{"settlement":{"id":"bc-separate-confinement-segregation-2025","slug":"bc-separate-confinement-segregation-2025","title":"British Columbia Correctional Centre Separate Confinement and Segregation Class Action","category":"Government and Public Services","status":"Claims open","tags":{"industry":["Government services"],"geographic":["British Columbia","Canada-wide"],"recoveryType":["Cash payment"],"documentation":["Self-attestation only"],"eligibilityTrigger":["Was incarcerated or detained"]},"classDefinition":"The class includes people who, between April 18, 2005 and October 22, 2025, were involuntarily placed in separate confinement and/or segregation in a British Columbia Correctional Centre for at least 15 consecutive days, or who were placed in separate confinement and/or segregation when B.C. Corrections knew or ought to have known they suffered from a mental illness. People who did not opt out are included.","plainLanguageSummary":"If you were held in separate confinement or segregation in a British Columbia correctional centre between April 18, 2005 and October 22, 2025, either for 15 or more days in a row or while living with a mental illness while B.C. Corrections knew or should have known you had a diagnosed mental illness, you may be eligible for a cash payment of up to $91,000. You do not need to live in British Columbia to file a claim. Eligibility is based on meeting the class definition, not on where you live today.","eligibilityCriteria":[],"recoveryRange":"Up to $91,000 per class member","filingInstructions":"Complete the Claim Form online at https://bcsegregation.proactio.ca, or request a paper or digital copy by phone, email, mail, from your living unit if incarcerated in a B.C. jail, or from your Probation and Parole Office.\nFill in your personal and contact information and list the B.C. correctional centres where you have been incarcerated since 2016.\nTick each statement in the claim form that applies to your placements in separate confinement or segregation and any specific harms you suffered.\nSign the declaration and consent section (including consent to release your correctional and health records if you are claiming based on a mental illness or specific harm).\nCorrectional-records consent applies to all claimants, not just mental illness/harm claims.\nSubmit your completed Claim Form to the Administrator by January 11, 2027, online, by email to bcsegregation@proactio.ca, or by mail to Proactio, Class Action - BC Segregation, 140, Grande Allee Est Bureau 200, Quebec, QC G1R 5P7.","caseBackground":"This class action, known as North v. British Columbia, claims that the Province of British Columbia improperly placed inmates in separate confinement and segregation in provincial correctional centres. The lawsuit argues this treatment breached the province's duties, amounted to systemic negligence, and violated inmates' rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. British Columbia denies these claims.\n\nOn October 22, 2025, the Supreme Court of British Columbia approved a settlement worth up to $60 million. Eligible class members who submit a claim form can receive payments from a Common Experience Fund and a Serious Harms Fund, with individual awards of up to $91,000 depending on their circumstances. Class members must submit a claim form before January 11, 2027 to receive any money.","administratorName":"Proactio","administratorContacts":[{"type":"phone","label":"","value":"1-877-916-1122"},{"type":"online","label":"Website","value":"https://proactio.ca/en/class-action/british-columbia-solitary-confinement/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23543513952&gbraid=0AAAABCqTZf4A6eWzxm36YnlF6FCR3rbIw&gclid=Cj0KCQjw4JbTBhCoARIsALWUaBvvHC3WU-o886Efi-o3RLLk_Bf5rOtYx6HSnaV9OG0bpUkIxaWU5sUaAhpcEALw_wcB"},{"type":"email","label":"","value":"bcsegregation@proactio.ca"}],"administratorRole":"claims","agentName":"","agentContacts":[],"agentClaimFormHelp":false,"classCounselName":"","classCounselContacts":[],"classCounselFirms":[],"submissionMethods":[{"type":"online","label":"","value":"https://bcsegregation.proactio.ca"},{"type":"email","label":"","value":"bcsegregation@proactio.ca"},{"type":"mail","label":"","value":"Proactio, Class Action - BC Segregation, 140, Grande Allee Est Bureau 200, Quebec, QC G1R 5P7"}],"sourceDocuments":[{"url":"/uploads/8db8b59d2a3ba567ec7313a4-long-form-notice-EN.pdf","title":"Notice to Class Members"},{"url":"/uploads/04430ac425f6ed5db175563f-claim-form-EN.pdf","title":"Claim Form"}],"shortFormNoticeUrl":"/uploads/6bdaa4257a571993602232cb-short-form-notice-EN.pdf","longFormNoticeUrl":"/uploads/8db8b59d2a3ba567ec7313a4-long-form-notice-EN.pdf","settlementAgreementUrl":"","claimFormDocumentUrl":"/uploads/04430ac425f6ed5db175563f-claim-form-EN.pdf","claimForms":[{"id":"fe6a7e6a6ea3","url":"/uploads/04430ac425f6ed5db175563f-claim-form-EN.pdf","name":"Claim Form","language":"en","description":""}],"claimFormsButtonLabel":"claim-form","claimFormsUnavailable":false,"claimFormsUnavailableReason":"","claimFormGuides":[],"additionalDocuments":[],"optOutFormUrl":"","optOutInstructions":"","objectionFormUrl":"","objectionInstructions":"","faqs":[{"answer":"You must submit a fully completed claim form to the Administrator before January 11, 2027. If you file by mail, the Canada Post postmark date is treated as the submission date.","question":"What is the deadline to file a claim?"},{"answer":"Eligible class members may receive up to $91,000 depending on their circumstances. This can include a Common Experience Payment (up to $3,000 for Prolonged Class Members or up to $6,000 for SMI Class Members) plus a Serious Harms Award of up to $85,000, calculated using the settlement's compensation chart.","question":"How much money can I receive?"},{"answer":"You can complete the claim form online at https://bcsegregation.proactio.ca, or request a paper or digital copy by phone at 1-877-916-1122, by email at bcsegregation@proactio.ca, by mail, from your living unit if incarcerated in a B.C. jail, or from your Probation and Parole Office. Class Counsel can help you complete the form.","question":"How do I file a claim?"},{"answer":"If you do not submit a claim form before January 11, 2027, you will not receive any money from the settlement, and you will release your right to sue British Columbia over separate confinement and segregation between April 18, 2005 and October 22, 2025.","question":"What happens if I do nothing?"},{"answer":"No. Only people placed in separate confinement or segregation between July 19 and October 22, 2025 could have opted out by submitting an Opt-Out Form by February 24, 2026.","question":"Can I still opt out of the lawsuit?"}],"eligibilityChecker":{"questions":[{"id":"placed-in-segregation","text":"Were you placed in separate confinement or segregation in a British Columbia correctional centre?","type":"yes_no","qualifyingAnswer":"yes","criticalForEligibility":true},{"id":"within-class-period","text":"Did the placement happen between April 18, 2005 and October 22, 2025?","type":"yes_no","qualifyingAnswer":"yes","criticalForEligibility":true},{"id":"prolonged-or-mental-illness","text":"Were you held for 15 or more consecutive days, or placed there when B.C. Corrections knew or ought to have known you suffered from a mental illness?","type":"yes_no","helpText":"You qualify if either situation applies to you.","qualifyingAnswer":"yes","criticalForEligibility":true},{"id":"did-not-opt-out","text":"Did you remain in the lawsuit (did not opt out)?","type":"yes_no","helpText":"If you never filed an Opt-Out Form, answer Yes.","qualifyingAnswer":"yes","criticalForEligibility":true}],"uncertainMessage":"Some of your answers were Not sure, so we could not confidently determine your eligibility.","qualifyingMessage":"Based on your answers, you appear to fall within the class definition for this settlement.","nonQualifyingMessage":"Based on your answers, you do not appear to fall within the class definition for this settlement."},"claimCategories":[{"id":"common-experience-payment","name":"Common Experience Payment","description":"A flat payment for all eligible class members based on whether they are a Prolonged Class Member or an SMI Class Member. Everyone in the same group receives the same amount.","recoveryType":["Cash payment"],"documentation":["Self-attestation only"],"recoveryRange":"Up to $3,000 for Prolonged Class Members; up to $6,000 for SMI Class Members","eligibilityChecker":null,"eligibilityCriteria":["Placed in separate confinement or segregation in a B.C. correctional centre between April 18, 2005 and October 22, 2025","Either spent 15 or more consecutive days in separate confinement/segregation (Prolonged), or B.C. Corrections knew or ought to have known you suffered from a mental illness (SMI)"]},{"id":"serious-harms-award","name":"Serious Harms Award","description":"An additional award, on top of the Common Experience Payment, for class members who experienced lengthy and repeated placements or suffered specific recorded harms such as a new mental illness diagnosis, self-harm, a suicide attempt, or transfer to a mental health facility.","recoveryType":["Cash payment"],"documentation":["Self-attestation only"],"recoveryRange":"Calculated by a compensation chart; no more than $85,000","eligibilityChecker":null,"eligibilityCriteria":["Is a Prolonged Class Member or an SMI Class Member","Experienced lengthy and repeated placements alone in segregation/separate confinement, or suffered one or more specific and recorded harms described in the settlement chart"]}],"proceedings":null,"relatedSlugs":[],"group":null,"cardSummary":"For people who were held in separate confinement or segregation in a B.C. correctional centre between April 18, 2005 and October 22, 2025. You may be able to claim a cash payment.","proofRequired":"","claimTime":"","claimAmount":"$3,000 to $91,000","coverageStartDate":"2005-04-18","coverageEndDate":"2025-10-22","deadline":"2027-01-11","optOutDeadline":"","objectionDeadline":"","approvalHearingDate":"","approvalHearingDates":[],"approvalPending":false,"resolution":"settlement","judgmentAppealed":false,"seriousHarmEnabled":false,"quietPresentation":false,"formHelperEnabled":false,"dateAdded":"2026-07-16","lastUpdated":"2026-09-06","firstPublishedAt":"2026-07-16","claimsOpenedAt":"2026-07-16","lastVerifiedAt":"2026-07-16","languages":["en","fr"]}}