The applicants, former students at the Bishop Horden Indian Residential School, brought a Request for Directions alleging that Canada breached its document disclosure obligations under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA).
They sought orders compelling Canada to conduct additional searches for documents related to abuse at the school and requiring the Secretariat to establish a witness-matching program.
The court found that Canada breached its contractual obligations by failing to collect documents from the RCMP detachment at Moose Factory.
The court ordered Canada to conduct these additional searches but dismissed the requests for a witness-matching program and broader document production, finding they exceeded Canada's obligations under the IRSSA.
