Updates
Statement of Claim filed in veterans long term care proposed class action
October 28, 2024
On 28 October 2024, a proposed class action was filed on behalf of Canadian veterans, overseas service veterans, war-service civilians, and others (the “Class Members”) to address an alleged miscalculation, since at least October 1, 1998, in annual adjustments to accommodation and meals charges that are mandatory fees for cost of care payable by Class Members while receiving adult residential care, intermediate care, or chronic care.
Read the Statement of Claim.
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.