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What is the Indian Boarding Homes Class Action?

The Indian Boarding Homes Program was an educational program created by the Government of Canada, which placed children from First Nations communities and Inuit villages in other communities (usually non-Indigenous) to stay in private family homes for the purpose of attending school.

This settlement is in response to two legal actions (Superior Court of Quebec and Federal Court cases) filed on behalf of children who suffered harassment, abuse, loss of language and culture, and other harms as a result of their participation in the Indian Boarding Homes Program. Through the litigation, plaintiffs sought compensation, recognition, and justice for their experiences and harms suffered.

The claim process is now open.

The process is now open for Claimants to submit their claim for compensation.

Claim forms can be located on the Forms page here, or you can contact the Claims Administrator to have the forms sent to you.

Claims must be submitted prior to the deadline of Monday February 22, 2027.

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