Case name

Dubé c. Coopérative de services enfancefamille.org and Procureur general du Québec

Quebec Superior Court file #

500-06-001148-218 (Montreal)

A proposed Settlement has been reached in a putative class action Dubé c. Coopérative de services enfancefamille.org and Procureur general du Québec (500-06-001148-218) relating to the La Place 0-5 data breach that occurred on May 8, 2021, when an unknown third-party was able to gain unauthorized access to certain customer data from the La Place 0-5 records (“Data Breach”). This proposed Settlement is subject to Court approval.

The proposed settlement is on behalf of the following Settlement Class:

The 8,589 persons in Québec whose personal information was accessed and downloaded during the Data Breach which occurred on May 8, 2021;

The Defendants in the class action are the Coopérative de services enfancefamille.org (hereinafter the “Coopérative”) and the Procureur général du Québec (hereinafter the “PGQ”) (hereinafter collectively the “Defendants”).

On February 1, 2024, the Superior Court of Quebec authorized the Class Action for settlement purposes only.

AM I A SETTLEMENT CLASS MEMBER?

You may be a Settlement Class Member if you are one of the 8,589 persons in Québec, whose personal information was accessed and downloaded in the Data Breach which occurred on or about May 8, 2021 (you may have received a letter, email or call from La Place 0-5 advising you that your information was compromised in the context of the Data Breach).

WHAT DOES THIS SETTLEMENT PROVIDE?

Pursuant to the proposed Settlement, the Defendants will pay a total amount of $250,000 CAD (the “Cap”). This Cap will pay for all administration costs, notice costs and legal fees and disbursements, including all applicable taxes. The remainder (the “Net Cap”) will be used toward the reimbursement of certain substantiated costs, losses and/or unreimbursed expenses made from May 8, 2021 to February 1, 2024 by Settlement Class Members who provide evidence to the effect that said losses were caused by the Data Breach and/or incurred as a result of the Data Breach or the receipt of the La Place 0-5 Notices (between May 14, 2021 and June 2, 2021), as accepted by the Claims Administrator (at its discretion) pursuant to the Distribution Protocol attached to the Settlement Agreement. Each Claimant may only make substantiated and documented monetary claims up to a maximum of $1,000 CAD per person (the Documentary Supported Claims will be reduced on a pro rata basis in case of lack of total funds in the Net Cap).