The Province of Nova Scotia and the law firm of Branch MacMaster LLP reached an agreement to settle the class action brought to address issues surrounding the former Economic Stream of the Nova Scotia Nominee Program.
 
The agreement was approved by the court on Sept. 26, 2011.

Claim forms should be received at the Office of Immigration on or before the May 4, 2012, deadline unless you were located by the company International Genealogical Search (IGS) Inc. on behalf of the Province of Nova Scotia. In those cases, claimants may apply within 90 days after IGS located them and submitted their contact information to the Office of Immigration. Therefore, the date varies. If you are unsure when your deadline is, contact the claims administrator.

You may mail, fax, or email the claim as per the instructions on the form. It is the claimant's responsibility to ensure the form has reached the Office of Immigration by the deadline. You may wish to submit by registered mail or fax if you want to know when, or if, a claim has been delivered. Receipt of all claims will be acknowledged by email, usually within one or two business days.

For further information, please refer to the documents below.
 

PDF Documents
 

Notice of Certification and Approval Farsi version Korean version Simplified Chinese version Traditional Chinese version
Court Order - Certification and Settlement Approval
Non-mentor Class Claim Form Farsi version Korean version Simplified Chinese version Traditional Chinese version
Mentor Class Claim Form Farsi version Korean version Simplified Chinese version Traditional Chinese version
Use of a Representative Form
Opt-out Form (The opt-out deadline is now past.)
Request for Appeal Form
Settlement Agreement
Court Order - Preliminary Settlement Approval
News Release - July 12, 2011
Preliminary Notice
Amended Statement of Claim

If you are a member of the class and have comments or questions after reviewing the settlement documents, you may wish to contact:

 

The lawyer appointed by the court to act for the class.

Greg McMullen 

Branch MacMaster LLP

1410-777 Hornby Street

Vancouver BC  V6Z 1S4

Phone: 604-631-2560

Fax: 604-684-3429
gmcmullen@branmac.com

 

 

The claims administrator.

John MacDonnell

Nova Scotia Office of Immigration

1741 Brunswick Street, Suite 110A
PO Box 1535
Halifax NS B3J 2Y3

Phone: 902-424-0988

Fax: 902-424-7936
economicstream@gov.ns.ca