Legal Team
Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP is an international, sector-focused law firm with offices throughout Canada and more than 1,400 legal professionals around the world. The firm has been involved in more than 100 class actions several of which have dealt with pensions and benefits. Recently, the firm was involved in class action settlements totalling more than $800 million on behalf of Canadian Forces veterans.
Counsel on this class proceeding:
Malcolm N. Ruby
Phone: +1.416.862.4314
Email: [email protected]
Office: Toronto, ON
Adam Bazak
Phone: +1.416.369.7363
Email: [email protected]
Office: Toronto, ON
Michel Drapeau Law Office (MDLO) provides legal advice and services focused on federal administrative law with an emphasis on Military Law, Veterans Law, Freedom of Information (access) Law and Privacy Law, Human Rights Law, and Employment Law in the public sector as well as civil litigation. MDLO’s clientele is drawn principally from the Canadian military across Canada (Regular and Reserves including RMC cadets), veterans, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and federal public servants. Recently, the firm was involved in class action settlements totalling more than $800 million on behalf of Canadian Forces veterans.
Counsel on this class proceeding:
Michel W. Drapeau
Phone: +1.613.236.2657, ext.200
Email: [email protected]
Office: Ottawa, ON
Joshua M. Juneau
Phone: +1.613.236.2657, ext.201
Email: [email protected]
Office: Ottawa, ON
McInnes Cooper is among the 25 largest business law firms in Canada. The firm serves clients across North America and abroad from six offices in Halifax, St. John’s, Fredericton, Moncton, Saint John, and Charlottetown. With nearly 200 lawyers and over 200 professional resources, McInnes Cooper is positioned to offer clients a range of legal services. The firm provides services to industry-leading clients in every major sector and with experience in all jurisdictions. Recently, the firm was involved in class action settlements totalling more than $800 million on behalf of Canadian Forces veterans.
Counsel on this class proceeding:
Daniel Wallace*
Phone: +1.902.444.8630
Email: [email protected]
Office: Halifax, NS
*D.F. Wallace P.C. Incorporated
Koskie Minsky LLP, based in Toronto, is one of Canada’s foremost class action, pension, labour, employment and litigation firms. Its class actions group has been a leader in class actions since 1992 and has prosecuted many of the leading cases in the area. Many of Koskie Minsky’s class actions have been landmark cases that were the first of their kind in Canada — successful not only in changing existing laws, but also in providing a voice and substantial financial recovery for its clients. The firm’s class action litigators act in all levels of Court, including frequent appearances at the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. Recently, the firm was involved in a class action settlement totalling more than $800 million on behalf of Canadian Forces veterans.
Counsel on this class proceeding:
Adam Tanel
Phone: +1.416.595.2072
Email: [email protected]
Office: Toronto, Ontario
Kirk M. Baert*
Phone: +1.416.595.2072
Email: [email protected]
Office: Toronto, ON
*Kirk Baert Professional Corporation
Murphy Battista LLP, based in Vancouver, is a litigation boutique with extensive experience in complex litigation, including large-scale national class actions, civil sexual assault, medical malpractice and commercial litigation. The firm has prosecuted many novel public interest actions that have pushed the law forward. The firm’s litigators appear frequently in Courts throughout Canada, including the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. Recently, the firm was involved in a class action settlement totalling more than $800 million on behalf of Canadian Forces veterans.
Counsel on this class proceeding:
Bill Dick, K.C.*
Phone: +1.250.549.1999
Email: [email protected]
Office: Kelowna, BC
*William Dick Personal Law Corporation
Angela Bespflug*
Phone: +1.604.683.9621
Email: [email protected]
Office: Vancouver, BC
*Angela Bespflug Law Corporation
Important Documents
Veterans Long Term Care Class Action
If you received benefits for long-term care under the Veterans Health Care Regulations and paid, at any time since at least 1 October 1998, accommodation and meals charges, you may be a member of the proposed class.
Survivors and eligible estates of persons who received these benefits for long-term care may also be members of the proposed class.
Please register to be added to the database of potential class members and to receive updates on the progress of this proposed class action.
If you are the family member of a survivor or the beneficiary or representative of the estate of a person who received benefits for long-term care administered by VAC you may also wish to register as an interested person or representative of a potential class member to receive updates on the progress of this proceeding.
Please note that the lawsuit is currently a proposed class proceeding because a judge of the Federal Court has not yet approved (i.e., “certified”) the case to continue as a class proceeding.