News & Events

As a result of elevated COVID rates across the country, the trial in this class action was adjourned by the Court. It was previously scheduled to commence on January 31, 2022. It is now scheduled to commence on May 30, 2022. The trial involves witnesses from across the country, which would make it extremely challenging

On January 10, 2022 the Court of Appeal for Ontario granted the Plaintiff leave to appeal the certification decision of the Divisional Court. Once the Court of Appeal provides the parties with a date for the hearing of the appeal, we will update the website with that information. We expect the hearing date to be

The parties are currently preparing for examinations for discovery. During these examinations, key witnesses will be questioned in advance of a trial. The deadline to remove yourself from the certified Class is this week, on January 12, 2022. More information is available in the Long-Form Notice, here. If you remove yourself from the Class, you

Canada has appealed the Federal Court’s decision to certify the proceeding as a class action. The appeal is currently underway; the parties have exchanged written arguments. A further update to the website will be posted when the appeal hearing date is set. A copy of the Notice of Appeal filed by Canada and the parties’

On November 25, 2021, the New Brunswick Court of Appeal denied the Defendants’ motion for leave to appeal the New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench decision certifying the case as a class action. A copy of the New Brunswick Court of Appeal decision can be found in the Documents section on this page. The parties

The motion for certification will be heard June 13-17, 2022 and will be heard alongside the Defendants’ cross-motion to strike the claim against certain Defendants. A motion brought by the Plaintiffs to produce the Defendants’ insurance policies will be heard on February 15, 2022.

The hearing of the plaintiffs’ motion to certify this action as a class proceeding has been adjourned. The action remains ongoing and the certification motion will be rescheduled.

In June 2021, the Federal Court dismissed the Applicant’s motion alleging that the CTSSP Administrator and Canada breached the Settlement Agreement by failing to provide class members with reasons when they are denied at Step 2 of the CTSSP application process. The Applicant has filed a Notice of Appeal in the Federal Court of Appeal

The Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta has issued a final certification order. A  copy of the order can be found in the Documents tab of this page. The Defendants’ appeal of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta’s certification decision is still underway. The Defendants have served their appeal record. The Defendants’ written facta

December 14, 2021: The class action was discontinued by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice