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A.B. v. Les Petites Franciscaines de Marie et al. (Orphelinat de Chicoutimi)

Abuses occurred at the Immaculate Orphanage of Chicoutimi

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On March 11, 2026, the plaintiff filed an Application for authorization to institute a class action.

The Class Action

On March 11, 2026, the plaintiff filed an Application for authorization to institute a class action against the Little Franciscans of Mary, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Chicoutimi and the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation of Chicoutimi.

The class action seeks to compensate every person who was victim of sexual, physical and/or psychological abuses at the Immaculate Orphanage of Chicoutimi between 1931 and 1968 inclusively.

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The Class that the plaintiff seeks to represent is defined as follows:

Every person who suffered sexual, physical or psychological abuse while attending the Immaculate Orphanage of Chicoutimi between 1931 and 1968 inclusively.

Excluded from the Class are, however, persons who provided a release under the National Reconciliation Program for Duplessis Orphans who attended certain institutions.

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First name*
Last Name*
Date of Birth*
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Current Address*
City*
Postal code*
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Phone Number*
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When did you study or board at the The Immaculate Conception Orphanage in Chicoutimi?
Which type of abuses were you subjected to?
- Sexuals
- Physicals
- Psychologicals
If you can remember, what is the name of the person or people who abused you?
Have you received any money from the National Reconciliation Program for Duplessis Orphans (PNROOD)?
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Would you be ready to testify?
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