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.

Updates

Mise à jour – 28 février 2023

February 28, 2023

Les parties tiennent actuellement des discussions confidentielles et sans préjudice dans le cadre de pourparlers qui pourraient mener à un règlement général du recours collectif. Veuillez vous inscrire sur le présent site et surveiller les mises à jour ultérieures.

Status Update – 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.

Défense déposée le 30 juillet 2021

July 30, 2021

Le procureur général du Canada a déposé une défense dans ce recours collectif. Vous pouvez consulter le document et tous les documents judiciaires relatifs à cette affaire ici.

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Important Documents

Direction, May 2, 2022

Statement of Defence, 30 July 2021

Notice of Certification, 30 July 2021

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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 dependant 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.