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What should I do now?

If you submitted a claim for compensation before January 4, 2024 and haven’t heard back, your claim form may be missing information, like Schedule E School attendance, ID or Statutory Declaration, or Authorization.

If you received a Missing Information Request Letter, please submit any missing information by the timeline included in the letter. Your response to missing information must be provided within 60 days from the date on your Missing Information Request Letter.

Claims with missing information may be denied.

Call the Administrator at 1-877-877-5786 today to check the status of your claim and learn more.

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About the Settlement

The Federal Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars Class Action was brought on behalf of Day Scholars – students who attended Indian Residential Schools (“IRS”) during the day only but did not sleep there overnight, and their Descendants (their children). The lawsuit claimed that IRSs destroyed Class Members’ language and culture, violated their cultural and linguistic rights, and caused psychological harms.

In October 2021, the Federal Court approved a Settlement Agreement that resolved the Day Scholar Survivor and Descendant Class claims.

Settlement Approval

Short-Form Notice

Long-Form Notice

What does the settlement contain?

The settlement contains compensation and funding for Day Scholar Survivor Class and Descendant Class.

Survivor Class: $10,000 Day Scholar Compensation Payment
Each Day Scholar who attended an Indian Residential School during the day only (but did not sleep there overnight) is eligible for a $10,000 Day Scholar Compensation Payment. In cases where the Day Scholar died on or after May 30, 2005, the deceased Day Scholar’s estate Executor/Administrator/Trustee/Liquidator or if there is none, highest priority heir may apply for the Day Scholar Compensation Payment.

Survivor and Descendant Class: A $50 million Day Scholars Revitalization Fund to support healing, wellness, education, language, culture, heritage and commemoration activities for the benefit of Survivor and Descendant Classes.