COOPER REGEL, along with KOSKIE MINSKY LLP, commenced a class action on December 18, 2018 against the Attorney General of Canada on behalf of Aboriginal persons, including  First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada, who were subjected to excessive force by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in Nunavut, the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories at any time from 1928 to the present.

The claim alleges that Aboriginal persons are regularly assaulted by RCMP officers in the Nunavut, the Yukon Territory and the Northwest Territories because they are Aboriginal. The claim alleges systemic negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and breaches of sections 7 and 15 the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

There is no money available now and no guarantee that there will ever be any money. However, there may be money available to Class Members at a later date if the action is successful or if it settles. Your rights may be affected, and you have a choice to make now. The notice is to help you make that choice. 

The Federal Court certified this lawsuit as a class action on June 23, 2021. Canada appealed from the certification order. On March 17, 2023, the Federal Court of Appeal heard Canada’s appeal and decided that the lawsuit should proceed as a class action. A copy of the FCA Decision upholding certification is available here.

Canada sought leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada from the judgment of the Federal Court of Appeal. On December 14, 2023, the Supreme Court dismissed Canada’s application. The certification decision is now final. A copy of the SCC’s refusal to provide leave to appeal is available here.

A copy of the short-form notice of certification is available in English, Inuinnaqtun, and Inuktitut.

A copy of the long-form notice of certification is available in English, Inuinnaqtun, and Inuktitut.

If you believe you may be a class member, please contact us at Cooper Regel 1-800-994-7477 or info@CooperRegel.ca

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