Class Actions
Chief Régis Pénosway et Véronique Papatie v. Attorney General of Canada et Royal & Sun Alliance du Canada – Residence Notre-Dame de la Route in Louvicourt
Abuse and Mistreatment at the Notre-Dame de la Route Residence in Louvicourt
This class action seeks to compensate persons who stayed at the Residence Pavillon Notre-Dame de la Route in Louvicourt between 1975 and 1991 for the psychological, physical and sexual abuse that was committed there. It also seeks to compensate immediate family for the harm they suffered as a result of the abuse.
This action does not cover claims concerning sexual abuse committed by any member or employee of the religious congregation known as the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (Les Missionnaires Oblats de Marie Immaculée) if the abuse occurred outside of the activities or responsibility of the Residence Pavillon Notre-Dame de la Route in Louvicourt.
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On December 2, 2022, the Superior Court of Quebec authorized a class action against the Attorney General of Canada and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada.
Régis Pénosway and Véronique Papatie are acting as representative plaintiffs for the class members. Canada and Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Company of Canada are the defendants. The action will be litigated in the District of Abitibi (Val d’Or).
If you meet the criteria described below, you are automatically included in the action.
No trial date has been set and no settlement has been reached. Therefore, no compensation is guaranteed.
Are you a member?
You might be a member of this class action if you fit into one of these two groups:
1 – Main Group
You stayed at the residence Pavillon Notre-Dame de la Route in Louvicourt, between 1975 and November 1991, when you were under the age of 18.
2 – Family Group
You are a family member* of a person in the Main Group and you have suffered material or moral damages as a result of the injury suffered by this person.
*Family member:
You are the spouse or former spouse, civil union partner or former civil union partner, child, grandchild, brother or sister of a person in the main group.
If you think you are a class member and want to receive information on the file, you can sign up to our mailing list by filling out the form below.
REGISTRATION FOR CLASS ACTIONS
NOTICES ABOUT OUR REGISTRATION FORM
Court Documents and Judgment
Application to institute proceedings (March 23, 2023) (in French only)
Response of Attorney General of Canada (May 4, 2021) (in French only)
Application for authorization to Amend a Proceeding (September 28, 2021) (in French only)
Judgment on Application for authorization to Amend a Proceeding (granted) (September 29, 2021)
Notice to Class members (December 6th, 2022)
Opt-Out Form (December 6th, 2022)
NOTICE ABOUT OUR REGISTRATION FORM
Completing the form does not guarantee you any compensation.
Please note that completing this form does not guarantee you any compensation.
Indeed, it will ultimately be up to the court to decide on the merits of the class action and the terms of compensation. In addition, the eligibility criteria to receive compensation could be modified by the court, which could result in your exclusion from the class action.
Please also note that we will not conduct a detailed analysis of each individual case until there is a final judgment or settlement in the file. Completing this form does not mean that you are eligible.
We will inform the people who have registered of any final outcome in the class action. We will communicate with them by email. We invite you to notify us of any changes to your email address.
We also invite you to keep informed through our website which we will update regularly.
We thank you for your interest in this class action.