First Nations Removed Child Class Settlement Claims

Overview

What this settlement is about

First Nations individuals who, while under the Age of Majority, were removed from their homes between April 1, 1991, and March 31, 2022, by Child Welfare Authorities. Claims for the Removed Child Class will be processed as they are received.

Eligibility summary

Who may be eligible

First Nations individuals who, while under the Age of Majority, were removed from their homes 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, and the placement was funded by Indigenous Services Canada. Eligibility does not include Métis or Inuit Children; Child removals that took place in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut; First Nations Children who left home on their own, without the involvement of Child Welfare Authorities, and whose placement was not funded by Indigenous Services Canada; or Children who were under court supervision and not removed from their homes. If you were over the Age of Majority when the Claims Period opened on March 10, 2025, you have until March 10, 2028, at 11:59 p.m. PT to submit your Claim. If you are a minor, you must be within two years of the date you reach the Age of Majority where you currently live to submit a Claim. Once you reach the Age of Majority, you will have three years to submit your Claim.

This is a plain-language summary, not an eligibility decision or legal advice. Confirm the complete criteria on the official site.