Long Term Care Homes – Province of Ontario

Class Action Website

https://gov.ltcclassactions.com/

The Claims

This action against the Ontario government is about the alleged gross negligence of the Ministers of Long Term Care who were in office during the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the plaintiffs allege that these Ministers’ preparation for and response to the pandemic in Ontario’s LTC homes was grossly delayed, arbitrary and piecemeal and led to widespread outbreaks that caused thousands of infections and deaths among LTC home residents.

Specifically, the plaintiffs allege that these Ministers ignored early information and red flags about the risks of COVID-19 in Ontario’s LTC homes and that, once the pandemic arrived, the infection prevention and control (“IPAC”) measures they adopted were grossly delayed and inadequate, exposing thousands of LTC home residents to harm.

The plaintiffs seek to recover damages for the physical harm, suffering and death of LTC home residents and for the loss of care and companionship suffered by their family members.

The Class

All persons who were resident in, or received care at, long-term care homes in Ontario from January 25, 2020 to May 5, 2023, or, where the person is deceased, the estate of that person; and

All persons who may have a derivative claim for damages under section 61 of the Family Law Act, R.S.O. 1990., C.F.3 based on their personal relationship to a person who was a resident of a long-term care home in Ontario from January 25, 2020 to May 5, 2023.