Class Action Authorized Against the Sûreté du Québec for Discriminatory Practices Against Indigenous People in Val d’Or
MONTREAL, Nov. 13, 2026 /CNW/ — The Superior Court has authorized the Val-d’Or Indigenous Friendship Centre to institute a class action against the Attorney General of Quebec, acting on behalf of the Sûreté du Québec. The class action seeks compensation for Indigenous people who have been victims of certain discriminatory practices perpetrated by one or more officers of the Sûreté du Québec in Val d’Or.
Class members are Indigenous people who have been victims, within the territory of the MRC de la Vallée-de-l’Or, of one or more of the following practices committed by one or more officers of the Sûreté du Québec:
- Sexual assault;
- Physical assault;
- Confinement or abduction;
- Solicitation of sexual favors;
- Excessive force during arrests;
- Harassment.
People who meet this definition may, depending on the final judgment in the case, be entitled to financial compensation. No action is required to become a class member.
Lawyers’ fees will be paid only if the class action is successful and are subject to court approval. Class members have nothing to pay unless they receive compensation at the conclusion of the class action.
People who do not wish to participate in the class action may opt out until January 12th, 2027 by sending a letter to the Superior Court clerk’s office, indicating file number 500-06-001174-214. Opting out entails the loss of any right to compensation.
The complete notice is available on the Trudel Johnston & Lespérance website and on the website of the Registry of Class Actions of Quebec: https://www.registredesactionscollectives.quebec/en.
SOURCE Trudel Johnston & Lespérance
