🇨🇦 Canada · 2023 · ⚖️ Lawsuits
Courts ruled it broke the Charter. Then came the cheques.
💸 Guess, then reveal the price
C$28 million class-action damages
Courts said the system broke the Charter. Taxpayers got the bill.
What actually happened
Courts in Ontario and Quebec found Canada’s use of long-term administrative segregation unconstitutional. About $28 million in aggregate damages began paying out in January 2023. Larger individual claims go through a court-supervised process.
Source: Correctional Service Canada ↗ · Amount in original currency, not adjusted for inflation. An unusual cost is not automatically waste; see how we check the facts.