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WHAT IS THIS ABOUT?

A class action settlement has been reached in Heimburger v BigSteelBox Corporation, court file no. ABB-S-S-02704, a class action brought against BigSteelBox Corporation (“BSB”) for property stored at BSB’s storage facility during the Abbotsford floods in November and December 2021 (the “BSB Class Action”). A settlement fund of approximately $1,000,000, is available to pay all eligible claimants, known as Class Members, who make a claim.

DEADLINE FOR MAKING A CLAIM

Important: The deadline for making a claim is October 30, 2026. All claims must be received by the Court appointed Claims Administrator, MNP Ltd., on or before October 30, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. (the “Claim Deadline”).

WHO CAN CLAIM?

The lawsuit against BigSteelBox Corporation was brought on behalf of all individuals, legal persons, businesses, and estates whose property was stored in containers at BSB’s facility at 37400 North Parallel Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia, during the period November 14, 2021 to December 17, 2021 (or any portion thereof) and whose property was damaged by flood water entering a storage container. If you fit this definition, you are automatically included as a member of the class action and are eligible to make a claim, unless you took steps to opt out. If you opted-out of the class action, then you are not eligible to make a claim.

HOW DO I MAKE A CLAIM?

You must fully complete the Court-approved Claim Form. To obtain and submit a Claim Form please go to the following: www.mnp.ca/bigsteelboxsettlement . If you need help with your Claim Form, you can contact MNP Ltd. at [email protected]

WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS?

If you want to receive money from the settlement you MUST SUBMIT a Claim Form to the Claims Administrator by NO LATER THAN OCTOBER 30, 2026 .

If you do not make a claim, you will not get any money and you will give up the right to get money in the future.

What is this case all about?

The law firm of Zacharias McCann LLP filed a proposed class action ( Heimburger v BigSteelBox Corporation, court file no. ABB-S-S-02704) against the defendant, BigSteelBox Corporation (“BSB”) on behalf of all individuals, legal persons, businesses and estates whose property was stored in containers at the Defendant’s property at 37400 North Parallel Road, Abbotsford, British Columbia, during the period November 14, 2021 to December 17, 2021, or some portion thereof, and who claim their property was damaged due in any way to flood water entering a storage container at the Defendant’s property (the “Class”).

The plaintiffs sought to recover damages from the Defendant on behalf of the Class.

A class action settlement has been reached. The British Columbia Supreme Court has certified the class action for the purposes of implementing the proposed settlement. The settlement is a compromise of disputed claims and is not an admission of liability by the defendants. The defendant denies all allegations against it and denies any liability to the class. Liability and damages have not been proven. The proposed settlement is subject to Court approval.

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Property Damage · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. The completed claim form must be received by the court-appointed claims administrator, MNP Ltd., by 5:00 p.m. Pacific time on October 30, 2026. The Supreme Court of British Columbia has signed an order approving the settlement following an approval hearing scheduled for June 12, 2026. No payment date had been announced as of October 3, 2026.

What Changed Recently?

MNP Ltd. has published a court-approved notice of the claims deadline, opening the claims process in Heimburger v BigSteelBox Corporation, a class action in the Supreme Court of British Columbia over property stored at BigSteelBox’s container yard on North Parallel Road in Abbotsford during the November–December 2021 floods.

The plaintiffs alleged that BigSteelBox was liable for water damage to property customers kept in its storage containers. BigSteelBox denies all of the allegations and any liability, and the settlement notice states that liability and damages have not been proven. On March 20, 2026, Justice Caldwell certified the case as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only, appointed Zacharias McCann LLP as class counsel and MNP Ltd. as claims administrator, and set the settlement approval hearing for June 12, 2026. The court has since signed an order approving the settlement, and MNP is now accepting claims.

Who Qualifies?

The class covers all individuals, legal persons, businesses and estates whose property was stored in containers at BigSteelBox’s facility at 37400 North Parallel Road in Abbotsford, British Columbia, at any point between November 14, 2021 and December 17, 2021, and whose property was damaged by flood water entering a storage container.

Class members were included automatically unless they opted out. The opt-out deadline was May 7, 2026, and anyone who opted out cannot make a claim. The claim form asks claimants to say whether the stored goods were used mainly for personal or household purposes or mainly for business purposes. A claimant can qualify as a residential customer or a business customer, but not both.

How Much Can You Get?

BigSteelBox agreed to pay an all-inclusive $1,000,000 CAD. Because the amount is all-inclusive, the court-approved legal fees and disbursements of class counsel, any honorarium approved for the representative plaintiffs, and notice costs come out of it before claimants are paid.

There is no fixed payment per claimant. MNP Ltd. and its designated property value appraiser use each claimant’s Schedule of Loss and supporting documents to estimate the actual cash value of the damaged property, meaning its depreciated value rather than its replacement cost, and MNP then decides whether the claimant is entitled to a share of the settlement funds and how much. The claim form says MNP’s decision is final and binding, and that filing a claim does not guarantee a payment. Because the total of all approved claims is not known, no estimate of individual payments is available.

What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?

Proof is required. No notice ID or claim number is needed, but the claim form lists two mandatory attachments: a copy of a valid government-issued photo ID, and a completed Schedule of Loss. The Schedule of Loss is an item-by-item list of the damaged property, asking for each item’s type, a full description including make, model and serial number, the purchase date, store and price, an estimate to repair or replace it, whether it was destroyed or repairable, and the dollar value claimed. MNP may reject a Schedule of Loss that does not give the appraiser enough information to value the claim.

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Canadian Settlement · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. The claim deadline is November 4, 2026. The settlement has not been approved yet: the Superior Court of Quebec authorized the case as a class action for settlement purposes only and scheduled the settlement approval hearing for November 3, 2026. No payment date has been announced, and payments will not go out until the court approves the settlement and appeal periods expire. The opt-out and objection deadline, September 5, 2026, has passed.

What Changed Recently?

Chocmod Canada Inc., which sells Truffettes de France truffles in Canada, agreed to a $300,000 CAD national settlement in May 2026 to resolve a proposed class action filed in the Superior Court of Quebec on April 7, 2025. The court then authorized the case for settlement purposes, approved the notice and opened the claim period.

The plaintiffs allege the products were marketed in a misleading way, with the Truffettes de France name and labels suggesting the truffles were made in France when, the plaintiffs claim, they were manufactured in Canada. Chocmod Canada Inc. denies any liability or wrongdoing, and no court has made a finding against it.

Along with the cash fund, Chocmod Canada Inc. agreed, without admitting liability, to stop using the Truffettes de France brand name in Canada and adopt Truffettes à la Française, subject to approval of a trademark application it filed on July 1, 2025. If that trademark is not approved, the company agreed to display "Made in Canada" more prominently on the packaging instead.

Who Qualifies?

The class covers people who live in Canada and bought at least one covered Truffettes de France product from April 7, 2022 to September 5, 2026. A covered product is any product carrying the phrase "Truffettes de France" on its label, including these fourteen named in the notice:

Truffettes de France Truffles Dusted with Cocoa Powder — 1 kg box

Truffettes de France Milk Chocolate Truffles With Hazelnut Pieces — 5.3 oz

Truffettes de France Milk Truffle Assortment — almond and hazelnut pieces, 14 oz

Salted Caramel Cocoa Truffles

Cognac Champagne Truffles

Organic Original Truffles

Organic Caramel Cocoa Truffles

Raspberry Flavoured Cocoa Truffles

The Amazon links point to the U.S. storefront and are there to help identify the product lines. Only purchases made in Canada during the class period count toward a claim, so a box bought today, or bought in the United States, does not qualify. The list in the notice is not exhaustive: any product whose label says "Truffettes de France" is covered.

Officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents and representatives of Chocmod Canada Inc. are excluded, as are people who opted out by September 5, 2026.

How Much Can You Get?

Each approved claim starts at $3 CAD per covered product. Without proof of purchase, a claim is capped at three products, or $9 CAD. With proof of purchase there is no cap on the number of products.

The final amount is not fixed. The $300,000 CAD fund first pays notice, translation and administration costs, taxes and class counsel's fees, which counsel is asking the court to set at $100,000 CAD plus disbursements and taxes. What remains is shared among valid claims. If claims add up to more than that balance, every payment is reduced pro rata. If money is left over, payments rise pro rata by up to 100% of each claim, so a $9 CAD no-receipt claim could reach $18 CAD. The per-claimant figure will not be known until the claim period closes and all claims are reviewed.

Any money still left after claims are paid goes first to Quebec's Fonds d'aide aux actions collectives, whose share the agreement limits to 22% of the residual, and then to Food Secure Canada and Dans la rue. None returns to the company.

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Mutual Fund Fees · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved this $11 million CAD settlement on December 22, 2025, and the claim-filing process is now underway. The claims bar deadline is November 18, 2026.

Only one group has to do anything: class members who previously held CIBC mutual fund units and no longer hold any must submit a Claim Form by that date. Class members who currently hold CIBC mutual fund units, and class members who currently or previously held Renaissance mutual fund units, are not required to file — their share is deposited directly into the relevant mutual funds. No payment date for either path has been announced as of August 8, 2026.

What Changed Recently?

The settlement agreement was executed September 5, 2025, and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved it on December 22, 2025. The court appointed Verita Global Inc. as claims administrator, approved the Plan of Allocation governing how the money is split, and opened the claim-filing window that now runs to November 18, 2026.

The court also approved class counsel fees of $3,663,000 CAD, disbursements of $47,231.83 CAD plus applicable taxes, and a $500 CAD honorarium to the plaintiff. Those amounts, the litigation funder's commission and the administration expenses all come out of the $11 million CAD before anything reaches class members, which is why the per-person figure is modest relative to the headline number.

The defendants denied the allegations throughout and continue to deny them. The settlement states expressly that it is not an admission of liability, wrongdoing or fault, and describes itself as a compromise of disputed positions.

Who Qualifies?

The class is all persons, wherever they may reside or be domiciled, who held or hold units of a CIBC mutual fund trust or a Renaissance mutual fund trust at any time on or prior to September 5, 2025 — other than through a discount broker.

Two points in that definition do most of the work. First, there is no residency requirement: the class covers holders anywhere, not only Canadians, though the case was heard in Ontario and the settlement is in Canadian dollars. Second, the fund definitions are broad — they include funds that have since been terminated, funds merged into other funds, and funds that changed names, for the period during which CIBC Trust Corporation or CIBC Asset Management was trustee.

Excluded from the class are the defendants and CIBC Asset Management; their past and present parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, senior employees, legal representatives, heirs, predecessors, successors and assigns; past and present members of each fund's independent review committee; and anyone who previously opted out of the action.

Also excluded, and this is the distinction most likely to send someone to the wrong claim site, is anyone whose units were held through a discount broker — an order-execution-only service such as CIBC Investor's Edge. Those holders are covered by a separate settlement, described below.

How Much Can You Get?

For former CIBC fund holders — the only group that files — the court-approved Plan of Allocation sets a flat payment of $32.00 CAD per eligible claimant, issued by e-transfer or cheque, if the net former-holder fund is large enough to pay that amount to everyone who files. If it is not, the Administrator divides the available money among eligible claimants on a pro rata basis, and each payment is correspondingly smaller.

That structure makes $32.00 CAD a ceiling rather than an estimate that could rise. Only one claim may be filed per individual or legal entity.

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Canadian Settlement · Claims Open

Current Status

Claims are open. The claim form and every supporting document must be submitted by November 20, 2026, which the court notice calls a strict deadline: claims filed after that date are refused. The Superior Court of Quebec approved the settlement on April 1, 2026. The administrator says payments are scheduled to go out between November 21, 2026 and January 19, 2027.

What Changed Recently?

Two class actions over the gondola stops, Gagnon v. Station Mont-Sainte-Anne Inc. and Anctil v. Station Mont-Sainte-Anne Inc., were joined and authorized by the Superior Court of Quebec on February 10, 2021. They sought damages on behalf of riders who were inside the resort's gondola lift when it came to an abnormal and sudden stop on February 21 or March 11, 2020.

The parties reached an agreement in principle in December 2025, and on April 1, 2026 Justice Jacques G. Bouchard approved the settlement. Station Mont-Sainte-Anne Inc. and the companies it brought into the case as warranty defendants, including Hydro-Québec and Doppelmayr Canada Ltée, agreed to pay $5.1 million CAD jointly, in proportions agreed among themselves, without any admission of liability. Under the court-ordered approval notice, the claim period runs six months from the notice's publication, ending November 20, 2026.

Who Qualifies?

The settlement covers two groups defined by the court:

• Anyone who, on February 21, 2020, was aboard the Mont-Sainte-Anne ski resort gondola when it abnormally and suddenly stopped.
• Anyone who, on March 11, 2020, was aboard the Mont-Sainte-Anne ski resort gondola when it abnormally and suddenly stopped.

The groups include minors, incapacitated persons and people who have since died. A legal representative or the liquidator of an estate may file on their behalf. Each rider files a separate claim form.

How Much Can You Get?

The $5.1 million CAD is a gross fund. Court costs, court-approved class counsel fees, the representatives' disbursements and administration costs come out first, and the net fund is then divided among valid claims in two layers:

• Common damages. Every eligible rider receives this payment. Its amount is not fixed: it equals the net fund, minus all Severity payments, divided by the number of valid claims, so it can be calculated only after every claim has been decided.
• Severity payments. A rider who meets one of the criteria below also receives a lump sum, limited to the single highest category that applies.

Severity categories

• Severity 1 — $20,000 CAD: consulted a regulated health professional between February 21, 2020 and March 11, 2021 about the event, as documented in the medical record, or left the resort by ambulance on the day of the stop.
• Severity 2 — $55,000 CAD: a documented diagnosis linked to the event of mild traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, a limb fracture, a complicated sprain or a diagnosis the administrator considers equivalent; or documented financial losses over $15,000 CAD.
• Severity 3 — $150,000 CAD: a documented thoracic or vertebral fracture linked to the event, or a diagnosis the administrator considers equivalent; or documented financial losses over $40,000 CAD.

If the net fund is too small to pay everything in full, the appendix sets the common damages payment at $1,000 CAD and reduces each individual award proportionally. Any money left after distribution is subject to the levy of the Fonds d'aide aux actions collectives, and the parties may then ask the court to direct the rest to a third-party organization.

What Proof or Notice ID Is Required?

Every claim requires a completed and signed claim form plus supporting documents. For the common damages payment, the appendix lists two pieces of photo identification and inclusion on the gondola passenger list. A claimant who is not on that list is contacted by the administrator and asked for proof of having been aboard during one of the stops.

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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.

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Resources

Order Approving Settlements and Distribution Protocol

Order Approving the Extension of the Claim Period

List of Eligible Opioids for Claims Process Only

Quebec Opioids Class Action

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY AS IT MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS

To contact us, please use one of the following options: Email: [email protected] Phone: 1-844-285-6678 Live Help Line (available Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Eastern Time): 514-492-0217

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] )

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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.

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Reminder: Claims Deadline Approaching

The Claims Deadline of December 1, 2026 is quickly approaching for Class Members to submit a Claim for compensation under the Settlement. If you have not yet submitted a Claim, please do so as soon as possible. You must submit your Claim Form on or before December 1, 2026. If you don’t submit your Claim Form on or before December 1, 2026, you might not receive any payment from the Settlement.

• You can complete and submit a Claim online at: Portal.OntJailStaffLockdowns.ca , or
• You can download the Claim Form and the Statute-Barred Claim Form (if applicable), fill in the required information then:
• Email to: Claims@OntJailStaffLockdowns.ca , or
• Mail to: Ontario Corrections Staffing-Related Lockdowns Class Actions Administrator c/o Deloitte LLP PO Box 7545 STN ADELAIDE Toronto, ON M5C 0C4

Here’s how to complete your Claim Form:

• Fill out your contact information.
• Decide what awards you are claiming.
• If you are claiming a Serious Harm Award, you will need to explain what happened to you and, if available, you can provide supporting documents such as medical or hospital records.
• If you are completing a Statute-Barred Claim Form, you will need to provide supporting documents to show that you were legally unable to file a lawsuit due to mental incapacity. Having a diagnosis with a mental health or health condition is not enough, on its own, to show a lack of capacity. You must prove that a mental health or other health condition made it impossible to start a lawsuit. Conditions that may meet the test for incapacity include advanced stages of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, being in a comatose state, or suffering from a severe traumatic brain injury.
• If you want your compensation by direct deposit, you need to provide your banking details.

All Claimants will use the Ontario Corrections Staffing-Related Lockdowns Class Actions Settlement Claim Form . It’s for inmates and immigration detainees who experienced 16 or more staffing-related lockdowns between May 30 2009 and November 27, 2017. Most of the compensation available is for people who experienced these lockdowns after August 15, 2014 (for inmates) or after August 11, 2014 (for immigration detainees).

Some Claimants will also use the Ontario Corrections Staffing-Related Lockdowns Class Actions Settlement Statute-Barred Claim Form for inmates and immigration detainees who experienced 16 or more staffing-related lockdowns between May 30, 2009 and August 2014, and whom were legally incapable of starting a lawsuit due to a mental health or other health condition . These Claimants must submit both Claim Forms.

> Background on the Settlement

This Settlement resolves two class action lawsuits involving staffing-related lockdowns (when individuals detained at a correctional institution are locked in their cells due to shortages of staff at the correctional institution) at Ontario Correctional Institutions between May 30, 2009 and November 27, 2017. These lawsuits allege that the Defendants improperly subjected inmates and immigration detainees to chronic staffing-related lockdowns, constituting systemic negligence and breaches of sections 7 and 12 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms .

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Class Members or their representatives can submit a Claim for compensation until March 17, 2027.

Claim Forms

Claim Forms are now available for download. You can also complete your Claim online at Portal.NSWaitlistSettlement.ca . There are four Claim Forms for this Settlement. Please review the options below to determine which forms you need:

• Claim Form 1 – Application : All applicants must complete this form. If you are submitting a claim for yourself, this is the only form required. You must include a copy of your government-issued ID.
• Claim Form 2 – Personal Representative : If a Class Member is unable to complete their own claim because they are a Person Under Disability (as defined in the Adult Capacity and Decision-making Act , S.N.S. 2017, c 4), their legally appointed Personal Representative may submit a claim on their behalf. A copy of government-issued ID and proof of legal appointment are required. Both Claim Form 2 - Personal Representative and Claim Form 1-Application must be submitted.
• Claim Form 3 – Executor or Administrator : If you are the legally appointed Executor or Administrator of a Deceased Class Member’s estate, you may submit a claim on behalf of their estate. You must provide government-issued ID, proof of legal appointment, and proof of death. Both Claim Form 3 - Executor or Administrator and Claim Form 1 - Application must be submitted.
• Claim Form 4 – Next-of-Kin Representative : If a Deceased Class Member does not have a legally appointed Executor or Administrator, a relative may submit a claim on their behalf. Although any relative can submit a Claim, only the Deceased’s Nearest Relative (spouse, child, grandchild, etc.) can receive compensation. To prove your relationship, you must include documents like a marriage or birth certificate and provide information about other family members. You also need to show that you informed the other family members about the Claim and record their responses or any objections. The Claims Administrator needs this information to validate who is the Nearest Relative and to prioritize if there are multiple Next-of-Kin Claims for the same Class Member. Both Claim Form 4 - Next-of-Kin Representative and Claim Form 1 - Application must be submitted. You must also provide: A copy of your valid, government-issued ID (please don't send originals) Proof of death A declaration sworn before a notary, lawyer or commissioner of oaths A statement signed by someone who knew the Deceased Class Member for at least five years A statement signed by a licensed professional (like a doctor, lawyer, or accountant) who has known you for at least five years.
• A copy of your valid, government-issued ID (please don't send originals)
• A declaration sworn before a notary, lawyer or commissioner of oaths
• A statement signed by someone who knew the Deceased Class Member for at least five years
• A statement signed by a licensed professional (like a doctor, lawyer, or accountant) who has known you for at least five years.

How to submit Claim Forms

There are different options for submitting Claim Forms:

• Online: Visit Portal.NSWaitlistSettlement.ca to create an account and submit your Claim.
• Email: Download Claim Form 1 - Application (and the relevant Representative Claim Form if applicable) and email it to Claims@NSWaitlistSettlement.ca

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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.

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