Residential schools were boarding schools operated by the Canadian government as part of its “aggressive assimilation” policy which sought to assimilate aboriginal children into mainstream European Canadian society by adopting Christianity and speaking English or French. Canada’s residential schools are marred by countless allegations of sexual, emotional and physical abuse of aboriginal children by staff. 150,000 aboriginal, Inuit and Métis children were forced to attend a recorded 130 residential schools across Canada between 1874 to 1996. New research has found at least 3,000 children are now known to have died during attendance at Canada’s disgraced Indian residential schools.
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- Important Notice: Canada Post Update December 18, 2024
- If you submitted a claim for compensation before January 4, 2024 and have not heard back, your claim form may be missing information. Call the Administrator at 1-877-877-5786 today to check the status of your claim. December 5, 2024
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Claims process now closed for the Day Scholars Class Action Settlement
Claims received by the January 4, 2024 deadline now being processed. January 5, 2024 - 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 three-month extension to apply for compensation October 5, 2023