Important: You can now submit a Claim for the Removed Child Class and Removed Child Family Class. Learn more about how to complete a Claim.
Get ready to submit a Claim
The First Nations Child and Family Services and Jordan’s Principle Settlement will provide $23.34 billion in compensation for affected First Nations individuals and some family members.
The first Claims Period will be for Removed Children and their eligible Caregiving Parents and Caregiving Grandparents.
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It’s time to get ready
Class Members can take steps now to prepare for when the Claims Period opens for the Removed Child Class and Removed Child Family Class. Compensation is not yet available.
To get ready for when the Claims Period opens, you should have:
A mailing address
A bank account in your name for compensation deposit
Once the Claims Period opens, Class Members will need to submit a Claim Form to the Administrator to make their Claim for compensation.
Learn more about what types of identification will be accepted →
The Class
The first Claims Process focuses on two Classes—the Removed Child Class and Removed Child Family Class.
Removed Child Class
The Removed Child Class includes:
- First Nations Children who, while under the Age of Majority between April 1, 1991, and March 31, 2022, were removed from their homes by Child Welfare Authorities or voluntarily placed into care; and
- The removal from home happened while the Child or their Caregiving Parents or Caregiving Grandparents were Ordinarily Resident on Reserve1 or living in the Yukon; and
- The placement was funded by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).
Removed Child Family Class
The Removed Child Family Class includes:
- Caregiving Parents or Caregiving Grandparents (whether biological or adoptive).
- First Nations stepparents of the Children of the Removed Child Class.
Claims Helpers and the Claims Process
The Claims Processes for how Class Members can access the Settlement are being designed for each Class in phases.
When the Claims Period for the first Claims Process (Removed Child Class and Removed Child Family Class) opens, Class Members will have access to Claims Helpers at no cost to provide direct assistance to complete the Claim Form. Support will be by phone, online or in person, where available, at no cost to you.
Claims Helpers will also assist Class Members with connecting to local services and wellness resources.
Information will be shared with all Class Members as each Claims Process is approved and the Claims Period opens.
This first Claims Process does NOT apply to any of the other seven Classes in this Settlement, including:
Kith Child Class
Kith Family Class
Jordan’s Principle Class
Jordan’s Principle Family Class
Trout Child Class
Trout Family Class
Essential Service Class
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[1] Ordinarily Resident on Reserve means that your primary residency was on a First Nations reserve or in the Yukon. You may have been temporarily living off reserve for education or work or to receive social services or other essential care, but as long as your main residence was on reserve, you are considered to have been Ordinarily Resident on Reserve.