This page includes some helpful resources including guidance on financial literacy, videos, and important contact information. Please use these resources and share them with other class members.
Financial Literacy
This section includes useful financial literacy guides and documents that were shared during the information sessions on the Sixties Scoop settlement claim process held in 2018 and 2019.
Aboriginal Financial Officers Association (AFOA): Sixties Scoop It’s My Life “How to build your financial wellness future!”
This presentation from AFOA Canada covers Sudden Wealth Syndrome (SWS), a distress that afflicts individuals who suddenly come into large sums of money.
AFOA: “How to build your financial wellness future!”
This worksheet from AFOA Canada is the accompanying document to the presentation, “How to build your financial wellness future!”
Financial Consumer Agency of Canada Guide: You’ve Just received a big amount of money, now what?
This guide from the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada provides suggestions to manage your money and make the most of it.
Financial abuse of seniors: It’s Time to Face the Reality
This guide from the Government of Canada covers financial abuse, the most common form of elder abuse. Learn more about the different types of financial abuse, and how to prevent it.
Protection from frauds and scams
This guide from the Government of Canada covers identity theft, types of fraud, counterfeit money, and other threats or scams.
Claims Process Video Series
We know how hard the claims process can be for people and we’re committed to providing you with useful information as we continue the application review process. Please watch the videos below to help answer some of your common questions.
Video: Reinstated Deadlines
Video 1: What to do if you have a rejected claim
Video 2: What to do if you have an incomplete claim
Video 3: What to do if you have a problem with your claim
Contacts:
Contact the Administrator
If you have any questions about the claims process or the status of your claim, please reach out to us directly:
Collectiva
Sixties Scoop Class Action Administrator
200-2170, René Lévesque Boulevard West, Suite 200
Montreal, Quebec H3H 2T8
Phone: 1-844-287-4270
Email: sixtiesscoop@collectiva.ca
Please note we are currently experiencing higher than normal call and email volumes. We are working to process all inquiries and we thank you for your patience.
Contact Class Counsel
You have the right to legal counsel and advice throughout the claims process. This support is already paid for under the settlement agreement and is available to you at no cost. You can reach the legal teams responsible for providing support to you at the numbers below. Select the lawyer listed beside the province or territory from where you were removed from your birth family.
British Columbia:
Klein Lawyers – 1-604-874-7171
Alberta:
Merchant Law Group – 1-306-653-7756
Saskatchewan:
Merchant Law Group – 1-306-653-7756
Manitoba:
Merchant Law Group – 1-306-653-7756
Quebec:
Merchant Law Group – 1-306-653-7756
Ontario:
Koskie Minsky – 1-855-595-2626 or Wilson Christien LLP (now CSBH LLP) – 1-866-360-5952
Northwest Territories, Yukon, and all Atlantic Provinces:
Koskie Minsky – 1-855-595-2626
