Hepatitis C and HIV Compensation

COMPENSATION PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV OR HEPATITIS C

Compensation programs for individuals with HIV or Hepatitis C have been set up over the past few years by the federal government, the provinces and the territories, as well as by the Red Cross, to financially compensate victims of the tainted blood scandal. This document presents a full list of compensation programs by type of disorder.

COMPENSATION PROGRAMS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH HIV OR HEPATITIS C

The above document was produced in response to a need identified by the Program Committee and members; the CHS hired a summer student in 2009 to gather and publish information on three related topics:

- access to insurance (life, mortgage, travel, health insurance for overseas students, group) for people with bleeding disorders;
- federal and provincial government support programs and tax benefits for people with disabilities;
- an overview of the different compensation programs for blood-borne HIV and HCV infection created since 1989.

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Hepatitis C Compensation

Applications are being received from Canadians who became infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) through the Canadian blood supply.

After a seemingly endless battle involving the federal and several provincial governments, lawyers, and people who became infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) through the Canadian blood supply, applications are now being received from those who contracted HCV prior to 1986 or after 1990 and between 1986 and 1990.

Details of the compensation plan that has now been approved by the courts, as well as application forms and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ’s), may be found on the Web site of the company that has been chosen to administer the program (Crawford Class Action Services) at: www.pre86post90settlement.ca. For those who were infected between 1986 and 1990, please visit the following Web site: www.hepc8690.ca. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE / REMINDER

JUNE 30, 2010 was the FIRST CLAIM DEADLINE for ALIVE Primarily-Infected Persons for the following compensation programs:
•    Pre-1986 / Post-1990 Hepatitis C Settlement Agreement      
•    Hepatitis C (HCV) January 1, 1986-July 1, 1990 Class Actions Settlement