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Important: Only copies (photocopy, scan or photo) of your valid government-issued identification and supporting documentation should be submitted with your Claim. Do not submit any original documents. Please ensure copies are not blurry, too light or too dark to read. Please send images of both sides of any identification and documentation.
You will need to include the following information and copies (photocopy, scan or photo) of:
If you are:
Not First Nations[1] or not the biological Caregiving Parent or biological Caregiving Grandparent
You will need to include the following information and copies (photocopy, scan or photo) of:
And one or more of the following as proof of your relationship to the Removed Child[2]:
- Long-form birth certificate of the Removed Child (that names the biological parents)
- Adoption papers of the Removed Child (verifiable provincial, territorial or custom adoption)
- Marriage documents or evidence of common-law relationship (First Nations Stepparent only)
You will need to include the following information and copies (photocopy, scan or photo) of:
- Valid government-issued ID of the Person Under Disability
- Valid government-issued ID for you, the Personal Representative (not required for a Public Guardian or the Trustee or Administrator for Property)
- If applicable: Evidence of Caregiving Parent or Caregiving Grandparent’s relationship to the associated Removed Children[2] listed in the Claim Form only if they are not First Nations[1] or do not have a biological relationship to the Child. This evidence may include one or more of the following:
- Long-form birth certificate of the Removed Child (that names the biological parents)
- Adoption papers of the Removed Child (verifiable provincial, territorial or custom adoption)
- Marriage documents or evidence of common-law relationship (First Nations Stepparent only)
And one of the following as proof of representation:
- 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 administrator of property by Indigenous Services Canada (Administrator for Property).
You will need to include the following information and copies (photocopy, scan or photo) of:
- Valid government-issued ID for the Deceased Class Member (a death certificate may be used as government ID for the Deceased Class Member)
- Valid government-issued ID for you, the Representative (not required for a Public Guardian or the Trustee or Administrator for Property)
- A Grant of Authority that shows your appointment as a Representative (Executor or Administrator) of the Deceased Class Member’s estate
- Evidence that the Class Member is deceased and their date of death, such as a death certificate, a funeral director’s statement of death or a burial certificate
- If applicable: Evidence of Caregiving Parent or Caregiving Grandparent’s relationship to the associated Removed Children[2] listed in the Claim Form only if they are not First Nations[1] or do not have a biological relationship to the Child. This evidence may include one or more of the following:
- Long-form birth certificate of the Removed Child (that names the biological parents)
- Adoption papers of the Removed Child (verifiable provincial, territorial or custom adoption)
- Marriage documents or evidence of common-law relationship (First Nations[ Stepparent only)
You will need to include the following information and copies (photocopy, scan or photo) of:
- Valid government-issued ID for the Deceased Class Member (a death certificate may be used as government ID for the Deceased Class Member)
- Valid government-issued ID for you, the heir
- Evidence that the Class Member is deceased and their date of death (e.g., a death certificate, a funeral director’s statement of death, or a burial certificate)
- Identification of the heir’s relationship to the Deceased Class Member (e.g., spouse)
- A list of other living family members (if any) and their relationship to the Deceased Class Member
- If applicable: Evidence of relationship to the Deceased Class Member only if you are not First Nations[1] or do not have a biological relationship to the deceased. This evidence may include one or more of the following:
- Long-form birth certificate
- Adoption papers
- Marriage documents or evidence of common-law relationship
- Other related documents that confirm your relationship
- If applicable: Evidence of heir’s relationship to the associated Removed Children[2] listed in the Claim Form only if they are not First Nations or do not have a biological relationship to the Child. This evidence may include one or more of the following:
- Long-form birth certificate of the Removed Children (that names the biological parents)
- Adoption papers of the Removed Children (verifiable provincial, territorial or custom adoption)
- Marriage documents or evidence of common-law relationship (First Nations Stepparent only)
Remember, only copies (photocopy, scan or photo) of your ID and supporting documents should be submitted with your Claim. Do not submit any original documents. The Administrator will contact you if they require more information to process your Claim.
[1] First Nations: Under the Removed Child Family Class, as defined in the Settlement Agreement, a First Nations individual is someone who:
- Is registered under the Indian Act
- Was entitled to be registered under section 6 of the Indian Act as it reads as of February 11, 2022
- Is a band member of a First Nation that controls its membership and was included on the band membership list before February 11, 2022
[2] A Removed Child is a First Nations individual who, while under the Age of Majority, was removed from their home between April 1, 1991, and March 31, 2022, by Child Welfare Authorities. The removal from home must have happened while the Child or at least one of their Caregiving Parents or Caregiving Grandparents were Ordinarily Resident on Reserve[] or living in the Yukon. The placement was funded by Indigenous Services Canada.
[3] A Personal Representative is someone designated by the courts to make decisions on behalf of a Person Under Disability.
- To be legally appointed as a Class Member’s Personal Representative means you should have:
- 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 administrator of property by Indigenous Services Canada (Administrator for Property).
[4] A Person Under Disability is someone who lacks the mental capacity to manage or make reasonable decisions about their affairs.
[5] A Representative is someone designated by the courts to make decisions on behalf of the estate of a Class Member who is deceased, where a Grant of Authority is in place, or an eligible living heir.
[6] 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 Claimant. 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)
[7] An heir may be a spouse, child, grandchild, parent, sibling or grandparent of the Deceased Class Member. Only certain heirs may be eligible to represent a Deceased Class Member and receive compensation on their behalf.