A class action lawsuit on behalf of crime victims in Nunavik, the Inuit region of northern Quebec, has got the go-ahead. The lawsuit alleges that people in Nunavik have been left out of the province’s compensation regime for victims of criminal offenses. Quebec Superior Court Judge Lukasz Granosik certified the class-action lawsuit on Dec. 1The Indemnisation des victimes d’actes criminel, known by its French acronym IVAC, allows crime victims to apply for a range of compensation. The lawsuit outlines that between 2013 and 2019, approximately 80,000 crimes against a person were committed in Quebec. The lawsuit says that throughout the province, the number of victims receiving compensation in the various regions is proportional to their population, except for Nunavik.

Source: CBC News December 16, 2022 08:34 UTC