Despite the global pandemic, Indian Day School class action members can still submit their claims. Earlier this month, Gowling WLG, the law firm in charge of the class action, announced it would be cancelling in-person community sessions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Instead, it will host a series of…
Updated: January 13, 2020 with additional information. Indian Day School survivors can start submitting compensation claims today. There are five levels of claims ranging in compensation from $10,000 to $200,000. An estimated 140,000 day school survivors are eligible for compensation. Gowling WLG is the law firm handling the class action…
Indian Day School class action members will need to wait a little bit longer to apply for compensation. Late last week, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Chief Paul-Émile Ottawa, the chief of the Conseil des Atikamekw de Manawan, a First Nations community 250 kilometres northwest of…
For anyone who does not want to be part of the Indian Day School class action lawsuit, you have until November 18 to opt-out. Under the proposed settlement, former day school students could qualify for one of five levels of harm. The base level for proving you attended day school…