News & Events

The Minister of Families and Minister Responsible for Accessibility has invited former residents and others with lived experiences for a special event to commemorate the permanent closure of MDC.  The event will take place on January 23, 2025, between 1:00pm and 2:00pm at the Manitoba Legislative Building, 450 Broadway, Room 200.   They have asked those

The Federal Court hearing took place on December 9-11, 2024. The Court heard the Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on the issue of whether Canada owed a duty to take steps to protect the cultural identities of Metis and Non-Status children who were placed in the care of non-Indigenous foster or adoptive parents. The Court

Court rules Wage Earner Protection Program Act applies to the Body Shop Canada insolvency proceeding On December 13, 2024, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ruled the Wage Earner Protection Program Act, S.C. 2005, c. 47, s. 1 (“WEPP”) applies to the insolvency proceeding of The Body Shop Canada (“TBS Canada”). The Court made this

If you received a lump sum payment or retired from deferred vested status prior to January 1, 2018 from The Stelco Inc. Retirement Plan for Salaried Employees at Lake Erie Works, you may be entitled to additional compensation. Please review this Notice for additional information.

On December 3, 2024, the Ontario Labour Relations Board released a decision approving a process for canvassing employee support for the settlement. A copy of the decision can be downloaded here. Next Steps Koskie Minsky LLP will be preparing an email to each claimant to provide notice of the claim and to inform of their

The Federal Court has approved the proposed settlements reached with each of the remaining Defendants. A copy of the Federal Court’s reasons can be downloaded here. The claims process has not yet begun. We will update our website with further information about how to make a claim in due course.

We are pleased to share that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved the Settlement in this class action. A copy of Justice Glustein’s decision can be reviewed here. The decision to approve the Settlement must now be recognized by the Quebec Superior Court. Then, a further notice containing information about how to make

The certification motion hearing is scheduled for January 20-21, 2025 in Calgary.

Class Members who submitted Section A claims should expect to receive their decisions soon. The Claims Administrator is currently processing and assessing a high volume of Section B claims and will release decisions on Section B claims in due course.

The Federal Court of Canada has approved a Canada-wide settlement that resolves this class action alleging price fixing and related conduct, on behalf of persons in Canada who purchased farmed Atlantic salmon and products containing Atlantic salmon. The settlement is a compromise of disputed claims and is not an admission of liability, wrongdoing or fault