Important Information
First Claims Period opens
March 10, 2025 – First Nations Child and
Family Services & Jordan’s Principle
Settlement
key information
- Class Members of the First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement will be able to submit their Claims for compensation starting on March 10, 2025.
- The first Claims Period to open is for the Removed Child Class and the Removed Child Family Class, which represent two of nine Classes included in the Settlement.
- These first two Classes include First Nations individuals who were removed from their homes as children between April 1, 1991, and March 31, 2022, while on reserve or in the Yukon and placed into care funded by Indigenous Services Canada, as well as their Caregiving Parents or Caregiving Grandparents.
How to Submit A Claim
Several resources and supports will be available at no cost to help Class Members submit a Claim.
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- The Settlement’s Contact Centre (1-833-852-0755) is open Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. ET to 8 p.m. ET
- Beginning on March 10 – The Contact Centre will also be able to connect Class Members to Claims Helpers, who can provide one-on-one support with completing the Claim Form virtually or in-person, where available.