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Assistance will be available to survivors or eligible heirs to complete the required paperwork to receive part of the $27.3 million Île-à-la Crosse Boarding School settlement.
The community visits will give community members a chance to connect with claims helpers who are trained in trauma-informed and culturally grounded practices. They will be available to sit with people to answer questions, explain the claims process, and help complete claim forms in a supportive one-on-one setting.
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“There are two different kinds of claims helpers. First of all, class counsel came earlier in the summer to help people complete claim forms and will be back again one other time before the end of the claim period for abuse claims,” explained Margaret Weddell, who is class counsel with Sotos LLP.
“Deloitte has also engaged a firm called Castlemain Group, who are claims helpers. They have been up once into the community to help with claims, and they are coming back again during the week of Sept. 14 to help folks complete their claims forms as well.”
Claims helpers will be in La Loche on Sept. 15 and 16, Patuanak on Sept. 17 and 18, Île-à-la-Crosse on Sept. 19 and 21, Pinehouse on Sept. 22 and 23, and Saskatoon from Sept. 25-27.
The class action covers harms experienced at the Île-à-la-Crosse Boarding School and residence, which operated from around 1860 to 1976. Compensation ranges from $10,000 to $235,000 depending on the type and level of harm experienced.
“Deloitte is the one who is managing the claims process for the class action settlement,” Weddell said.
“They take in the applications and determine whether they are valid claims and ultimately what compensation the survivors or their next of kin will be entitled to based on the terms of settlement.”
The deadline to apply for compensation is June 1, 2027. More information can be found on the Île-à-la-Crosse School Settlement website online here.
Read more:
- Sask. govt issues apology to former students of Île-à-la-Crosse School, restitution planned
- Minister hopes school settlement will help Sask. community heal
- Sign showcases 250-year history of Île-à-la-Crosse ahead of anniversary
