Author: Class Action Counsel
CBC: Ottawa could face four class-action lawsuits over $165M error at Veterans Affairs
February 21, 2019
CBC reports that botched accounting shortchanged more than 250,000 ex-military members. Read the full story.
CBC: Ottawa short-changed more than 270,000 veterans on pensions, disability payments
November 5, 2018
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Benefits Canada news item: Veterans owed $165 million due to accounting error in disability pensions
On November 5, 2018, Benefits Canada reported on the accounting indexation error by Veterans Affairs Canada that forms the basis for this class proceeding. Read the full story.
CTV: 270,000 veterans owed $165 million for disability pension error
On November 5, 2018, CTV news reported that the federal government confirmed that upwards of 270,000 veterans are affected by a calculation error affected disability pensions. Read the full story.
Miscalculation of Disability Pensions Class Action Settlement
If you are a member or former member of the Canadian Armed Forces or the Royal Canadian Mounted Police – or a spouse, common law partner, or dependent of a veteran – and you received, at any time between 2002 and the present, certain disability benefits from Veterans Affairs Canada, you may be a member of the class. Eligible estates of persons who received these disability benefits may also be class members.
You were not required to opt-in to the action in order to be a class member. Please visit the Settlement website for claim forms and important information about the settlement process.