Boarding Homes Class Action
- The Indian Boarding Homes Program was established by the Government of Canada and placed Indigenous children and teenagers in Boarding Homes, with private families, to attend school
- The Indian Boarding Homes Class Action Settlement provides compensation to individuals that were placed in Boarding Homes by the Government of Canada
- Indigenous Children and Teenagers that were removed from their homes and placed in Boarding Homes to attend school might be entitled to compensation between $10,000.00 and $210,000.00
- To be eligible, the Student must have been removed from their home and placed, by the Government, in a Boarding Home between September 1, 1951, and June 30, 1992
- Deceased’s individual’s families can apply of their family member was placed in a Boarding Home between September 1, 1951 and June 30, 1992 and passed away after July 24, 2016
- Claimants can apply even without school or medical records, and there is no Court
- This process is based upon and will be determined by forms and documents that are completed and then submitted to the Boarding Home Administrator
- Claimants can have their choice of lawyer assist them, and will not be “out of pocket” for legal fees as the Government has agreed to pay the Claimant’s lawyer fees
- Compensation is divided in to 2 categories, and based upon on the abuses experienced and the harms suffered while at the Boarding Home and range from $10,000.00 to $210,000.00
- Claimants can be eligible for compensation for both category 1 and 2
- Compensation for category 1 is $10,000.00 and every class member (claimant) is eligible
- Compensation for category 2 is between $10,000.00 and $200,000.00, again, depending on the abuse experienced and harm suffered. Examples include:
Category | Amount | Examples |
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2a | $10,000.00 |
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2b | $50,000.00 | One or more incidents of:
One or more serious physical assault causing:
Two or more incidents of abuse, such as:
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2c | $100,000.00 | One incident of:
Recurring physical assaults causing:
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2d | $150,000.00 | One incident of penetration (including vaginal or anal) Two or more incidents of:
One or more physical assault causing permanent or long term impairment, injury, or disfigurement |
2e | $200,000.00 | Two or more incidents of:
Any pregnancy resulting from a sexual assault One or more physical assault that caused permanent mobility loss or brain injury |
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