Author: Class Action Counsel
White v. HMTK certified by the Federal Court on November 28, 2025
December 1, 2025
On November 28, 2025, the Federal Court of Canada certified the matter referenced in the Amended Statement of Claim filed February 5, 2025. Read the Certification Order. Read the Amended Statement of Claim.
Federal Court Approves $817 Million Settlement – Press Release, April 9, 2024
April 23, 2024
Read the Press Release: Federal Court Approves $817 Million Settlement in Class Proceeding involving Calculation of Disability Benefits for Disabled Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Proposed settlement reached in Veterans’ Disability Pension Miscalculation Class Action
November 14, 2023
Read the Press Release: November 13, 2023 Proposed Settlement in Class Proceeding involving Calculation of Disability Benefits for Disabled Veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (newswire.ca)
Notice of Settlement Approval Hearing issued October 17, 2023
October 17, 2023
The Government of Canada has agreed to settle a certified class action involving the underpayment of certain disability pension benefits administered by Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) and payable to certain members and former members of the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and their survivors. The Short Form Notice of the Settlement […]
Status Update – August 2, 2023
August 2, 2023
The parties are currently engaged in confidential without prejudice discussions that may lead to a general settlement of the class proceeding. You are not required to opt-in to the action in order to be a class member. However, if you would like to be added to the database in order to receive status updates about the […]
Status Update – February 28, 2023
February 28, 2023
The parties are currently engaged in confidential without prejudice discussions that may lead to a general settlement of the class proceeding. Please register on this site and watch for further updates.
Statement of Defence filed July 30, 2021
July 30, 2021
The Attorney General of Canada has filed a statement of defence in this class action. You can view the document and all court documents in relation to this matter here.
Notice of Certification Published July 30, 2021
You can find the Notice of Certification and the Opt Out Form here: https://vetspensionerror.ca/court-documents/
REGISTER TO STAY INFORMED
If you are a member or veteran of the Canadian Armed Forces or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or a spouse, common-law partner, or dependant, survivor, or orphan of such persons and you received, at any time between January 1, 2024 and the present, disability pensions and other benefits from Veterans Affairs Canada that were affected by the annual adjustment of the basic pension under s. 75 of the Pension Act, you may be a class member in this proposed class proceeding. Eligible estates of persons who received these disability benefits may also be class members.
Register to receive updates on the progress of this proposed class proceeding.