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First Nations Drinking Water Settlement Overview:
- Who: Individuals and First Nations who have been impacted by unsafe drinking water may be eligible to file a claim through the First Nations drinking water settlement.
- Why: The claims period for the First Nations settlement is open through Mar. 7, 2023.
- Where: The First Nations settlement was jointly approved by the Federal Court and the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba.
Individuals and First Nations who have been impacted by unsafe drinking water can file claims through the historic $8 billion First Nations Drinking Water Settlement.
The drinking water settlement will resolve class action lawsuits filed by the Curve Lake First Nation, Neskantaga First Nation and Tataskweyak Cree Nation over concerns that they did not have access to safe drinking water.
First Nations in Canada have allegedly been forced to deal with unsafe drinking water for years. There were 23 short-term drinking water advisories in First Nations communities as of Mar. 14, 2022.
First Nations Clean Water Settlement Benefits Those Subject To Drinking Water Advisory
The First Nations Drinking Water Settlement benefits First Nations members who were subject to a drinking water advisory that lasted at least one year between 1995 and 2021. More than 250 First Nations and around 142,000 individuals may be entitled to compensation from the drinking water settlement fund.
The deadline to submit a claim for the drinking water settlement is Mar. 7, 2023. Claim forms are available on the First Nations Drinking Water Settlement website.
In addition to providing compensation to individuals and impacted First Nations, the First Nations drinking water settlement will also provide $6 billion to fund the construction, operation and maintenance of infrastructure to facilitate access to safe drinking water in class members’ homes.
First Nations Drinking Water Settlement to Distribute $1.8M in Compensation
Under the terms of the First Nations Drinking Water Settlement, $1.8 billion in compensation will be distributed to individuals and impacted First Nations. Individuals who experienced certain injuries due to drinking water advisories during the class period may be entitled to additional compensation.
The First Nations drinking water settlement excludes members of the following First Nations, which are pursuing their claims in a different manner: Tsuu T’ina Nation, Sucker Creek First Nation, Ermineskin Cree Nation, Blood Tribe (Kainai Nation) and The Okanagan Indian Band.
The clean water settlement was jointly approved in December 2021 by the Federal Court and the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba.
Do you qualify for compensation from the First Nations drinking water settlement? Let us know in the comments section below!
Class Members are represented by McCarthy Tétrault LLP and Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP.
The First Nations Drinking Water Class Action Lawsuits are Tataskweyak Cree Nation and Chief Doreen Spence on her own behalf and on behalf of all members of Tataskweyak Cree Nation v Attorney General of Canada, Court File No. CI-19-01-24661, in the Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench and Curve Lake First Nation and Chief Emily Whetung on her own behalf and on behalf of all members of Curve Lake First Nation and Neskantaga First Nation and Chief Christopher Moonias on his own behalf and on behalf of all members of Neskantaga First Nation v Attorney General of Canada, Court File No. T-1673-19, in the Federal Court.
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