Brought under the Class Actions Act, S.N.L. 2001, c. C-18.1

Institutional Class Action - Whitbourne, Pleasantville Training Schools & St. John’s Youth Centre Sexual Abuse Class Action Settlement

The Claims Bar Deadline to file a Claim Form has been extended to
February 9, 2024, from the original date of October 9, 2023.

Pursuant to the Court Order dated September 7, 2023, the Court has ordered the following changes to the Settlement Approval Order:

1. The Claims Bar Deadline to file a Claim Form has been extended to February 9, 2024, from the original date of October 9, 2023.
2. A revised Track 1 A Claim Form (Estates) was approved for deceased Claimants who have died since March 10, 2022, and whose Claims are being continued by their Estate. (This revised Claim Form may not be applicable to your situation.)
3. Appointing “Morris Moore” as Class Counsel in place of “Morris Martin Moore”, as the law firm has recently had a name change.

If you have already filed your Claim Form, no further action is required. If you still wish to file a Claim Form, you now have until February 9, 2024, at 11:59 PM to complete, sign and submit your Claim Form.

Complete, Sign and Submit both Track 1 and Track 2 Claim Forms and Estates Claim Forms by the Extended Claims Bar Deadline of February 9, 2024, 11:59 PM, EST.

Click Below for Claim Forms

Claim Form Package Letter
Track 1 Claim Form (Attestation)
Track 2 Claim Form
Estates Claim Form

If a person does not submit a completed Claim Form to the Claims Administrator before the end of the Claims Period, the Claims Administrator and the ACR will not consider a further Claim Form from that person, and that person will receive no benefit in connection with the Settlement, even if they are a Releasor.

The staff at Trilogy Class Action Services and the Abuse Claims Reviewer (“ACR”) understand that the Claims process may be extremely overwhelming and stressful. We are here to help.

If you require assistance to complete the Claim Form, please call Sarah Lockie at Trilogy Class Action Services. You may call Trilogy Class Action Services (Sarah Lockie) or the Abuse Claims Reviewer (Rhonda Fiander) at 1-877-400-1211.

Track 1 and Track 2 Claim Forms and Estate Claim Form may be submitted by one of the following methods:

1. Email at: ;
2. Fax at: 416-342-1761
3. Purolator Courier (Prepaid): please email us for individualized prepaid courier label.
4. Mail: (not the most secure nor confidential – please take advantage of the prepaid Purolator courier)

Trilogy Class Action Services
117 Queen St, P.O. Box 1000,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON,
L0S 1J0

Update on Claims Administration as of October 16, 2023

The Claims Administrator and Abuse Claims Reviewer (ACR) have processed, adjudicated and approved Claim Forms for seventy-six (76) Abuse Claimants as of September 26, 2023. The Abuse Claims Reviewer (ACR) has determined the point allotment for each approved Abuse Claimant. Claim Determination Notices will be sent to approved Abuse Claimants by email and/or by Courier (signature required) starting November 1, 2023.

The Claims Administrator and the ACR currently has sixteen (16) new Claim Forms to process, adjudicate and determine the point allotment for each of these most recent Claims. We hope to have these additional Claim Forms processed and approved by November 1, 2023.

Regardless of the extended Claims Bar Deadline of February 9, 2024, it is still too early to calculate an approved Abuse Claimant's full distribution payment. We must wait until all Abuse Claims are processed, adjudicated and the point allotments for each approved Abuse Claimant is determined to calculate the total points in aggregate and thus the total dollar amount to be paid out of the Net Settlement Fund. Distributions to approved Claimants will occur upon approval by the Court after February 9, 2024.