Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars Class Action Claims Administration

Missing Information
Claimant with incomplete claims at the Claims deadline, have or will be contacted by the Administrator  with a listing of the information that is needed which may be submitted post January 4th, 2024. Please submit the missing information as soon as possible in order to allow processing of the claim. Please use this copy of the Survivor Claim Form or Estate Claim Form for Missing Information requests.
 
The Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars Class Action claims period and Deadline Extension period is now closed.
The Administrator cannot accept any forms after January 4, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST. The Claim Form must have been received by January 4, 2024.

 
 
  • >    Background on the Settlement

  • On September 24, 2021, the Federal Court approved a nation-wide class settlement to compensate students who attended a Federal Indian Residential School as a Day Scholar which were funded, managed and controlled by the Federal Government of Canada ("Canada").

    The Survivor Class and the Descendant Class reached a settlement with Canada for the loss of culture and language suffered by those who attended Indian Residential Schools as Day Scholars (attended during the day only but did not sleep there at night) between 1920-1997.  

    As part of the Approved Settlement of this Class Action, Canada will provide funding for compensation. To be eligible for compensation, a person must have attended any of the Indian Residential Schools listed in Schedule E of the Settlement Agreement as a Day Scholar for any part of a school year, so long as they have not already received compensation for that school year as part of the Indian Residential School Common Experience Payment (CEP) or  McLean Settlement (Indian Day Schools).

 
  • >    Get help with the claims process

  • Please know, we are committed to processing your claim in a way that is as timely and smooth for you as possible. To help with this, please take your time completing your form and, before you send it, double check that it is fully complete, to the best of your ability.

    If you have general questions about the Claim Form, Claim process, or to report an address change after submitting your Claim, contact the Claims Administrator at  1-877-877-5786 (toll free).
     
    If you need help determining if you can apply and are eligible for this Class Action, please contact Class Counsel: dayscholars@waddellphillips.ca or call 1-888-222-6845 (toll free).
 
  • >    See Overall Claims Processing Status
  • Overall Claims Status
    Current as of March 3, 2025 Total
    Claims Received
    Claims received through all methods of submission, including claims mailed, faxed, and submitted electronically.    		 26,380

    Claims Determined
    Claims where the Administrator has issued an eligibility decision.

    25,754

Updates from the Administrator

Canada Post Strike - ended December 17, 2024

The nation-wide Canada Post strike ended on December 17, 2024. It is expected to take some time for Canada Post to process its backlog of mail. This means that the delivery of Settlement-related mail, like compensation cheques and missing information notices, may continue to be impacted for the days and weeks to come.

You can contact the Administrator by phone at 1-877-877-5786 (toll-free), from 10:00 am – 6 pm EST Monday-Friday (closed on Statutory Holidays), for information about your claim, including any missing information. You can also continue to send the Administrator documents by email at DayScholarsClaims@Deloitte.ca or by fax at 416-601-6101.

Claimants may submit both a Deadline Extension Form and Claim Form by the Ultimate Claims Deadline (January 4, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST).

In order to be considered for a Claims Deadline extension you must submit both a Deadline Extension Form and Claim Form by the Ultimate Claims Deadline (January 4, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST). 

A Deadline Extension Form and Claim Form must be received by the Administrator by the Ultimate Claims Deadline (January 4, 2024) under the Settlement Agreement. Please note that it is the Claimants' responsibility to ensure their claim is submitted before the Ultimate Claims Deadline.

The Administrator cannot accept any claims after January 4, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST.

All claims must be received by the Administrator by the Ultimate Claims Deadline. It is the Claimants' responsibility to ensure their claim meets the Ultimate Claims Deadline.

In order to meet the Ultimate Claims Deadline,

  • Claims submitted by email or fax must be received by the Claims Administrator or have an electronic, system-generated date stamp of no later than January 4, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST.
  • Claims Submitted by regular mail or courier must be received by the Claims Administrator or postmarked by Canada Post or courier service provider by no later than January 4, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST. For clarity, the term "postmark" refers to an official mark stamped on a letter or package by either Canada Post or a courier service indicating the date and time that the correspondence was received by Canada Post/courier service. A postmark may not be automatically applied by the post office or courier service. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the Claimant to request and obtain a postmark on their claim submission.

For greater certainty, a Claim submission may be received by the Claims Administrator after January 4, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST, so long as the electronic, system-generated date stamp (in the case of email or fax) or postmark (in the case or regular mail or courier) indicated on the correspondence is before the Ultimate Claims Deadline.

PLEASE NOTE: Claims submitted by regular mail or courier that are received by the Claims Administrator after January 4, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST without a postmark will be deemed to have been received after the Ultimate Claims Deadline.

Claimants with incomplete claims will be contacted with a listing of the information that is needed to process the claim, which should be submitted as soon as possible. Missing information must be received as soon as possible in order to be processed.

The Claims Deadline has now passed–

October 4, 2023 at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST).

The Claims Deadline has now passed (October 4, 2023).

Upcoming Claims Deadline - October 4th, 2023 at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST)

 

The Claims Administrator remains committed to ensuring that all Claimants are given the opportunity to submit a complete claim form within the Claims Period prescribed under the Settlement Agreement.

All claims must be received by the Administrator by the Claims Deadline. It is the Claimants' responsibility to ensure their claim meets the Claims Deadline.

The Claims Deadline is October 4, 2023 at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time (PST).

In order to meet the Claims Deadline,

  • Claims submitted by email or fax must be received by the Claims Administrator or have an electronic, system-generated date stamp of no later than October 4, 2023 at 11:59 PM PST.
  • Claims Submitted by regular mail or courier must be received by the Claims Administrator or postmarked by Canada Post or courier service provider by no later than October 4, 2023 at 11:59 PM PST. For clarity, the term "postmark" refers to an official mark stamped on a letter or package by either Canada Post or a courier service indicating the date and time that the correspondence was received by Canada Post/courier service. A postmark may not be automatically applied by the post office or courier service. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the Claimant to request and obtain a postmark on their claim submission.

For greater certainty, a Claim submission may be received by the Claims Administrator after October 4, 2023 at 11:59 PM PST, so long as the electronic, system-generated date stamp (in the case of email or fax) or postmark (in the case or regular mail or courier) indicated on the correspondence is before the Claims Deadline.

PLEASE NOTE: Claims submitted by regular mail or courier that are received by the Claims Administrator after October 4, 2023 at 11:59 PM PST without a postmark will be deemed to have been received after the Claims Deadline and will require a request for a Claims Deadline extension.

Claimants with incomplete claims will be contacted with a listing of the information that is needed to process the claim, which should be submitted as soon as possible. Missing information must be received as soon as possible in order to be processed.

If a claim form is not received by October 4, 2023 a Claimant may submit a claim form along with a request for a Claims Deadline extension to the Claims Administrator before the Ultimate Claims Deadline of
January 4, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST.

Claims Process Now Live– January 4th, 2022

The claims process to apply for the Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars Compensation has now gone live as of January 4th, 2022. Eligible claimants have until the Claims Deadline of October 4, 2023 to submit a claim. To avoid unnecessary administrative delay, for example due to incomplete Claim Forms, Claimants are strongly encouraged to carefully complete and take time to review their Claim Form before submitting it.

More information to follow once further updates become available.