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Ontario Corrections Staffing-Related Lockdowns Class Actions Settlement

Settlement Approval Hearing Scheduled for October 22, 2025

In the two class actions that make up this proposed Settlement, the Lapple Action (inmates) and the Dadzie Action (immigration detainees), known as the Ontario Corrections Staffing-Related Lockdowns Class Actions Settlement, there will be a Settlement Approval Hearing on October 22, 2025 at 10:00am EST virtually over Zoom and in person at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, 330 University Ave, Toronto, ON, M5G 1R7. When available, a Zoom link for virtual attendance at the Settlement Approval Hearing will be posted here.

If you wish to make a Claim, you are not required to do anything until after the Settlement is approved. Check this website or Class Counsel’s websites regularly after the Settlement Approval Hearing to see if the Settlement has been approved. You can also provide your email address to the Administrator or to Class Counsel to be notified by email if the Settlement is approved. 

The proposed Settlement, if approved, would provide an all-inclusive Settlement Fund of $59 million to pay eligible Class Members’ Claims, as well as certain fees and expenses. If approved, the proposed Settlement will provide compensation to Class Members who experienced 16 or more staffing-related lockdowns, calculated in accordance with the Settlement Agreement:

• between August 15, 2014 and November 27, 2017, for current or former inmates; or

• between August 11, 2014 and November 27, 2017, for current or former immigration detainees.

Depending on the number of staffing-related lockdowns and the nature of harm suffered, eligible Claimants could receive between $2,000 and $68,000 (subject to a pro rata reduction, if necessary). Class Members who experienced staffing-related lockdowns after May 30, 2009 but before the dates set out above may still be eligible for compensation if they can show that they were legally incapable of starting a lawsuit during that time, or, in limited circumstances, may be eligible to receive limited compensation from an Exceptional Circumstances Fund of $2 million.
 

Are you a Class Member in these class actions?

This page is a resource for you, as potential Claimants, and provides a summary of the proposed Settlement, objecting to the proposed Settlement, and the claims process.
 

Frequently Asked Questions

For frequently asked questions, please click here.

Settlement and Claims Information

Updates from the Administrator

 

Contact Centre, Website Launches for Proposed Settlement


Thank you for visiting the website of the Ontario Corrections Staffing-Related Lockdowns Class Actions Settlement. Please check back for updates or sign up to receive updates directly to your email.

If you have questions about the proposed Settlement and would like to speak to the Administrator, please call 1-844-742-0825, toll-free, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm Eastern Time, Monday to Friday.

No compensation is available at this time. Before any compensation will become available, the proposed Settlement must be approved by the Court.

If the Settlement is approved, Class Members will have 12 months to make a Claim by submitting a Claim Form, from the date that Notice of Settlement Approval is first provided.