The settlement applies to the Day Scholar Survivor Class (students who attended Indian Residential School as Day Scholars), and the Descendant Class. The Day Scholars Survivor and Descendant Class Settlement includes a $10,000 individual compensation for each eligible Day Scholar who attended an IRS during the day only (but did not sleep there overnight) and was alive as of May 30, 2005.
In cases where the Day Scholar died on or after May 30, 2005, their estate administrator, executor, trustee, liquidator, or if none is appointed, their highest priority heir, could have applied for compensation on their behalf.
Note: The claims period closed on January 4, 2024 and it’s no longer possible to submit a new claim.
The Administrator is reviewing and processing all submitted claims. If you submitted your claim before the deadline, you will receive a decision letter about your claim.
Make sure your mailing address is up-to-date. Call the Administrator at 1-877-877-5786 (toll-free).
The settlement also includes a $50 million Day Scholars Revitalization Fund to be used to support healing, wellness, education, language, culture, heritage, and commemoration for the benefit of the Survivor and Descendant Classes. The funds are being administered by a non-profit society that is independent of Canada and Class Counsel. Canada or Class Counsel will not make decisions on who receives funding through the Day Scholars Revitalization Fund. Day Scholars and their children will be able to apply for grants to access the money in Society. Find more information about the application process on the Day Scholars Revitalization Society website.
The class action and settlement are not about sexual or serious physical abuse endured by students at IRSs. Day scholars were eligible to apply for compensation for sexual or serious physical abuse endured at IRSs through the Independent Assessment Process of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (“IRSSA”).
This class action and settlement are not about Federal Indian Day Schools. Claims regarding Federal Indian Day Schools are part of the Federal Indian Day Schools Class Action. You can find out more about the settlement in that class action at IndianDaySchools.com.