Dan Shapiro Named Chief Adjudicator for Independent Assessment Process
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 07/17/13 -- Saskatoon lawyer Dan Shapiro has been selected as the new Chief Adjudicator of the Independent Assessment Process (IAP) that provides compensation to former students for abuse they suffered at Indian Residential Schools.
"Mr. Shapiro is a senior adjudicator who knows the IAP extremely well," said Mayo Moran, the chair of the IAP Oversight Committee that managed the search for the new Chief Adjudicator. "He has extensive experience in the areas of aboriginal law, civil litigation, medical negligence, insurance, injury claims and labour relations," said Ms. Moran. The Oversight Committee monitors the implementation of the IAP and includes representatives of former Aboriginal students and their counsel, Churches and the Government of Canada. The Oversight Committee's selection has been ratified by the Supervising Courts of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement.
Mr. Shapiro has been a Deputy Chef Adjudicator for the Indian Residential School Adjudication Secretariat since 2007. Prior to that, he worked as a senior adjudicator under the Alternate Dispute Resolution system which preceded the Independent Assessment Process (IAP).
The IAP was established in 2007 under the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA), the largest class action suit in Canadian history. The IAP is a claimant-centred process that also supports healing and reconciliation among former students, their families and communities.
As Chief Adjudicator, Mr. Shapiro will direct the work of the Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat (IRSAS), the administrative body that manages the IAP hearing process. IRSAS is a quasi-judicial tribunal that operates independently from the parties to IRSSA, including the Government of Canada.
As of May 31, 2013, IRSAS had received 37,797 applications for compensation under the IAP. 21,336 cases have been resolved and more than $1.982 billion has been paid out in compensation by the Government of Canada.
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Contacts:
Michael Tansey
Senior Communications Officer
Indian Residential Schools Adjudication Secretariat
(613) 949-9832
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Datum: 17.07.2013 - 10:05 Uhr
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