On June 3, 2015, Federal Court in Vancouver certified the residential school “Day Scholars” class-action lawsuit. Our Day Scholar Class action based upon the common experience of our great loss of our sacred languages and cultures as a result we were certified in federal court as day scholar class action. The TteS SFN & JBC Day Scholar Class Action is in federal court which means that all the day scholars and their descendants plus the 98 Bands that opted into our class action is included. Order Certifying Class Action [pdf]
Recent Updates
- Day Scholars Settlement Class Members can apply for an extension until January 4, 2024 Individuals who attended Federal Indian Residential Schools as a Day Scholar have a four-month extension to apply for compensation September 21, 2023
- Individuals who attended Federal Indian Residential Schools as Day Scholars have just under six months to submit a claim for compensation May 18, 2023
- Individuals who attended Federal Indian Residential Schools as Day Scholars can apply for a $10,000 compensation payment October 4, 2022
- Claims process now open for Indian Residential Schools Day Scholars January 5, 2022
- Representative Plaintiffs in the Residential Schools Day Scholar Class Action react to Federal Court approval of settlement agreement October 5, 2021