Class action certified for settlement purposes with $600,000 cy-près distribution approved for COVaxON data breach.
The plaintiff brought a proposed class action on behalf of over 350,000 Ontario residents whose personal health information was allegedly accessed without authorization from the COVaxON system by an employee of the defendant.
The parties consented to certification for settlement purposes and a $600,000 all-inclusive settlement fund.
Due to the infeasibility of individual distributions, the net settlement funds were to be distributed cy-près to MediaSmarts, a digital literacy charity.
The court certified the class action for settlement purposes, approved the settlement as fair and reasonable, and approved class counsel's fees of 25% of the gross recovery.
SCJSuperior Court of JusticeJun 11, 2026
