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7mo ago

Federal Court Allows Partial Progress in Métis and Non-Status ’60s Scoop Class Action

The court recognized Canada’s duty of care for children adopted through Saskatchewan’s AIM program but excluded others from federal liability.

"Bi-Giwen: Coming Home - Truth Telling From the Sixties Scoop" is a travelling exhibit that tells the story of Indigenous children who were taken from their families, often forcibly and fostered and/or adopted out to non-Indigenous homes often far away from their communities and some across the globe.
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Overview

  • The Federal Court rejected the federal government’s motion to dismiss monetary relief claims in a class-action lawsuit by Métis and non-status survivors of the ’60s Scoop.
  • The court ruled that Canada owed a duty of care to Indigenous children adopted through Saskatchewan’s federally funded Adopt Indian Métis (AIM) program.
  • Survivors placed outside the AIM program were excluded from the ruling, as the court found no federal liability for those cases.
  • The ’60s Scoop involved the large-scale removal of Indigenous children from their communities, often placing them with non-Indigenous families.
  • A previous $750 million settlement for ’60s Scoop survivors excluded most Métis and non-status individuals, prompting this new legal challenge.