Worldwide: Class Actions

The past year has continued to be an active one for class proceedings in Canada. More than 250 actions have been filed in courts across the country since the beginning of 2025.

The Federal Court has approved an $8.7 million class action settlement in Sweet v. His Majesty the King (2026 FC 590), resolving claims from the 2020 credential-stuffing cyberattacks on Government of Canada online accounts accessed via GCKey, including CRA My Account.

In recent years, several provinces have taken steps to prevent suppliers from restricting consumers’ access to the courts via class proceedings or otherwise.

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Without an identified complainant, the usual investigative sequence becomes less straightforward. Questions arise immediately: whether credibility can be meaningfully assessed...

La Cour d'appel de la Colombie-Britannique a récemment rendu deux décisions importantes concernant la compétence juridictionnelle des tribunaux provinciaux à l'égard d'entités étrangères exerçant des activités commerciales virtuelles.

Ontario appellate courts continue to underscore that civil conspiracy claims must observe principles of corporate separateness. In Cervantes v. Pizza Nova Take Out Ltd., 2026 ONSC 713...

The Federal Court of Canada has found that a C$5 billion class action alleging an industry-wide conspiracy to fix generic drug prices in Canada has no basis in fact.

Le 8 avril 2026, la Cour d’appel du Québec a rendu une décision marquante concernant le calcul du prélèvement payable au Fonds d’aide aux actions collectives (le « Fonds »)...