Federal Administrative Segregation Class Actions

If you were placed in Administrative Segregation in a federal penitentiary you may be entitled to receive money. Three separate class actions lawsuits have ended with the Courts finding that the rights of inmates were violated. A global award of approximately $28 million is available to pay eligible claimants who make a claim. You may also be eligible to make a claim for additional compensation.

To submit a claim, you must meet one of the following criteria:

You stayed in Administrative Segregation in a federal penitentiary anywhere in Canada for 16 consecutive days or more ON or AFTER March 3, 2011 (OPTION A).

You stayed in Administrative Segregation in a federal penitentiary anywhere in Canada for any length of time ON or AFTER July 20, 2009 AND were diagnosed by a medical doctor with a mental disorder or a borderline personality disorder prior or during your incarceration AND suffer(ed) serious impairment as a result of your disorder and reported such to Correctional Service of Canada (CSC ) (OPTION B).

Voluntary or not, all Administrative Segregation counts.

If you were placed in Administrative Segregation ONLY before July 20, 2009, you should contact the Claims Administrator to provide details, because you may still be entitled to money if you can prove you could not make a claim before.

What are these Class Actions about?

Three (3) separate class actions lawsuits have ended with the Courts finding that the rights of inmates placed in administrative segregation while incarcerated in federal correctional institutions were violated.

A global award of approximately $28 million is available to pay all eligible claimants, known as Class Members, who make a claim. Additional money may be claimed by eligible Class Members in some cases.

Consult the Documents page to consult the Protocol¹, important notices, forms, judgments and legal documents.

¹ The Protocol is the official document detailing the steps regarding claims processing for the Federal Administrative Segregation Class Actions.

How much money could I get?

The amount you may receive depends on various factors, especially which type of claim you submit (known as a “Track”).

TRACK COMPENSATION
Amount	TRACK 1	TRACK 2	TRACK 3
Only an equal share of the $28 million lump sum divided among claimants. The equal share has been calculated at $5,469.85 CAD. The value of the equal share before deduction (GADA) is $8,411.23.	Track 2 Box 1: Up to $20,000.00, minus deductions Track 2 Box 2: Up to $10,000.00, minus deductions Track 2 Box 3: Up to $20,000.00, minus deductions TOTAL UP TO $50,000 (Eligible claimants will receive at least an equal share of the $28 million lump sum).	MORE THAN $50,000. NO LIMIT to your claim. (claimants will receive at least an equal share of the $28 million lump sum).

TRACK COMPENSATION

Amount

TRACK 1

TRACK 2

TRACK 3

Only an equal share of the $28 million lump sum divided among claimants. The equal share has been calculated at $5,469.85 CAD. The value of the equal share before deduction (GADA) is $8,411.23.

Track 2 Box 1: Up to $20,000.00, minus deductions

Track 2 Box 2: Up to $10,000.00, minus deductions

Track 2 Box 3: Up to $20,000.00, minus deductions

TOTAL UP TO $50,000

(Eligible claimants will receive at least an equal share of the $28 million lump sum).

MORE THAN $50,000. NO LIMIT to your claim. (claimants will receive at least an equal share of the $28 million lump sum).

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Summary of Your Legal Rights and Options

Submit a Claim	The deadline to make a claim expired on November 7, 2022. However, if you did not file a claim before November 7, 2022, for reasons beyond your control and still wish to submit a claim, please contact your Counsel before March 7, 2023. Previous communications with lawyers do not count as submitting a Claim Form.
Do Nothing	If you did not make a claim, you will not get any money and you will have given up the right to get money in the future.
Opt Out (Exclude yourself)	The courts had already granted an initial period to opt-out of the class actions which is expired. However, Class Members who did not want to be part of this class action had the chance to opt-out if they were first placed in administrative segregation after December 12, 2016 and have not previously had an opportunity to opt out. The deadline to submit a letter signed and dated clearly stating of wish to opt-out had to be submitted to the Claims Administrator no later than October 7, 2021. This deadline has now expired.

Submit a Claim

The deadline to make a claim expired on November 7, 2022.

However, if you did not file a claim before November 7, 2022, for reasons beyond your control and still wish to submit a claim, please contact your Counsel before March 7, 2023.

Previous communications with lawyers do not count as submitting a Claim Form.

Do Nothing

If you did not make a claim, you will not get any money and you will have given up the right to get money in the future.

Opt Out (Exclude yourself)

The courts had already granted an initial period to opt-out of the class actions which is expired.

However, Class Members who did not want to be part of this class action had the chance to opt-out if they were first placed in administrative segregation after December 12, 2016 and have not previously had an opportunity to opt out. The deadline to submit a letter signed and dated clearly stating of wish to opt-out had to be submitted to the Claims Administrator no later than October 7, 2021. This deadline has now expired.

We recommend you take a few minutes to view the FAQ section for further details about these class actions.

Important Updates

Deadline for Making a Claim:

The deadline to make a claim expired on November 7, 2022.

However, if you did not file a claim before November 7, 2022, for reasons beyond your control and still wish to submit a claim, please contact your Counsel before March 7, 2023.

Previous communications with lawyers do not count as submitting a Claim Form.

Payment Update:

If you requested a replacement payment, the Administrator is working to issue your payment as soon as possible. Please be warned that issuing a stop payment on the original cheque and issuing a replacement cheque can take some time, so please be patient. Please be advised that payments are issued in batches, and agents are unable to share a timeline for your individual payment. We thank you for your understanding.

The equal share of the Net Aggregate Damages Award (NADA) has been calculated at $5,469.85 CAD. The Gross Aggregate Damages Award (GADA) is $8,411.23.
The pro rata NADA payments for federally incarcerated inmates were issued on or about January 17, 2023 by Correctional Service of Canada (CSC). The funds were deposited in the inmate savings account of each eligible incarcerated claimant (whose claim is NOT deficient). Note that if a claimant was released after CSC deposited the payment, the claimant will be provided with the means to access their money upon their release.
The NADA payments for non-federally incarcerated inmates (whose claim is NOT deficient) were issued on January 24, 2023.
Please note that certain provincially incarcerated inmates entitled to receive a pro rata NADA payment may have been issued two (2) separate cheques in order to be able to deposit the total amount in their inmate account (one (1) cheque of $5,000.00 CAD and one (1) cheque of $469.85 CAD, for a total of $5,469.85 CAD).
If you are deemed eligible to receive a pro rata NADA payment but your claim remains deficient (OR you requested a special payment arrangement and more information is required to issue the payment), the deficiency must be cured before we can issue your NADA payment.
Cash your cheque(s) immediately.

Please note that if you select (or already selected) Track 2 or Track 3, during the track selection phase, the processing of Track 2 and Track 3 claims is still underway. Only the NADA payments are ready to be paid at this time.

For further updates regarding payments, please visit the website periodically.

The Court approved a revised Protocol on December 8, 2022. Due to changes to the Protocol (and the Claims Process), Process selection began again on June 12, 2023. Claimants will have 90 days to make their Track Selection from the receipt of the complete disclosure of their file by Correctional Services (Tier A and B).

Address & Contact Info Changes

Please promptly notify the Claims Administrator of any changes to your contact information as we use what’s on file to communicate with you. When providing changes, please provide your full name, your claim ID (if applicable), as well as confirm the old contact information and the change requested.