CANADA
Macleans
The Canadian Press
May 10, 2016
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Lawyers for former students of residential schools in Newfoundland and Labrador have reached a proposed $50-million compensation deal with the federal government.
The offer affecting about 800 class-action members alleging abuse along with cultural losses must be approved by a judge.
Lawyers for both sides were in provincial Supreme Court in St. John’s Tuesday seeking approval to notify plaintiffs.
They will be back in court later this year to argue the merits of the proposed settlement before the judge rules.
Plaintiffs’ lawyer Steven Cooper said former students alive as of Nov. 23, 2006, or their estates if they have died since would be eligible for payments.
Students who lived in school residences for less than five years are eligible for $15,000 in general compensation while those who lived there five years or more are eligible for $20,000.
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