 Important Dates

 

 

Request Your Inmate File
You do Not need your Inmate File from the EMDC in order to make a Claim for any compensation level. Nevertheless, you can request a copy of the records from your placement(s) in the EMDC between October 10, 2011 and November 10, 2021 (specifically, a copy of the records from your institutional file and your health care file).

If you want to use a copy of your Inmate File to prepare your Claim, you must make a written request to the Claims Administrator by January 16, 2024.

Submit a Claim
The only way to receive any compensation from the Settlement is to submit a Claim.

The deadline to submit a Claim is October 16, 2024.

Click here for more information on how to submit a Claim.

 

Notices

Short-Form Notice of Certification and Settlement Approval Hearing (April 21, 2023) – English

Avis abrégée – Certification et d’audience d’approbation du Règlement (21 avril 2023) - Français

Long-Form Notice of Certification and Settlement Approval Hearing (April 21, 2023) – English

Avis détaillée – Certification et d’audience d’approbation du Règlement (21 avril 2023) - Français

 

Notice of Settlement Approval (October 30, 2023) – English

Avis d’approbation du Règlement (30 octobre 2023) – Français

 

Claims Process

Claim Form – English

Formulaire de réclamation – Français

 

Settlement and Protocol (available in English only)

Settlement Agreement (effective October 26, 2022)

 

Court Documents (available in English only)

a) Settlement and Notice Orders:

1. September 14, 2023 – Settlement Approval Order
2. September 18, 2023 – Amended Endorsement of Justice Grace (Settlement Approval and Class Counsel Fees Approval)
3. March 10, 2023 – Notice Approval Order (Approval of Notice of Certification and Settlement Approval Hearing)

b) Certification Orders

1. November 10, 2021 – Certification Order (Wright/Sabourin) for class period of May 18, 2017-November 10, 2021
2. May 18, 2017 – Certification Order (Hayne) for class period of August 26, 2013-May 18, 2017
3. August 23, 2016 – Certification Order (Johnson) for class period of January 1, 2010-August 25, 2013

c) Youth Criminal Justice Act Orders (authorizing use of records and addresses)

1. March 12, 2023 – Youth Criminal Justice Act Order
2. November 7, 2015 – Youth Criminal Justice Act Order