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Jasminka Kalajdzic

University of Windsor Faculty of Law, Ontario, Canada

W.A. Bogart

University of Windsor Faculty of Law, Ontario, Canada

Ian Matthews

Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Toronto, Ontario

Most of the provinces and the Federal Court have adopted class action procedures influenced by the U.S. model, with certification and opt out, but differing rules on costs apply. A significant number of cases are brought, most of which settle. There are unresolved transborder issues.

Key Words: class actions • national class • certification • funding • class proceedings

The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 622, No. 1, 41-52 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0002716208328283
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