July 11, 2024
IF YOU WERE IN THE INDIAN BOARDING HOMES PROGRAM between September 1, 1951, and June 30, 1992, you may be eligible for compensation.
You may also be eligible if you were placed in a private home after June 30, 1992, if Canada was responsible for your placement.
The claims process will start on August 21, 2024. If you wish to make a claim, you must complete a claim form and send it to the Claims Administrator by the claim deadline of Monday, February 22, 2027.
If you do not want to participate in the Settlement, you must complete and submit an Opt-Out Form by Monday, July 22, 2024.
You may wish to use the Eligibility Checker on the Class Action Website.
To obtain a Claim or Opt-Out Form, please visit the Class Action Website or contact Class Counsel.
You may also contact the Claims Administrator at +1 888 499 1144 with questions about the class action settlement or the claim process.
The Indian Boarding Homes Program, established by the Government of Canada, placed children from First Nations and Inuit communities with private families for the purpose of attending school. The Indian Boarding Homes Class Action Settlement compensates people the Government of Canada placed in these homes.
From the Class Action Website:
This settlement is in response to two lawsuits in Quebec and in the Federal Court filed on behalf of people who as children suffered loss of language and culture, abuse, and other harms because of their placement in the Indian Boarding Homes Program. The lawsuits sought compensation, recognition, and justice for the experiences and harms suffered by children in the Indian Boarding Homes Program.
The Federal Court approved the settlement on May 30, 2024, in Percival v. Canada, 2024 FC 824. Court documents are available here.
Emotional and mental health counselling and crisis support are available to Class Members 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through the Hope for Wellness Hotline at 1-855-242-3310 or online at www.hopeforwellness.ca.
On request, counselling is available in English, French, Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut.
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We acknowledge that the land on which we work is the unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.