On October 9, 2024, the Superior Court of Quebec authorized the class action for settlement purposes only with Dollarama. The Dollarama National Settlement approval hearing will take place on December 2, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. in room 15.04 of the Montreal Courthouse. You can attend the hearing virtually via TEAMS by clicking here.
There is no action for you to take at this time. If the Settlement is approved by the Court after the December 2, 2024, Settlement Approval Hearing, you will be able to complete a claim form within the Claim Deadline on this website.
There is no action for you to take at this time. If the Settlement is approved by the Court after the December 2, 2024, Settlement Approval Hearing, you will be able to complete a claim form within the Claim Deadline on this website.
Case name
Ohayon v. Dollarama and others
Quebec Superior Court file #
500-06-001243-233 (Montreal)
On May 29, 2023, a Quebec consumer (the “Plaintiff”) filed a proposed class action in the Superior Court of Quebec against Dollarama regarding the prices advertised and charged by Dollarama for products subject to Environmental Handling Fees (“EHFs”) they sold in Canada (for example: batteries, electronic products, lightbulbs or toys with batteries). The Plaintiff essentially alleged, among other things, that Dollarama did not properly advertise (display) the price of products subject to EHFs it offered for sale and that it charged a total price or EHFs higher than displayed for these products or allowed by law.
Dollarama denies the Plaintiff’s allegations, denies any liability or wrongdoing and was prepared to vigorously contest the proposed class action, and no Court has concluded that there was any wrongdoing by Dollarama.
All persons who purchased a product subject to an Environmental Handling Fee (“EHF”) from Dollarama in Quebec between December 11, 2019 and July 4, 2023, or elsewhere in Canada between April 29, 2021 and July 4, 2023.
The Settlement Agreement provides for the following, subject to Court approval:
Dollarama has agreed to pay a total amount of $2,643,718.75 (the “Settlement Amount”) to be used to notably compensate Approved Claimants in the form Interac E-Transfers, between a minimum of $3.00 and a maximum of $10.00 each, depending on the total number of Approved Claimants. Each Approved Claimant can only get one Interac E-Transfer regardless of the number of products subject to Ecofees they purchased from Dollarama during the Class Period. If the total number of Approved Claimants results in Interac E-Transfers worth less than $3.00 each, no Interac E-Transfers will be made and the Distribution Fund will be paid to charities approved by the Court. In addition to paying the Settlement Amount, Dollarama has voluntarily implemented business practice changes, detailed in the Settlement Agreement, regarding how it displays the price of its products subject to Ecofees.
There is no action for you to take at this time. If the Settlement is approved by the Court after the December 2, 2024, Settlement Approval Hearing, you will be able to complete a claim form within the Claim Deadline on this website
More information can be found below and in the documents section.
Ohayon v. Dollarama and others
Quebec Superior Court file #
500-06-001243-233 (Montreal)
What this class action was about:
On May 29, 2023, a Quebec consumer (the “Plaintiff”) filed a proposed class action in the Superior Court of Quebec against Dollarama regarding the prices advertised and charged by Dollarama for products subject to Environmental Handling Fees (“EHFs”) they sold in Canada (for example: batteries, electronic products, lightbulbs or toys with batteries). The Plaintiff essentially alleged, among other things, that Dollarama did not properly advertise (display) the price of products subject to EHFs it offered for sale and that it charged a total price or EHFs higher than displayed for these products or allowed by law.
Dollarama denies the Plaintiff’s allegations, denies any liability or wrongdoing and was prepared to vigorously contest the proposed class action, and no Court has concluded that there was any wrongdoing by Dollarama.
Dollarama Settlement Class:
All persons who purchased a product subject to an Environmental Handling Fee (“EHF”) from Dollarama in Quebec between December 11, 2019 and July 4, 2023, or elsewhere in Canada between April 29, 2021 and July 4, 2023.
Terms of the Dollarama Settlement:
The Settlement Agreement provides for the following, subject to Court approval:
Dollarama has agreed to pay a total amount of $2,643,718.75 (the “Settlement Amount”) to be used to notably compensate Approved Claimants in the form Interac E-Transfers, between a minimum of $3.00 and a maximum of $10.00 each, depending on the total number of Approved Claimants. Each Approved Claimant can only get one Interac E-Transfer regardless of the number of products subject to Ecofees they purchased from Dollarama during the Class Period. If the total number of Approved Claimants results in Interac E-Transfers worth less than $3.00 each, no Interac E-Transfers will be made and the Distribution Fund will be paid to charities approved by the Court. In addition to paying the Settlement Amount, Dollarama has voluntarily implemented business practice changes, detailed in the Settlement Agreement, regarding how it displays the price of its products subject to Ecofees.
There is no action for you to take at this time. If the Settlement is approved by the Court after the December 2, 2024, Settlement Approval Hearing, you will be able to complete a claim form within the Claim Deadline on this website
More information can be found below and in the documents section.
Short-Form Pre-Approval Notice | |
Long-Form Pre-Approval Notice | |
Settlement Agreement |
Important Dates
December 2, 2024 at 9:30am
Settlement Approval Hearing (room 15.04)
TEAMS Link
November 26, 2024
Objection Deadline
November 22, 2024
Opt-Out Deadline
Class Counsel
Mtre. Joey Zukran
LPC Avocats
276 Saint-Jacques Street, Suite 801
Montreal, Quebec, H2Y 1N3
Tel: 514-379-1572
Email: | jzukran@lpclex.com |
Claims Administrator
Concilia Services Inc.
5900 Andover Avenue, Suite 1
Montreal (Québec) H4T 1H5
Tel: 1-888-440-1005 (toll free)
Email: dollarama@conciliainc.com
Step 1: Register your email
Step 2: Submit a claim form
You will be notified by e-mail when the claim form opens, following the settlement approval hearing on April 9, 2024.