Top five questions asked by Class Members

Being born in a Federal Indian Hospital on its own does not make someone eligible for compensation. The individual must have also experienced abuse during their admission.

The Settlement provides compensation for abuse experienced while admitted to the hospital. It does not include claims connected to medical treatment.

You may be eligible for compensation if:

• You were admitted to one of the 33 Federal Indian Hospitals while it was operated by the Government of Canada, and
• You experienced psychological, verbal, physical, and/or sexual abuse while admitted.

If you experienced abuse while admitted, you may be eligible for compensation.

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Records are not required to submit a Claim.

We understand that many people will not have medical documents from when they were admitted to a Federal Indian Hospital, which is why the Claim Form does not ask for them. In place of documents, Claimants are asked to answer specific questions, in their own words, as part of their Claim.

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The time this takes can vary. The payment process begins only after your Claim is fully reviewed and your level of compensation has been decided by the Claims Administrator. Once this final decision is reached, the Claims Administrator will arrange payment.

If you would like to check the status of your Claim, have questions about your payment or want to confirm your contact information, free support is available. You can call the Info Line at 1-888-592-9101 and press 1 to speak to the Claims Administrator.

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The cut-off date reflects how the law treats time limits for bringing an Estate Claim, which generally does not permit a deceased person (or their family) to make a Claim unless the person was alive less than two years before the lawsuit started.

This lawsuit began on January 25, 2018; therefore, under the Settlement Agreement, compensation is not available for Primary Class Members who passed away before January 25, 2016.

This date does not reflect the importance of a person’s experiences or when harm occurred.

Learn more about Estate Claims.

Claims Helpers can provide you with guidance and support as you complete your Claim Form, including helping you understand the levels of harm. However, they cannot tell you what level of harm is right for your situation, that decision must be made by you.

You must select a level of harm when submitting a Claim. If this section is left blank, it will be considered missing information and may delay your Claim.

Learn more about the levels of harm.