We are pleased to announce that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved the Settlement Agreement in this action. A copy of the Court’s reasons for approving the Settlement can be viewed here. The approved Settlement Agreement can be viewed here.
The Claims Process is now open. Class Members can now submit Claim Forms online at https://Portal.OntJailStaffLockdowns.ca, or by downloading a PDF copy from https://ONTJailStaffLockdowns.ca and sending it to the Administrator:
| By email: | Claims@ONTJailStaffLockdowns.ca |
| By mail: | Ontario Corrections Staffing-Related Lockdowns Class Actions Administrator c/o Deloitte LLP PO Box 7545 STN ADELAIDE Toronto, ON M5C 0C4 |
You have one year to submit a claim. The deadline to submit a Claim is December 1, 2026.
There are two Claim Forms for this Settlement.
- Ontario Corrections Staffing-Related Lockdowns Class Actions Settlement Claim Form:
Who: Inmates and immigration detainees.
What: Experienced 16 or more staffing-related lockdowns.
When: Incarcerated between May 30, 2009, and November 27, 2017. - Ontario Corrections Staffing-Related Lockdowns Class Actions Settlement Statute-Barred Claim Form:
Who: Inmates and immigration detainees who were legally unable to start a lawsuit due to a mental health or other health condition.
What: Experienced 16 or more staffing-related lockdowns.
When: Incarcerated between May 30, 2009, and August 14, 2014 (for inmates) or August 10, 2014 (for immigration detainees).
Class Members who experienced staffing-related lockdowns after May 30, 2009 but before August 15, 2014 for current or former inmates, or August 11, 2014 for current or former immigration detainees, may still be eligible for compensation if they can show that they were legally incapable of starting a lawsuit during that time. In this case, Class Members are required to submit both the Statute-Barred Claim Form and the regular Claim Form.
More details about who may be eligible for compensation and how to submit a Claim are available on the Administrator’s website https://ONTJailStaffLockdowns.ca, and summarized in the short-form and long-form Notice of Settlement Approval.
If you need help making a Claim, please call the Administrator’s Contact Centre at 1-844-742-0825 (Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST, excluding holidays) or email info@ONTJailStaffLockdowns.ca. Please note that the Contact Centre will be closed from December 23, 2025 to January 5, 2026. Your call or email will be returned after that date.
