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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.

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***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).

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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

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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.

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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.

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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 .

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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:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Eligibility

If you suffered abuse while admitted to one of 33 Federal Indian Hospitals while it was operated by the Government of Canada, you may be eligible for compensation.

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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.

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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:

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