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.
An individual can make a Claim on behalf of a Person Under Disability or a person that has passed away if they can prove they have legal authority to represent that person.
Never send originals of identification or other supporting documents, only copies (photocopy, scan or photo).
Personal Representative of a Removed Child
A Personal Representative is someone legally appointed or designated to make decisions for a Person Under Disability. A Person Under Disability is someone who is unable to manage or make decisions about their affairs because of mental incapacity.
To demonstrate that you are the Personal Representative of a Removed Child who is a Person Under Disability, you need document(s) that show you have been legally appointed as the Class Member’s Personal Representative over their property and/or finances. This may be one of the following:
- A signed Power of Attorney (POA) or Protection Mandate, or
- A provincial or territorial appointment order (including appointment of a Public Guardian and Trustee), or
- A federal appointment order for the administration of property by ISC (Administrator for Property)
Representative of a deceased Removed Child
As the Representative of a Removed Child who has passed away, you must include copies of the following when submitting your Claim:
- Grant of Authority 3 that shows your appointment as Representative (Executor or Administrator) of the Removed Child’s estate
- If there is no Grant of Authority in place, you may still make a Claim if you are the highest priority heir 2 of the Removed Child
- Evidence that the Removed Child is deceased, and their date of death (e.g., Death Certificate issued by the province or territory where the death took place)
- Evidence of legal authority to receive compensation on behalf of the estate of the eligible deceased Claimant
- The deceased person’s government-issued identification
- Government-issued identification of the Representative
Heirs
Heirs2 can submit a Claim on behalf of a deceased Removed Child when a Grant of Authority does not exist. Heirs will need to provide copies of:
- Government-issued identification of the Representative
Proof of Relationship to the deceased Removed Child
- Evidence that the Removed Child is deceased and date of death (e.g., Death Certificate issued by the province or territory where the death took place)
- The deceased person’s government-issued identification
- Number and name(s) of other living family members of the deceased Removed Child (if applicable).
Personal Representative of a Caregiving Parent or Caregiving Grandparent
A Personal Representative is someone legally appointed or designated to make decisions for a Person Under Disability. A Person Under Disability is someone who is unable to manage or make decisions about their affairs because of mental incapacity.
To demonstrate that you are the Personal Representative of a Caregiving Parent or Caregiving Grandparent who is a Person Under Disability, you need document(s) that show you have been legally appointed as the Class Member’s Personal Representative over their property and/or finances. This may be one of the following:
- A signed Power of Attorney (POA) or Protection Mandate, or
- A provincial or territorial appointment order (including appointment of a Public Guardian and Trustee), or
- A federal appointment order for the administration of property by ISC (Administrator for Property)
Representative of a deceased Caregiving Parent or Caregiving Grandparent
A Representative is an individual who is legally appointed to represent the estate of a Caregiving Parent or Caregiving Grandparent who has died OR their highest priority heir.
Representative of a Caregiving Parent or Caregiving Grandparent who has passed away
As the Representative of a Caregiving Parent or Caregiving Grandparent who has passed away, you must include copies of the following when submitting your Claim:
- Grant of Authority 3 that shows your appointment as Representative (Executor or Administrator) of the deceased Caregiving Parent’s or Caregiving Grandparent’s estate
- If there is no Grant of Authority in place, you may still make a Claim if you are the highest priority heir 2 of the Caregiving Parent or Caregiving Grandparent
- Evidence that the Caregiving Parent or Caregiving Grandparent is deceased, and their date of death (e.g., Death Certificate issued by the province or territory where the death took place)
- Evidence of legal authority to receive compensation on behalf of the estate of the eligible deceased Claimant
- The deceased person’s government-issued identification
- Government-issued identification of the Representative
Heirs
Heirs2 can submit a Claim on behalf of a deceased Caregiving Parent or Caregiving Grandparent when a Grant of Authority does not exist. Heirs will need to provide copies of:
- Government-issued identification of the Representative
- Proof of Relationship to the deceased Caregiving Parent of Caregiving Grandparent
- Evidence that the Caregiving Parent of Caregiving Grandparent is deceased and date of death (e.g., Death Certificate issued by the province or territory where the death took place)
- The deceased person’s government-issued identification
- Number and name(s) of other living family members of the deceased Caregiving Parent of Caregiving Grandparent (if applicable).
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[1], [3] A Grant of Authority is a document that names the Estate Executor or Estate Administrator and is evidence that the Representative has the legal authority to receive compensation on behalf of the estate of the Eligible Deceased Class Member. A Grant of Authority may include one of the following documents:
- Will (for example, Notarial Will for Quebec), OR
- Grant of Probate issued by a provincial or territorial court order, OR
- Grant of Administration letter issued by the Government of Canada, such as:
- Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC), OR
- Indigenous Services Canada (ISC), OR
- Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC).