endorsement rewriting paragraphs 3 and 4(iii). The amendment inserted the per-share recovery caps described below and made explicit that buckets (i) and (iii) can never recover more than bucket (ii). Counsel for the settling defendants told the court they had no submissions on the change.

Then the deadline moved. The original claims bar deadline was August 20, 2026. In August the administrator extended it to September 30, 2026, a step the Plan of Allocation permits class counsel and the administrator to take jointly where it would not disrupt the administration and is in the best interests of the Class. On September 29, 2026, it extended the deadline again, to November 30, 2026, and urged Class Members to file as early as they can so the distribution is not held up.

None of this is a finding against anyone. The settling defendants deny the allegations and deny any wrongdoing or liability, and the endorsement states that the Settlement Agreement is not an admission of liability on the part of any defendant.

What the Case Alleged

Wayland Group Corp. was a licensed Ontario cannabis producer. Until January 7, 2019 it was known as Maricann Group Inc., and its securities traded on the Canadian Securities Exchange under the symbols MARI and later WAYL, on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under 75M, and over the counter in the United States under MRRCF.

The plaintiffs in the three actions alleged that the defendants made misrepresentations, or failed to disclose a material change or material fact, concerning Wayland, its operations and its financial status between December 13, 2017 and August 2, 2019 — including in connection with the build-out of its cannabis production facility at Langton, Ontario, and in connection with its chief executive officer, Benjamin Ward. The claims were brought under the Class Proceedings Act, 1992, and in February 2026 the court granted leave under section 138.8(1) of Ontario's Securities Act to proceed with the statutory secondary-market claims.

Three public correction dates anchor the case and, later, the payout formula: April 23, 2019, May 6, 2019 and August 2, 2019.

These allegations were never tested at trial. The settling defendants deny them, and no court has found any of them liable.

Who Qualifies?

The Class, as certified for settlement purposes on February 4, 2026, covers all persons and entities other than Excluded Persons, wherever they may reside or be domiciled, who purchased or otherwise acquired common shares, units and warrants of Wayland Group Corp. and Maricann Group Corp. on or after December 13, 2017 and held some or all of those securities as of the close of trading on August 2, 2019.

A few points decide most eligibility questions:

• There is no residency requirement. The class definition reaches holders wherever they live, even though the actions are Ontario proceedings and payments are made in Canadian dollars.
• Warrants and units count, not just common shares. The Plan of Allocation notes that the maximum recovery on warrants may ultimately be reduced by the same percentage discount the warrants carried against the common shares on each public correction date.

Government · Canada · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. The deadline to submit a claim is December 1, 2026; the official notice gives a date but no time of day or time zone. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved the settlement on October 22, 2025, and the administrator’s notice says the approval became final on November 24, 2025. No payment date had been announced as of October 3, 2026.

What Changed Recently?

The claim period opened after the court approved a settlement resolving two certified class actions over staffing-related lockdowns at Ontario correctional institutions: one brought on behalf of inmates and one on behalf of people held under the federal Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. A staffing-related lockdown is a lockdown in which people held at an institution are confined to their cells because of a shortage of staff.

The lawsuits allege that Ontario and Canada subjected inmates and immigration detainees to chronic staffing-related lockdowns, and that this was negligent and breached sections 7 and 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The defendants deny those allegations, and the court did not decide who was right. The settlement does not mean the defendants did anything wrong.

On October 8, 2025, class counsel amended the Exceptional Circumstances Protocol so that any money left in that fund, including uncashed payments, goes to a further distribution for certain limitation-affected class members rather than to charity. The administrator says the change does not reduce any individual award.

Who Qualifies?

The settlement covers two classes:

• Inmates: current and former inmates of Ontario correctional institutions between May 30, 2009 and November 27, 2017, whether remanded, serving a sentence or imprisoned for a parole violation, including people who are still incarcerated.
• Immigration detainees: people detained under Division 6 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act at Ontario correctional institutions during the same period, for that detention only.

Time at the Elgin-Middlesex Detention Centre, the Ontario Correctional Institute and the St. Lawrence Valley Correctional and Treatment Centre is excluded. The notice lists 30 covered institutions, among them Maplehurst, the Toronto South and Toronto East detention centres, the Central East and Central North correctional centres, the Vanier Centre for Women and the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, plus jails that have since closed such as the old Toronto Jail and the Windsor and Chatham jails.

Being a class member is not enough on its own. Compensation is available only to people who experienced 16 or more staffing-related lockdowns, counted the way the Settlement Agreement counts them. Most of the money is for lockdowns between August 15, 2014 and November 27, 2017 for inmates, or between August 11, 2014 and November 27, 2017 for immigration detainees. Earlier lockdowns back to May 30, 2009 qualify only through the statute-barred route or the Exceptional Circumstances Fund, both described below. People who validly opted out of either lawsuit are not eligible.

How Much Can Class Members Receive?

The defendants are paying $59 million CAD in total. That sum also covers class counsel fees, which the court set at $17.7 million CAD plus HST and disbursements, along with the Class Proceedings Fund levy, administration costs and honoraria. The rest pays claims under four award types:

• Basic Recovery Award, $2,000 to $28,000 CAD: every eligible claimant, scaled by the number of staffing-related lockdowns on a grid the administrator applies.
• Differential Impact Award, $3,000 to $15,000 CAD: claimants with at least one mental health alert or suicide alert in their Ontario offender (OTIS) record dated no later than their last qualifying lockdown, also scaled by lockdown count.

UPDATE: October 1, 2026 – Claims Deadline Approaching

The deadline to submit a Claim in the Ontario Corrections Staffing-Related Lockdowns Class Actions Settlement is December 1, 2026 .

If you fail to submit your Claim Form on or before December 1, 2026, you might not receive a payment from the Settlement. If you or someone you know needs help getting a Claim Form or completing it, you are strongly encouraged to contact the Administrator as soon as possible at 1-844-742-0825 (Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, excluding holidays) or by email info@ONTJailStaffLockdowns.ca .

We are pleased to announce that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved the Settlement Agreement in this action. A copy of the Court’s reasons for approving the Settlement can be viewed here . The approved Settlement Agreement can be viewed here . The amended Exceptional Circumstances Protocol can be viewed here.

The Claims Process is now open . Class Members can now submit Claim Forms online at https://Portal.OntJailStaffLockdowns.ca , or by downloading a PDF copy from https://ONTJailStaffLockdowns.ca and sending it to the Administrator:

By email: Claims@ONTJailStaffLockdowns.ca

By mail: Ontario Corrections Staffing-Related Lockdowns Class Actions Administrator

The deadline to submit a Claim is December 1, 2026 .

There are two Claim Forms for this Settlement.

• Ontario Corrections Staffing-Related Lockdow ns Class Actions Settlement Claim Form:

Who: Inmates and immigration detainees.

What: Experienced 16 or more staffing-related lockdowns.

When: Incarcerated between May 30, 2009, and November 27, 2017.

2. Ontario Corrections Staffing-Related Lockdowns Class Actions Settlement Statute-Barred Claim Form:

Who: Inmates and immigration detainees who were legally unable to start a lawsuit due to a mental health or other health condition.

When: Incarcerated between May 30, 2009, and August 14, 2014 (for inmates) or August 10, 2014 (for immigration detainees).

Class Members who experienced staffing-related lockdowns after May 30, 2009 but before August 15, 2014 for current or former inmates, or August 11, 2014 for current or former immigration detainees, may still be eligible for compensation if they can show that they were legally incapable of starting a lawsuit during that time. In this case, Class Members are required to submit both the Statute-Barred Claim Form and the regular Claim Form .

More details about who may be eligible for compensation and how to submit a Claim are available on the Administrator’s website https://ONTJailStaffLockdowns.ca , and summarized in the short-form and long-form Notice of Settlement Approval.

If you need help making a Claim , please call the Administrator’s Contact Centre at 1-844-742-0825 (Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, excluding holidays) or email info@ONTJailStaffLockdowns.ca . Please note that the Contact Centre will be closed from December 23, 2025 to January 5, 2026. Your call or email will be returned after that date.

Survivor Compensation · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. The deadline to submit a claim form is December 17, 2026; the official documents give a date only, with no time of day or timezone. The Superior Court of Québec approved the settlement on June 8, 2026. Payment amounts will not be known until every claim has been decided, and the approved process gives the claims adjudicator three months after the deadline to issue decisions and distribute compensation.

What Changed Recently?

The claim period opened after the Superior Court of Québec approved the settlement on June 8, 2026. Under the agreement, the Marist Brothers congregation (Les Frères Maristes) and related entities will pay a total of $24,950,000 CAD to resolve a class action that alleged sexual assaults by religious members of the congregation were committed systemically over decades at several locations in Quebec.

The case was authorized as a class action by the Superior Court, and on May 17, 2023 a judge of the Quebec Court of Appeal refused the congregation's request for permission to appeal that authorization. A trial was scheduled to begin April 7, 2026. The parties signed a settlement agreement in April 2026, shortly before trial, and the court held the approval hearing on May 25, 2026.

The settlement agreement states that the payment, and the defendants' decision not to take part in the claims process, is not an admission that the allegations are true. No court has made findings against the defendants in this case.

Who Qualifies?

The approved class includes all people who were sexually assaulted by a religious member of the congregation known as the Marist Brothers anywhere in Quebec. The class definition is not limited to one institution or time period: it covers schools, colleges, training institutions, recreation and youth centres, camps, residences and places of worship, among other locations.

The liquidator of the estate of a class member who died on or after June 2, 2019 may also file on the estate's behalf.

One group is carved out. People who belong to the separate Patro Lokal de St-Hyacinthe class action, which covers people abused by Marist Brothers members or employees while attending or staying at the Patro Lokal residence in St-Hyacinthe between 1970 and 1986, are excluded from this class unless they opted out of that case.

How Much Compensation Is Available?

The $24.95 million CAD fund is all-inclusive. Before compensation is paid, it covers class counsel's fees and disbursements as approved by the court, the adjudicator's fees and other administration costs, the cost of publishing notices, and $300,000 CAD to the representative plaintiff, which the agreement describes as the maximum amount any member can receive.

The adjudicator places each accepted claim into one of three categories, using the claimant's sworn testimony, claim form and any supporting documents, and considering the effects the assaults had on the claimant's life:

• Basic compensation, which serves as the base amount.
• Extraordinary compensation, level 1, paid at 1.5 times the base amount. No more than 20% of accepted claimants can be placed in this category.
• Extraordinary compensation, level 2, paid at twice the base amount, up to a maximum of $300,000 CAD. No more than 20% of accepted claimants can be placed in this category.

An estate claim receives half of the basic compensation amount.

No dollar figure has been set for any category. The base amount depends on how much remains in the fund after fees and costs and on how many claims are accepted in each category, so it can only be calculated after the adjudicator has decided every claim. The agreement notes the $300,000 CAD maximum could be lower depending on the number of accepted claims. Any money left after distribution is subject to the levy of Quebec's Fonds d'aide aux actions collectives.

Canada Government Settlement · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. The deadline to submit a Claim Registration Form is January 5, 2027; the settlement documents do not state a time of day or time zone. The Manitoba Court of King’s Bench approved the settlement on September 5, 2024, and the claims period opened January 6, 2025. Payments are issued on a rolling basis as each claim is assessed, with a possible second payment after the claims period ends.

What Changed Recently?

The settlement resolves two class actions against the Government of Manitoba, known together as the Flette/Lavallee Class Actions, over the Children’s Special Allowance (CSA), a federal benefit paid for children in care that the court-approved notice describes as the equivalent of the Canada Child Benefit that parents receive. According to the notice, from January 1, 2005 to March 31, 2019 Manitoba required Child and Family Services (CFS) agencies to remit those payments to the province. The class actions alleged the money should have been used for the children it was paid for.

The notice also explains that Manitoba passed legislation in 2020 that deemed lawsuits over the policy dismissed, and that in 2022 the Court of King’s Bench found Manitoba’s actions unconstitutional and discriminatory. The classes were certified on December 13, 2023, an agreement in principle followed on March 19, 2024, and the court approved the final settlement on September 5, 2024. The settlement agreement states that it is not an admission of liability by Manitoba. Claims have been accepted since January 6, 2025, and the window now has about three months left.

Who Qualifies?

The class is every person, and the estate of every person, who was in the care of a Manitoba CFS agency at any time between January 1, 2005 and March 31, 2019 and was deemed a provincial funding responsibility while in care. Two agencies are excluded: the Metis Child, Family and Community Services Agency and Michif Child and Family Services. Time in those agencies is covered instead by a separate case, the Lafontaine Class Action, and a person who spent time in both a Métis agency and another agency during the period may belong to both classes.

The settlement website says a claimant does not need to know their exact dates in care, the name of their agency, or whether they were provincially funded before applying. The Claims Administrator checks the claim against CFS agency records to decide eligibility. A former child in care who is now 18 or older can file their own claim. A claim can also be filed on a class member’s behalf by a legal guardian, an estate executor or administrator, a power of attorney, the Public Guardian and Trustee, or the CFS agency that has care of a current child in care. Only the class member, or their estate, receives compensation.

How Much Can You Get?

Manitoba is paying $445,200,000 CAD. Legal fees, administration costs and CFS legal costs come out of that fund first, and any money left after eligible claims are paid goes to a charitable purpose. The notice states that because payments depend on how many people come forward, it is not possible to estimate individual amounts.

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.

Government · Canada · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. The claims period opened January 10, 2026 and closes January 11, 2027; the notice says claim forms must be submitted before January 11, 2027 and does not give a time of day or time zone. The Supreme Court of British Columbia approved the settlement on October 22, 2025. The administrator says payments will go out only after all claims are processed and that no payments are expected before 2027.

What Changed Recently?

The claims process launched on January 10, 2026, after the court approved a settlement in North v. British Columbia, a class action filed in November 2018 and certified on December 22, 2020. The case concerns the use of separate confinement and segregation, meaning placement apart from the general population under sections 17, 18, 24 or 27(1)(d) of the Correction Act Regulation, in provincial correctional centres.

The lawsuit alleges that British Columbia improperly subjected inmates to separate confinement and segregation, and that this amounted to breaches of fiduciary duty, systemic negligence and breaches of inmates’ rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. British Columbia denies these claims. The court approved the settlement without deciding them.

A final opt-out window for people placed in separate confinement or segregation between July 19 and October 22, 2025 closed on February 24, 2026. Everyone else in the class could no longer opt out by then.

Who Qualifies?

The class covers people who, between April 18, 2005 and October 22, 2025, were involuntarily placed in separate confinement or segregation in a B.C. correctional centre and fall into one of two groups:

• Prolonged Class: the placement lasted 15 or more consecutive days.
• SMI Class: the placement lasted at least 22 consecutive hours, and B.C. Corrections knew or ought to have known the person had a Mental Illness, as shown by records under the criteria in the claims process.

Mental Illness has a defined meaning: a diagnosed condition from a list of DSM disorders that includes schizophrenia and related psychotic disorders, major depressive disorders, bipolar I and II, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder and neurocognitive disorders such as dementia.

The administrator lists ten covered centres: Alouette Correctional Centre for Women, Ford Mountain, Fraser Regional, Kamloops Regional, Nanaimo, North Fraser Pretrial, Okanagan, Prince George Regional, Surrey Pretrial Services and Vancouver Island Regional. People who opted out earlier, people who already settled similar claims with British Columbia and signed a release, and placements made because of COVID-19 protocols are not eligible.

Timing also matters. If a person’s only placements ended before November 26, 2016, or happened between December 23, 2020 and July 30, 2022, those placements can be considered only through the Statute-Barred Claims Process. That process requires showing the claimant was a person under a disability for long enough that the claim is not time-barred.

How Much Can Class Members Receive?

The settlement is worth up to $60 million CAD. Court-approved legal fees, disbursements, the honorarium, administration expenses and taxes come out of it first. The administrator describes two funds: a $30 million CAD Common Experience Fund and a Serious Harms Fund of $25 million to $30 million CAD.

Common Experience Payments go to every eligible claimant and are paid first:

• Up to $3,000 CAD for Prolonged Class members.
• Up to $6,000 CAD for SMI Class members.

Data Breach · Canada · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. The claims period began August 4, 2026 and runs until February 3, 2027; the official notice gives no time of day, so file early. The Federal Court of Canada approved the settlement on May 5, 2026, so there is no further approval hearing. The deadline to opt out passed on February 20, 2026. No payment date had been announced as of September 24, 2026.

What Changed Recently?

The claims period opened on August 4, 2026, following the Federal Court of Canada's approval of the settlement on May 5, 2026 (Sweet v. His Majesty the King, 2026 FC 590, Justice Southcott). The action, Federal Court File No. T-982-20, had been certified as a class proceeding in 2022 (2022 FC 1228).

The case arose from two sets of incidents in 2020. From June 26 to August 18, 2020, attackers used credential stuffing — trying usernames and passwords stolen elsewhere — against CRA My Account, GCKey and Employment and Social Development Canada accounts. From October 8 to November 25, 2020, the CRA's Represent-a-Client portal was misused. The plaintiffs allege the Government of Canada failed to protect the personal and financial information held in those accounts. The Crown denies wrongdoing, and the settlement is not an admission of liability.

Who Qualifies?

The class is made up of all persons whose personal or financial information in a Government of Canada online account — including CRA My Account, My Service Canada and other accounts accessed with GCKey — was disclosed to a third party without authorization between March 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020.

Compensation is narrower than the class. Payments are available only for the two breach periods: June 26 to August 18, 2020 (the credential-stuffing attacks) and October 8 to November 25, 2020 (the Represent-a-Client misuse). People who opted out by February 20, 2026 are not part of the settlement. The class is not limited by where a person lives; it turns on whether their Government of Canada account was affected.

How Much Can You Get?

The Government of Canada is paying an all-inclusive $8,760,500.90 CAD, which covers class member compensation, administration and class counsel fees. Class members claim in up to two categories:

• Access claim — up to $80 CAD. For people whose account was accessed without authorization, paid at $20 CAD an hour for up to four hours of time spent dealing with it.
• Fraud claim — up to $200 CAD. For people whose account access led to fraud, paid at $20 CAD an hour for up to ten hours.
• Special Compensation — up to $5,000 CAD. Reimbursement of documented out-of-pocket costs incurred within 12 months of the breach period, available in addition to an Access or Fraud claim.

The most one person can receive is $5,200 CAD. Each category has its own pool: up to $2,720,000 CAD for Access claims, up to $2,800,000 CAD for Fraud claims, and $500,000 CAD plus any unused money for Special Compensation. If approved claims in a pool exceed what it holds, payments in that pool are reduced pro rata. Any money left over goes to the Privacy and Access Council of Canada.

The Court approved class counsel fees of $2,090,182.18 CAD plus $89,255.81 CAD in disbursements, paid from the settlement amount, along with honoraria for the representative plaintiffs.

What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?

No administrator-issued code is needed to get started. The claims portal checks eligibility against the government's breach records using either the PIN from a notice, if you received one, or your last name, email address and the last three digits of your Social Insurance Number.

Access and Fraud claims are paid at a set hourly rate. Special Compensation is different: it reimburses documented out-of-pocket costs, so receipts or other records of each expense are needed for that part of a claim.

Resources (English)

• Certification and Settlement Approval Hearing Notice (Canada, excluding Quebec residents)
• Settlement Approval Hearing Notice (Quebec)
• Class Action National Settlement Agreement
• Judgment on Notice Approval (Quebec)
• Judgment (Modification to Notice Program)
• Webex Virtual Courtroom Information
• Judgment (Settlement Approval)

Ressources (Français)

• Avis d'audience d'approbation du règlement (Canada, à l'exception du Québec)
• Avis d'audience d'approbation du règlement (Québec)
• Accord de règlement national des actions collectives
• Jugement sur l’avis d’approbation (Québec)
• Jugement modifié sur l'avis d'approbation (Québec)
• Informations sur la salle d’audience virtuelle Webex
• Jugement (approbation du règlement)
• Formulaire de réclamation

XARELTO ® LITIGATION: NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT APPROVAL

This Notice contains a summary of some of the terms of the Settlement Agreement. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined have the meaning ascribed to them in the Settlement Agreement. If there is a conflict between the provisions of this Notice and the Settlement Agreement, the terms of the Settlement Agreement shall prevail.

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT APPROVAL

This is a notice for Class Members in the following Proceedings: Tluchak (Estate) et al. v. Bayer Inc. et al. , commenced in the Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan, Docket QBG-RG-00517-2015 and Gagnon c. Bayer inc. , commenced in the Cour supérieure du Québec, Court File No. 500-06-000732-152 (the “ Proceedings ”). The Proceedings raised various allegations against the Defendants and sought damages on behalf of all Canadians for harm and injuries which were allegedly related to the use of Xarelto®. The settlement of the Proceedings (the “ Settlement ”) has been approved by the Courts.

The Settlement applies to the following Class Members:

• Canadian residents, excluding residents of Québec, who were prescribed and ingested Xarelto® in Canada (“Primary Class Member”) before October 27, 2025 , and individuals who may make a claim pursuant to Family Compensation Legislation because of their relationship with a Primary Class Member (“Family Class Member”) (the “ Saskatchewan Class ”); and
• All persons residing in Québec who were prescribed and have ingested the drug Xarelto® (rivaroxaban) from January 1, 2008 to October 27, 2025 , and their successors, assigns, family members, and dependents (the “ Québec Class ”).

SUMMARY OF THE SETTLEMENT

The Settlement provides for the payment of at least $4,500,000 (CDN) which will be used to pay compensation for Approved Claims, Provincial Health Insurer Claims, Administration Expenses, Class Counsel Fees and Disbursements and any applicable taxes. Payments to approved Claimants will be made to Class Members who meet the criteria in the Compensation Protocol described below within the specified timeframes.

The Defendants deny all allegations and deny any wrongdoing or liability. The Courts have not taken any position on the merits of the arguments of either the Plaintiffs or the Defendants, but have determined that the Settlement Agreement is fair, reasonable, and in the best interests of the Class Members. A term of the Settlement is that the Proceedings will be dismissed or discontinued, which means that the lawsuit has come to an end, and there will be no trial.

PARTICIPATING IN THE SETTLEMENT

Class Members who satisfy the eligibility criteria set out in the Compensation Protocol may be entitled to benefits that will be calculated in accordance with the points system detailed in the Compensation Protocol.

Until all claims have been adjudicated, it will not be possible to determine the exact value of the compensation that may be paid to eligible Claimants.

Indigenous Rights · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open and payments are being made. The Federal Court approved the settlement agreement on December 11, 2023, finding it fair, reasonable and in the best interests of class members. The claim period opened on the Implementation Date, August 21, 2024, and runs to February 22, 2027.

As of the administrator's most recent published figures, dated July 3, 2026, 34,691 Category 1 claims and 12,352 Category 2 claims had been filed. Of those, 10,652 Category 1 claims had been approved for payment, totalling $106,520,000, along with 4,506 Category 2 claims totalling $635,750,000. The opt-out deadline passed on July 22, 2024, so exclusion is no longer available.

What the Program Was

The Indian Boarding Homes Program was created by the Government of Canada. It took children from First Nations communities and Inuit villages and placed them in other communities, usually non-Indigenous ones, to live in private homes so that they could attend school. The program began in the 1950s and Canada continued to operate it into the early 1990s.

Two lawsuits followed, one in Quebec and one in the Federal Court, brought on behalf of people who as children suffered loss of language and culture, abuse and other harms because of those placements. The Federal Court certified the federal action as a national class proceeding on June 28, 2019. The parties reached an agreement in principle on December 7, 2022 and a settlement agreement on June 15, 2023, and the Federal Court approved it after a hearing held in Vancouver in September 2023.

Separately from individual compensation, Canada is providing $50,000,000 to create a foundation intended to formally recognize the harm the program caused, support healing, and help preserve Indigenous languages and cultures.

Who Qualifies?

To be eligible for compensation, a class member must meet all three of the following conditions:

• Placement. Have been placed in a private home during the period September 1, 1951 to June 30, 1992 for the purpose of attending school — or placed after June 30, 1992 if Canada was responsible for the placement. Placements for post-secondary education, such as college or university, do not count.

• Survivorship date. Have been alive on or after July 24, 2016.

• Timely claim. Have submitted a claim before the deadline.

Two exclusions decide a large share of the questions people have. Only placements made by the federal government are eligible: foster care placements arranged for child welfare purposes are not treated as placements by Canada. And only placements in private homes are eligible: living in an Indian Residential School, a Boarding School or a Hostel is not a private-home placement, because those were institutions.

The program mainly placed First Nations and Inuit children. The administrator states that some Métis children were included on a limited basis, and that a Métis person placed by the Government of Canada in a private home to attend primary or secondary school may be a class member and can apply. Where the Category 1 form asks for an Indian status card number or Inuit disc number, a Métis claimant can write that they are Métis instead.

Receiving a Notice of Settlement in the mail does not by itself mean you are eligible — the notice was distributed broadly to reach as many potential class members as possible.

How Much Can You Get?

Compensation comes in two categories, and a class member may claim both.

Category 1 — Compensation for Placement. A single payment of $10,000 to anyone Canada placed in the Indian Boarding Homes Program. There is no assessment of harm at this stage; the payment follows from confirmed placement.

Category 2 — Compensation for Abuse. An additional $10,000 to $200,000, depending on the specific harms suffered. The settlement agreement sets five levels, and the Claims Administrator assesses the written account a claimant provides against that grid.

Canada Government Settlement · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. All Claim Forms and supporting documents must be received by the Claims Administrator, Deloitte LLP, by March 17, 2027; no time of day or time zone is stated. The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia approved the settlement on November 12, 2025, and the claims period opened December 17, 2025. Compensation is paid after all claims have been reviewed, and no payment date had been announced as of October 3, 2026.

What Changed Recently?

The settlement resolves Estey v. The Attorney General of Nova Scotia, a class action started on May 4, 2022 on behalf of people who were found eligible for help through the Province’s Disability Support Program but were left on waitlists, or placed in institutions, nursing homes or hospitals while they waited. The lawsuit alleges the Province mismanaged the system of assistance for people with disabilities, was negligent, and breached sections 7 and 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The court certified the case as a class action on June 21, 2024 with the Province’s consent.

The parties signed a settlement agreement on August 20, 2025. The agreement states that it is made with an express denial of liability by the Province. After a hearing on November 7, 2025, Associate Chief Justice Darlene Jamieson approved it on November 12, 2025, finding it fair, reasonable and in the best interests of the class. Paper and email claims opened December 17, 2025, and the online claims portal followed in early 2026. The administrator’s current FAQ is dated March 12, 2026.

Who Qualifies?

A class member must have been alive on May 4, 2022, and must have been eligible for assistance under Nova Scotia’s Social Assistance Act at some point after April 1, 1998. The class period ends August 20, 2025. The settlement has four classes, and one person can belong to more than one:

• Waitlist Class: people who were on the waitlist for services under the Social Assistance Act, other than a residential placement for seniors, for periods when they were not in one of the three classes below.
• Institution Class: people who lived at a Regional Rehabilitation Centre, Adult Residential Centre or Residential Care Facility while eligible for assistance.
• Nursing Home Class: people who lived in a nursing home while eligible for assistance and who had been assessed by the Department of Community Services as having support needs that fell under the Disability Support Program policy in effect at the time.
• Hospital Class: people who stayed in the Nova Scotia Hospital or another hospital run by the Nova Scotia Hospital Authority or its predecessors without a medical reason for the hospitalization, while eligible for assistance.

Children are not class members, because people under 19 are not eligible for the Disability Support Program. The opt-out deadline was October 27, 2025, and it is no longer possible to leave the class.

How Much Can You Get?

The Province is paying $32 million CAD, plus up to $2 million more if enough claims for pre-2020 time from people who were legally incapable are approved, for a maximum of $34 million CAD. That amount is all-inclusive: it also covers class counsel’s court-approved fees of $8 million plus $1.12 million HST and about $18,500 in disbursements, administration and notice costs, the litigation funder’s fees, and a $15,000 honorarium for the representative plaintiff. Class counsel is not taking a fee on the extra $2 million.

Compensation under the Compensation Protocol depends on how long a person was in each class:

• Waitlist Class: $5,000 for at least six months, plus $500 for each additional 12 months.
• Institution Class: $15,000 for at least three months, plus $1,500 for each additional 12 months.
• Nursing Home Class: $15,000 for at least three months, plus $1,500 for each additional 12 months.
• Hospital Class: $1,500 for each whole month, with a minimum of one month.

Current Status

Claims are open. The deadline to submit a claim, online or by mail, is March 22, 2027, and every claim needs identification and brokerage records. The Superior Court of Québec authorized the class action for settlement purposes on August 26, 2026 and will hold a hearing on December 22, 2026 to decide whether to approve the settlement. The settlement has not been approved, and the administrator will not review claims or make payments unless it is.

What Changed Recently?

CAE Inc., the Montréal-based maker of flight simulators and pilot training, agreed on July 31, 2026 to settle a shareholder class action for $38.25 million CAD. The case is Mouvement d’éducation et de défense des actionnaires v. CAE inc. et al., No. 500-06-001312-244, in the Superior Court of Québec. On August 26, 2026 the court authorized the class action and granted leave to bring a secondary-market claim under the Québec Securities Act, both for settlement purposes only, and the notice to shareholders went out on October 2, 2026, which opened the claim period.

The lawsuit, filed in June 2024 against CAE and its former chief executive and chief financial officer, alleges that public documents and statements contained misrepresentations and failed to disclose material changes, including about eight fixed-price contracts in CAE’s defence and security business that the plaintiff says weighed disproportionately on that segment’s profitability. It alleges that shares bought after August 10, 2022 traded at an inflated price until corrective information came out on May 21, 2024. The defendants deny all of the allegations and any liability, and no court has found them liable.

Who Qualifies?

The class is everyone who bought one or more CAE common shares between August 10, 2022 and May 21, 2024, inclusive, and still held some or all of those shares at any time between February 14, 2024 and May 22, 2024, inclusive. Both conditions apply: a purchase inside the class period, and shares still held during the February-to-May 2024 window.

The settlement agreement defines the eligible shares as CAE common shares listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange, and the class definition sets no residency requirement. The defendants, CAE’s past and current executive officers and directors and those of its subsidiaries, the individual defendants’ immediate families, and entities any of them control are excluded. Anyone who has their own lawsuit against the defendants over the same facts and does not discontinue it by December 1, 2026 is treated as having opted out.

How Much Can You Get?

There is no fixed amount per share. After the court-approved class counsel fees and administration expenses are paid, the rest of the $38.25 million CAD is divided among approved claimants in proportion to each claimant’s compensable loss. Class counsel, Scott+Scott CA ULC and Belleau Lapointe LLP, will ask the court for fees of up to 25% of the fund, plus disbursements and applicable taxes, all paid out of the settlement amount.

Each compensable loss is calculated under the guidelines in the Québec Securities Act. The calculation looks at how many CAE shares the claimant held on August 9, 2022, the shares bought during the class period, and whether they were sold during the class period, sold in the ten trading days after it, or still held, along with the prices paid and received. The full method is in sections 5 to 13 of the plan of allocation. Some claimants will have a compensable loss of zero, and a calculated payment under $15 is not paid out but redistributed to the other claimants.

***The claim period is now open (see details below)***

A settlement agreement was reached to settle all class actions filed in Canada.

All persons residing in Canada who were prescribed and used Yasmin and/or YAZ between December 10, 2004 (for Yasmin) or January 6, 2009 (for YAZ) and November 30, 2011 (for residents of Ontario and Quebec), or October 4, 2016 (for residents of Canada other than Ontario and Quebec), and who were subsequently diagnosed with arterial thromboembolism, venous thromboembolism, and/or gallbladder disease, may submit a claim to try to obtain compensation under the settlement agreement.

Family members of a person meeting the above description may also submit a claim as a family member of that person, provided that the person has submitted a claim themselves.

For more information about the claims process, please visit the Claims Administrator’s website at: www.YasminYAZClassActionCanada.ca .

THE DEADLINE TO SUBMIT A CLAIM IS APRIL 9, 2027, AT 11:59 P.M. (EASTERN TIME).

Pharmaceuticals · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open, and the deadline is April 9, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time; mailed claims count if postmarked by then. The courts in Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan have all approved the settlement, the last on March 19, 2026, and court-approved notices of settlement approval were published in October 2026. Payments are made after the claims deadline and the administrator’s review.

What Changed Recently?

The national settlement, signed July 30, 2025, resolves three certified class actions: Schwoob v. Bayer Inc. in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Guindon v. Bayer Inc. in the Superior Court of Québec and Dembrowski v. Bayer Inc. in the Court of King’s Bench for Saskatchewan, along with 10 dormant proposed class actions in other provinces. The Québec court approved it on November 26, 2025, the Ontario court on November 27, 2025 and the Saskatchewan court on March 19, 2026. Court-approved notices of settlement approval dated October 8, 2026 opened the claims process, and class counsel announced it in a court-approved release on October 15, 2026.

The lawsuits alleged that Yasmin and YAZ carried a higher risk of blood clots and gallbladder disease than other oral contraceptives, that the risk was known to the defendants, and that it was not communicated in a timely or adequate way. Bayer denies the allegations, makes no admission as to their truth and denies any wrongdoing. The allegations and this page are not medical advice.

Who Qualifies?

The user class is everyone resident in Canada who was prescribed and took branded Yasmin or YAZ and was later diagnosed with arterial thromboembolism, venous thromboembolism or gallbladder disease. The use must fall within these windows:

• Start: December 10, 2004 for Yasmin, and January 6, 2009 for YAZ.

• End: November 30, 2011 for residents of Ontario and Québec, and October 4, 2016 for residents of the rest of Canada.

The settlement covers only Yasmin- and YAZ-branded pills distributed by Bayer in Canada, not generic versions. Family members with a derivative family-law claim through a user can also claim. People who opted out, parties to four listed individual lawsuits, and anyone who started a separate case against Bayer on the same subject are excluded.

How Much Can You Get?

The $9,050,000 CAD fund is all-inclusive. After $905,000 CAD for provincial health insurers and $6,000 CAD in representative-plaintiff honoraria, $8,139,000 CAD remains for class members, before administration costs and class counsel’s fees of 30% are deducted. Approved claims are paid pro rata by points, with a maximum for each injury:

• Venous thromboembolism (pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis): 100 points, up to $9,000 CAD

• Arterial thromboembolism (ischemic stroke or heart attack): 50 points, up to $4,500 CAD

• Gallbladder disease or removal diagnosed within six months of taking Yasmin or YAZ: 5 points, up to $500 CAD

• Death from venous thromboembolism: 150 points, up to $13,500 CAD

• Death from arterial thromboembolism: 125 points, up to $11,250 CAD

• Family members: 10% of the primary claim’s points, shared if more than one family member claims for the same user

The value of a point depends on the money left after deductions and the total points claimed, so the amounts above are caps, not guaranteed payments. According to the Ontario court’s reasons, claimants do not have to prove that Yasmin or YAZ caused their condition, only that they took it during the window and were later diagnosed with a qualifying condition. Payments are made by cheque. Money left over goes to Women’s Health Collective Canada.

Survivor Compensation · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. Claim forms must be submitted by April 13, 2027; the official documents give a date only, with no time of day or timezone. The New Brunswick Court of King's Bench approved the settlement on March 12, 2026. Payments will be issued only after every claim, including any eligibility appeal, has been finally determined, and no payment date had been announced as of October 3, 2026.

What Changed Recently?

The claim period opened after the court approved the settlement on March 12, 2026. Under the agreement, the City of Saint John will pay up to $16,500,000 CAD to resolve Hayes v. The City of Saint John, a class action brought on behalf of people sexually abused by Kenneth Estabrooks while he was employed as a city police officer.

Unlike most settlements, this one follows a ruling on liability. The case was certified as a class proceeding on June 19, 2017, with a common issue on whether the city was vicariously liable for harm Estabrooks caused as a police officer between 1953 and 1975. On September 14, 2023, the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick decided that issue in favour of the class, and the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed the city's application for leave to appeal on May 16, 2024. The parties then reached the settlement through mediation in 2025, citing the cost, risk and delay of an individual-issues process. Class counsel confirmed that no class member opted out of the case.

Who Qualifies?

The class covers all people who allege they suffered injury, loss or damage from being sexually abused by Kenneth Estabrooks in the City of Saint John between January 1, 1953 and November 1, 1975. To receive compensation, the administrator must be satisfied that the claimant:

• suffered harm as a result of being sexually abused by Estabrooks;
• was abused in the City of Saint John between January 1, 1953 and November 1, 1975; and
• was abused while Estabrooks was a City of Saint John police officer.

People who validly opted out of the case, or who previously settled a claim against the city over the same abuse, may not be eligible. A claim can also be made for a class member who has died, if that person was alive on May 16, 2024.

How Much Compensation Is Available?

Payments are shared pro rata from what remains of the fund after other costs. The $16.5 million CAD first pays the third-party litigation funder's fees, class counsel's fees, and the representative plaintiff's honorarium, in the amounts approved by the court, along with administration costs. The remainder is divided among approved claims.

The administrator assigns points to each approved claim. Points for the abuse itself range from 10 to 50, increasing with the nature, frequency and severity of the abuse described in the sworn declaration; only the highest applicable level counts. A claimant can receive 20 additional points by providing a diagnosis or documentation of an eligible psychological harm that arose after the abuse, such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or a substance use disorder. The highest possible total is 70 points. Estate claims receive half the points that would otherwise apply.

Each claimant's payment equals their share of the total points awarded across all approved claims, so no dollar amount per point can be known until the claim period closes. The part of the fund reserved for claims accrues interest at 2% a year from the claims deadline. Uncashed or undeliverable payments go to a non-profit organization chosen by the plaintiff, not back to the city.

What Proof Is Required?

Proof is required, though not proof of the abuse itself for a person claiming on their own behalf. Every claim form must include a clear copy of one valid government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's licence, passport or provincial ID card, showing a name and date of birth that match the form.

Koskie Minsky LLP in Toronto, with McKiggan Hebert Lawyers in Halifax, commenced a class action against the City of Saint John on behalf of individuals who allege that they suffered injury, loss or damage as a result of being sexually abused by Kenneth Estabrooks in the City of Saint John.

The Class includes: “All persons who allege that they suffered injury, loss or damage as a result of being sexually abused by Kenneth Estabrooks in the City of Saint John between January 1, 1953 and November 1, 1975.”

On March 12, 2026, the Court approved the Settlement. There is a settlement fund of $16.5 million available to pay eligible Class Members as well as certain fees and expenses, including an honorarium for the representative plaintiff and Class Counsel’s legal fees in the amounts approved by the Court.

The amount of money paid for each approved Claim will depend on the nature of the harm each class member suffered, and the number of Claims that are approved.

More details about the Settlement and what it provides are available in the Short Form and Long Form Notice of Settlement Approval.

Eligible Class Members can now make a claim for compensation from the Settlement by submitting a Claim Form (and supporting documents, if applicable) to the Administrator by email at saintjohnclassaction@kpmg.ca or by regular mail or courier:

KPMG INC. 600 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West Suite 1500, KPMG Tower, Montréal, QC, H3A 0A3 Attention: Administrator of Saint John Estabrooks Abuse Class Action

In Person: KPMG INC. City Hall Building 15 Market Square, Suite 501 Saint John, NB E2L 3V6

The deadline to make a Claim is April 13, 2027.

If you have questions or need help you can contact the Administrator at 1-855-609-2759 or by email at saintjohnclassaction@kpmg.ca. You can also get legal advice and help from one of the law firms for the Class Members at the contact information below:

Email: estabrooksabuseclassaction@kmlaw.ca

20 Queen Street West, Suite 900, Box 52

Email: info@mckigganhebert.com

1959 Upper Water St. #502

If you have questions regarding the Settlement, more information is available at saintjohnclassaction.kpmg.ca.

• Latest Developments January 11, 2022 As a result of elevated COVID rates across the country, the trial in this class action was adjourned by the Court. It was previously scheduled to commence on January 31, 2022. It is now scheduled to commence on May 30, 2022. The trial involves witnesses from across the country, which would make it extremely challenging to conduct in the present circumstances. We are hopeful that it will proceed unimpeded this Spring and are grateful for the continued patience of all stakeholders. April 4, 2019 The Defendant’s application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada was dismissed. The plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment is scheduled for November 5-6, 2019. November 1, 2018 The Defendant has sought leave to appeal the certification order to the Supreme Court of Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision on leave is under reserve. August 30, 2018 The defendant’s appeal was largely dismissed. A copy of the reasons will be available shortly. December 6, 2017 The appeal of the order certifying this action as a class proceeding was heard and the decision is under reserve. October 30, 2017 The appeal of the order certifying this action as a class proceeding is being heard before the New Brunswick Court of Appeal on December 6, 2017. August 28, 2017 The Court of Appeal granted leave to appeal and will hear the appeal on October 24, 2017. June 22, 2017 The motion for leave to appeal was heard by the New Brunswick Court of Appeal. The Court reserved its decision. April 12, 2017 The Defendant has brought a motion for leave to appeal the certification order. The motion will be heard on June 22, 2017. February 10, 2017 This action was certified as a class proceeding. A copy of the certification decision is available here. Show All

Canadian Settlement · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. Reimbursement claims for door handle repairs already paid for must be submitted by June 11, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. The Superior Court of Quebec approved the settlement on February 25, 2026, and the extended warranty program has been available since June 11, 2026. Reimbursements are paid after the one-year claim period ends; no specific payment date had been announced as of October 3, 2026.

What Changed Recently?

The case, Paciucci et al. v. FCA Canada Inc., was authorized as a class action by the Superior Court of Quebec on April 29, 2024. The lawsuit alleged that the door handles and door locking mechanisms of 2012–2019 Fiat 500 vehicles have a defect that causes the handles to jam and, in some cases, break or detach from the car. FCA Canada denies any wrongdoing, no court has found that it did anything wrong, and the settlement was reached without any admission of liability.

Justice Pierre Nollet approved the settlement and its distribution protocol on February 25, 2026, after a February 16, 2026 approval hearing. The court-approved notice of the approved settlement then opened the extended warranty program on June 11, 2026, which also started the one-year window for reimbursement claims.

Who Qualifies?

The class covers everyone who purchased or leased a Fiat 500 from model years 2012 through 2019, with any trim line, in Quebec. The settlement's two benefits have different eligibility tests:

• The free repair program is available to class members whose vehicle shows the door handle problem when inspected at an FCA dealership during the coverage period.
• Reimbursement is available to class members who already paid out of pocket to repair or replace a door handle or the related locking mechanism because of the problem, and who have not already been reimbursed by FCA.

A class member can use both. Applying for one does not affect the right to apply for the other.

How Much Can You Get?

There is no settlement fund to divide. FCA pays the benefits directly, and the amounts are not capped:

• Reimbursement of past repairs. FCA reimburses the cost of parts, labour and taxes for door handle repairs or replacements caused by the problem, wherever the work was done. There is no maximum per repair and no limit on the number of repairs or replacement handles claimed.
• Free repairs going forward. FCA dealers repair or replace affected door handles at no charge for ten years from the vehicle's in-service date, or until June 11, 2027 for a car already more than ten years past its in-service date when the notices went out. There is no limit on the number of repair claims during the coverage period, but preventive inspections and repairs are not covered.

Each reimbursement paid to a class member is reduced by the percentage Quebec law directs to the Fonds d'aide aux actions collectives: 2% for claims under $2,000, 5% for claims from $2,000 to $5,000 and 10% for claims over $5,000. Class counsel fees and administration costs are paid by FCA separately and are not deducted from class members' reimbursements.

What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?

No notice ID or administrator-issued code is needed to file, but a reimbursement claim does require documentation. The claim form asks for:

• the vehicle's 17-character VIN and model year;
• current contact information, with the email address and phone number verified on submission;
• the approximate month and year the door handle problem first occurred;
• documents showing both that a repair was done to fix the door handle problem and that the claimant paid for it, such as invoices, receipts or work orders;
• a sworn statement that FCA has not already reimbursed those costs.

Government · Canada · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. The claims period opened August 24, 2026 and closes August 24, 2027; the notice says claim forms must be submitted before August 24, 2027 and gives no time of day or time zone. The Manitoba Court of King’s Bench approved the settlement on June 4, 2026. The administrator says payments will be issued only after all claims are processed and approved, and that none are expected before fall 2027.

What Changed Recently?

The claims period opened on August 24, 2026, following the court’s June 4, 2026 approval of a settlement in Gamblin et al. v. Manitoba, a class action filed in 2021 and certified in May 2022. Class counsel started a second case on May 2, 2024 covering the same groups for placements after May 4, 2022, and the settlement classes run through June 4, 2026. The parties settled after a two-stage common-issues trial had been scheduled; the trial dates were adjourned in November 2025.

The lawsuit alleges that Manitoba improperly subjected inmates to segregation and that this amounted to breaches of fiduciary duty, systemic negligence and breaches of inmates’ rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Manitoba denies these claims and denies liability, but chose to resolve the case without a trial.

One deadline is still running besides the claim deadline: class members placed in segregation between February 28, 2026 and June 4, 2026 can opt out of the settlement for those placements by October 8, 2026.

Who Qualifies?

Every class member must have been alive as of September 12, 2016 and held in one of Manitoba’s provincial custodial facilities. There are three classes:

• Youth Inmates: placed in preventive segregation while under 18, between September 12, 2006 and June 4, 2026. To receive an award, the placement must have lasted at least 6 hours.
• Inmates with a Serious Mental Illness (SMI): placed in disciplinary or preventive segregation between September 12, 2012 and June 4, 2026, having been diagnosed by a medical doctor with a listed DSM disorder (including schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, major depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, PTSD, obsessive compulsive disorder, borderline personality disorder and neurocognitive disorders), with significant impairment of a defined kind that was reported to Manitoba before or during the segregation. To receive an award, the placement must have lasted at least 22 hours and records must show Manitoba knew or ought to have known of the illness.
• Prolonged Inmates: placed in solitary confinement for 15 or more consecutive days between September 12, 2012 and June 4, 2026.

Segregation generally covers placements within the definition in Manitoba’s Correctional Services Regulation, which class counsel says includes quiet room placements, observation, confinement and isolation, and transitional confinement. People who opted out earlier, or who settled similar claims with Manitoba and signed a release, are not eligible.

Some older placements are presumed to be statute-barred. That applies when a person’s only adult placements ended before September 12, 2016 and they did not have a serious mental illness, or when the person turned 18 on or before September 12, 2012 and their youth placements ended before that date. Those placements count only through the Statute-Barred Claims Process, which requires medical, legal or institutional evidence of a recognized disability, such as residence in a psychiatric facility, certification under The Mental Health Act, a finding of unfitness to stand trial or a declaration of incapacity.

How Much Can Class Members Receive?

The settlement is worth up to $129 million CAD. Court-approved legal fees, disbursements, the honorarium, administration expenses and taxes come out of it. Each eligible claimant can receive a Base Payment, and some also receive a Serious Harms Award:

A settlement worth up to $129 million has been reached in this class action against the Government of Manitoba concerning the use of Segregation in Manitoba Provincial Custodial Facilities. On June 4, 2026, the Manitoba Court of King’s Bench approved the settlement. The Short Form Notice of Settlement Approval is available here . The Long Form Notice of Settlement Approval is available here .

The Claims Period opened on August 24, 2026, and will close on August 24, 2027.

For more information on submitting a claim, please visit the Administrator’s website: https://proactio.ca/en/class-action/manitobasegregation/ .

You may be eligible if you were alive as of September 12, 2016 and, in a Manitoba Provincial Custodial Facility:

• while under the age of 18, you were placed in Segregation for at least 6 consecutive hours between September 12, 2006 and June 4, 2026 ( Youth Class ); or you were placed in Segregation for at least 22 consecutive hours between September 12, 2012 and June 4, 2026 while suffering from a defined Mental Illness that Manitoba knew or ought to have known about ( SMI Class ); or you were placed in Segregation for 15 or more consecutive days between September 12, 2012 and June 4, 2026 ( Prolonged Class ).
• while under the age of 18, you were placed in Segregation for at least 6 consecutive hours between September 12, 2006 and June 4, 2026 ( Youth Class ); or
• you were placed in Segregation for at least 22 consecutive hours between September 12, 2012 and June 4, 2026 while suffering from a defined Mental Illness that Manitoba knew or ought to have known about ( SMI Class ); or
• you were placed in Segregation for 15 or more consecutive days between September 12, 2012 and June 4, 2026 ( Prolonged Class ).

“Segregation” generally means a placement coming within the definition of segregation under Manitoba’s Correctional Services Regulation , including quiet room placements, observation, confinement and isolation, and transitional confinement.

Depending on your circumstances, eligible Class Members may receive a Base Payment of up to $9,000 for Youth Inmates, $6,000 for SMI Inmates, or $3,000 for Prolonged Inmates . Class Members may also be eligible for additional compensation if they experienced lengthy or repeated placements in Segregation or suffered specific and recorded harms. The maximum total compensation available is $100,000 for Youth Inmates, $91,000 for SMI Inmates, and $88,000 for Prolonged Inmates .

Certain placements are presumptively statute-barred. This means you can only make a claim in relation to those placements through the Statute-Barred Claims Process. This applies if:

• your only adult placements in Segregation ended before September 12, 2016 and you did not suffer from a Serious Mental Illness; or you turned 18 on or before September 12, 2012 and your youth placements in Segregation ended before September 12, 2012.
• your only adult placements in Segregation ended before September 12, 2016 and you did not suffer from a Serious Mental Illness; or
• you turned 18 on or before September 12, 2012 and your youth placements in Segregation ended before September 12, 2012.

If this applies to you, you should fill out a Claim Form and indicate that you wish to make a Statute-Barred Claim. The Administrator or Class Counsel will contact you regarding the Statute-Barred Claims Process. To succeed in relation to a presumptively statute-barred placement, you will need to establish that you were a person under a disability for a sufficient period of time such that your claim is not statute-barred.

You must submit a fully completed Claim Form to the Administrator by August 24, 2027, or else you will not be eligible for any money.

To complete the Claim Form online, visit the Manitoba Segregation Claims Portal .

Canada Government Settlement · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. The Claims Administrator, Epiq Class Action Services Canada, must receive Claim Forms by September 22, 2027; the settlement agreement sets the deadline at midnight on that date but does not name a time zone. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved the settlement on May 21, 2026. Payments will be made after all timely claims and reconsideration requests have been processed, and no payment date had been announced as of October 3, 2026.

What Changed Recently?

The settlement resolves Brown v. His Majesty the King in Right of the Province of Ontario, a class action filed in December 2017 on behalf of people who lived at provincial training schools, where young people were sent under Ontario’s training schools legislation. The lawsuit alleges that Ontario is liable for harms suffered by residents of the schools in connection with its management and operation of them; the settlement’s compensation categories cover general harm, physical and sexual assault, and solitary confinement. Ontario denies the allegations and any liability, and the court did not decide who was right. The case was certified as a class action in December 2018.

The parties signed the settlement agreement on January 21, 2026. Justice Glustein heard the approval motion on May 1, 2026 and approved the settlement on May 21, 2026 (2026 ONSC 2880), finding it fair, reasonable and in the best interests of the class. On June 26, 2026, Ontario and the representative plaintiff jointly announced the approval, and Ontario published the public acknowledgment of harm that forms part of the settlement. The claim form and the notice of settlement approval are dated June 2026, and claims can now be filed online, by email or by mail.

Who Qualifies?

The class is every person who was alive on December 8, 2015 and who lived at one of these institutions during the period listed for it:

• Pine Ridge School, Bowmanville (formerly the Ontario Training School for Boys): January 1, 1953 to its closure in 1979
• Cold Springs Forestry Camp: January 1, 1963 to its closure in 1976
• Hillcrest School, Guelph: January 1, 1953 to its closure in 1978
• Brookside School, Cobourg (formerly the Ontario Training School for Boys at Galt, Northumberland and Cobourg): January 1, 1953 to April 2, 1984
• Trelawney House, Port Bolster: August 1959 to its closure in 1973
• Kawartha Lakes School, Lindsay: 1962 to its closure in 1979
• Glendale School, Simcoe: 1962 to July 30, 1974
• White Oaks Village, Hagersville (junior school): 1966 to 1978
• Sprucedale School, Hagersville (senior school): 1966 to April 2, 1984
• Cecil Facer School, Sudbury: 1971 to April 2, 1984
• Project DARE – Portage Lake: June 1971 to 1976
• Project DARE – Wendigo Lake, South River: 1972 to April 2, 1984
• Syl Apps Youth Centre, including its earlier names as the Galt reception and diagnostic centre and the Oakville Reception and Assessment Centre: 1958 to April 2, 1984

Seven other institutions are expressly excluded, including Grandview Training School and the St. Joseph’s and St. John’s training schools. A person is also not eligible if they previously sued Ontario individually over their time at a training school, signed a release of those claims, opted out earlier in the case, or opts out by March 22, 2027.

How Much Can You Get?

Ontario will pay up to $60 million CAD. That amount also covers class counsel’s court-approved fees, the Class Proceedings Fund levy, administration costs and an honorarium for the representative plaintiff. Each claimant chooses one of two tracks:

• Track 1, general harm: $5,000 for an eligible claimant who affirms that they experienced harm while living at a listed school.

Canadian Settlement · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open for two of the settlement’s nine classes: the Removed Child Class and the Removed Child Family Class. People who were already at the age of majority when the claims period opened on March 10, 2025 have until March 10, 2028 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time; people who were younger have age-based deadlines described below. The other seven classes — including the Jordan’s Principle and Trout classes — had no open claims process as of October 3, 2026. The Federal Court approved the settlement on October 24, 2023, and Removed Child payments are being issued as claims are approved: the Assembly of First Nations reported in August 2026 that more than 30,000 Removed Children had been paid over $1.2 billion. Removed Child Family payments are not scheduled to begin until after March 10, 2029.

What Changed Recently?

On August 17, 2026, the Assembly of First Nations announced that more than 30,000 First Nations people who were removed from their homes as children had received compensation, totaling more than $1.2 billion. The same release confirmed that claims are being accepted in only two of the nine classes, that the March 10, 2028 deadline applies to people who reached the age of majority by March 10, 2025, and that Removed Child Family payments will start after the one-year extension window closes on March 10, 2029.

The settlement resolves three Federal Court class actions against the Government of Canada and the related Canadian Human Rights Tribunal proceeding. The Tribunal had found that Canada’s underfunding of First Nations child and family services on reserve and in the Yukon, and its narrow approach to Jordan’s Principle, were discriminatory, and it ordered compensation; the Federal Court upheld those compensation orders in 2021 (2021 FC 969). Canada agreed to pay $23,343,940,000 into a trust to fund all nine classes, and the Federal Court approved the agreement on October 24, 2023 (2023 FC 1466). The court separately approved the claims process for the Removed Child and Removed Child Family classes, which opened on March 10, 2025.

Who Qualifies?

Removed Child Class. First Nations individuals who, while under the age of majority, were removed from their homes by child welfare authorities between April 1, 1991 and March 31, 2022. At the time of removal, the child or at least one caregiving parent or grandparent must have been ordinarily resident on reserve or living in the Yukon, and the placement must have been funded by Indigenous Services Canada. Children who were Crown wards, and children who were removed and later returned home, may qualify. The class does not include Métis or Inuit children, removals in the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, children who left home without child welfare involvement and without an ISC-funded placement, or children who stayed home under court supervision without being removed.

Removed Child Family Class. The caregiving parents or caregiving grandparents — biological, adoptive, or a First Nations stepparent — who were living with the child, were exercising parental responsibility, and were the people the child was first removed from. A First Nations stepparent must have lived with the child’s biological parent and supported the child for at least three years before the removal. Siblings, other relatives (unless they adopted the child), non-caregiving parents and grandparents, and foster parents are not eligible for individual compensation in this class.

Classes that are not open. The Kith Child, Kith Family, Jordan’s Principle, Jordan’s Principle Family, Trout Child, Trout Family and Essential Service classes are part of the same settlement but each needs its own court-approved claims process. The official settlement website lists all seven as “not yet available.” This page covers only the two open classes.

Survivor Compensation · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open and have been since June 1, 2026. There are two deadlines: June 1, 2027 for Experience Payments and June 1, 2028 for the abuse compensation section of the claim form; the official sources give dates only, with no timezone. The Saskatchewan Court of King's Bench approved both settlements on April 29, 2026, and the approval became final on May 29, 2026 with no appeal. Experience Payment applications finally approved by November 30, 2026 are scheduled to receive a 50% interim payment in December 2026.

What Changed Recently?

The claim period opened June 1, 2026, the start date set by the court when it approved the settlements on April 29, 2026. The settlements resolve a consolidated class action, Gardiner et al. v. The Attorney General of Canada and The Government of Saskatchewan, which combined a 2022 lawsuit with an earlier case first filed on December 9, 2005.

The plaintiffs alleged that the governments of Canada and Saskatchewan helped fund, oversee, manage and control the Île-à-la-Crosse School, which operated from around 1860 until about 1976 and enrolled mainly Métis students along with First Nations children from northern Saskatchewan, and that both governments failed to protect students from harm. According to the official settlement website, both governments have acknowledged that everyone who attended the school suffered harm and that some students were abused. The Saskatchewan agreement states that it is not an admission of liability by the province.

Who Qualifies?

The settlements recognize two classes:

• Survivor Class: anyone who was alive on December 9, 2003 and attended the Île-à-la-Crosse School as a student or for educational purposes, including day students as well as students who stayed in the residence.
• Family Class: the spouse, parent, child, grandchild or sibling of a Survivor Class member.

Every living Survivor Class member is eligible for compensation, and Métis status is not required. Family Class members do not receive payments in their own right, but an eligible heir may receive the compensation of a Survivor who died on or after December 9, 2003, and all class members can benefit from projects funded by the Legacy Fund. December 9, 2003 is two years before the first lawsuit was filed; claims cannot be made for Survivors who died before that date.

The settlements cover events at, or because of, the school and residence from opening until closure around 1976, including temporary facilities used when the buildings were damaged. They do not cover the Rossignol School, which the Île-à-la-Crosse School Board has operated since 1975–76.

How Much Compensation Is Available?

The Government of Canada is paying up to $42.335 million CAD: $27.335 million for Experience Payments, $10 million for the Legacy Fund, and $5 million for administration. Canada paid class counsel's fees separately, so nothing is deducted from Experience Payments or the Legacy Fund. The Government of Saskatchewan is paying $40.2 million CAD, an all-inclusive amount that covers the court-approved legal fees and administration costs as well as abuse compensation.

Experience Payments recognize time at the school and do not require describing any harm:

• up to $10,000 CAD for attending up to four school years; or
• up to $15,000 CAD for attending five or more school years.

Partial school years count as full years. If the $27.335 million is not enough to pay every approved claim in full, each payment is reduced proportionately; any money left over goes to the Legacy Fund.

Canadian Settlement · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. The claims period began January 27, 2026, and the deadline is July 27, 2028; the official sources reviewed do not state a time of day. The Federal Court approved the settlement on June 24, 2025, and approved the claims protocols on December 23, 2025. Claims are assessed individually by the Claims Administrator, Deloitte, and no schedule for issuing payments had been published as of October 3, 2026.

What Changed Recently?

The claims period opened on January 27, 2026, after the Federal Court’s December 23, 2025 order approved the Claims Protocol, Estates Protocol and related implementation documents and appointed Castlemain to run the free Claimant Support Program. Since then, the official settlement website has announced free online webinars on the claims process and, in August 2026, one-on-one Claimant Support Sessions with Claims Helpers. A court-appointed engagement lead, Dr. Mike DeGagne, began meeting with class members and families in spring 2026 to shape the Foundation the settlement funds.

The settlement resolves Hardy v. Canada (Attorney General), Federal Court file T-143-18, in which former patients sought compensation from the Government of Canada for abuse they said they experienced while admitted to Federal Indian Hospitals. The settlement agreement states that it is not an admission of liability by Canada.

Who Qualifies?

Individual compensation is available to Primary Class Members: people who were admitted to one of the 33 Federal Indian Hospitals listed in Schedule D of the settlement agreement while the Government of Canada operated it, and who experienced psychological, verbal, physical or sexual abuse while admitted. Each hospital has its own covered period, beginning no earlier than January 1, 1936 and ending no later than December 31, 1981, or earlier if the hospital closed or its management was transferred away from Canada. Some hospitals were known locally by other names; the official site’s hospitals list and eligibility tool help match them.

An estate representative or heir can file for a Primary Class Member who died on or after January 25, 2016, and a personal representative can file for a claimant who cannot manage their own affairs. Family Class Members — spouses, children, grandchildren, siblings and other close relatives — are not eligible for individual payments.

The settlement does not cover medical malpractice, harms connected to medical treatment or interventions, or any hospital that is not on Schedule D.

How Much Can You Get?

Compensation follows a five-level grid in the settlement agreement, and each eligible Primary Class Member receives a single payment reflecting the most serious harm they experienced:

• Level 1 — $10,000 CAD: harms without lasting physical injury, such as sexualized comments, humiliating or degrading treatment, threats, disproportionate punishment, or confinement unrelated to medical care.
• Level 2 — $50,000 CAD: sexual touching or exposure without a medical purpose, or a physical assault causing injury that was not permanent.
• Levels 3 and 4 — $100,000 and $150,000 CAD: progressively more serious sexual or physical abuse, as defined in the compensation grid.
• Level 5 — $200,000 CAD: the most severe repeated sexual abuse, or physical assault causing permanent loss of mobility or a brain injury.

Claims are assessed against the exact wording of the grid in the settlement agreement; the official compensation page sets out each level in full. Beyond individual payments, the settlement funds a Foundation with a $150 million CAD Healing Fund and a $235.5 million CAD Research and Commemoration Fund, and adds $150 million CAD to existing Indigenous Services Canada programs that support class members’ health and wellness.

We are pleased to announce that the Federal Court has approved the Settlement Agreement in this action. A copy of the Federal Court’s reasons for approving the Settlement can be viewed here . The approved Settlement Agreement can be viewed here .

The Claims Period is now open, and eligible class members have until July 27, 2028 to submit a Claim directly to the Claims Administrator. The Claim Form and a step-by-step Claim Guide are available on the administrator’s website at: https://ihsettlement.ca/ .

Only Primary Class Members who suffered psychological, verbal, physical and/or sexual abuse while admitted to a Federal Indian Hospital during the period it was operated by the Government of Canada, are eligible for individual compensation from the Settlement. Primary Class Members who passed away on or after January 25, 2016, may be eligible through the Estates process.

Should you have any questions, please review the Administrator’s FAQ here or contact the Administrator at 1-888-592-9101 or GeneralInfo@Contact.IHSettlement.ca , or by mail at PO Box 5493, STN Main, Newmarket, ON L3Y 0J4.

For all other inquiries, you may also contact Class Counsel at the contact information listed under the Contacts section available here . There is no cost for speaking with Class Counsel about the class action or the Settlement.

The following information about the settlement refers to sensitive issues, including physical and sexual abuse, which individuals may find triggering and traumatic. If you or someone you are assisting experiences symptoms of trauma and/or needs to speak to someone, support is available:

• Hope for Wellness Helpline: 1-855-242-3310 or www.hopeforwellness.ca
• Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program
• Federal Indian Day Schools Health and Cultural Support Program
• Mental health counselling benefits under the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program
• Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Crisis Line: 1-844-413-6649
• Talk 4 Healing support for Indigenous women: 1-855-554-4325 or Talk4Healing Website
• Find your local Friendship Centre

The Settlement will provide compensation to eligible Class Members who suffered abuse at a Federal Indian Hospital, including psychological, verbal, physical and/or sexual abuse. Compensation will be awarded according to the Compensation Grid and will range from $10,000 CAD to $200,000 CAD based on the severity of abuse.

The Settlement also includes the establishment of a Foundation, which will administer:

• A Healing Fund that will provide $150,000,000 CAD to support healing, wellness, reconciliation, protection of languages, education and commemoration activities; and
• A Research and Commemoration Fund that will provide $235,500,000 CAD to support research and education regarding Federal Indian Hospitals, the preservation of their history, and the location of burial sites associated with the Hospitals.

The Settlement will require that the Foundation which will administer $385.5 million in total funds be guided by a plan developed through a structured process of engagement with Indigenous stakeholders, including Class Members and Indigenous communities. The Foundation’s activities will reflect the actual interests and priorities of affected communities.

The Settlement also provides for a $150,000,000 CAD funding increase to Indigenous Services Canada, under existing programming, to support Class Members’ health and wellness throughout the implementation of the Settlement Agreement.

The Federal Court issued its decision to approve the Settlement Agreement on June 24, 2025. You can find a copy of the Settlement Agreement and its Schedules under the Documents section below and on the Federal Indian Hospitals Class Action website .

This class action was certified on January 22, 2020. A settlement has now been reached.

The classes are defined as follows: