Class actions

Bread: Claims Process Now Closed

The claims process closed December 12, 2025.

This claims process was with respect to the $500 million national settlement reached with George Weston Limited (“Weston”) and Loblaw Companies Limited (“Loblaw”) for their involvement in nationwide class action lawsuits related to alleged industry-wide price fixing of Packaged Bread sold in Canada between 2001 and 2021. Eligible Canadian residents who purchased packaged bread (including packaged bread products and bread alternatives, such as bagged bread, buns, rolls , bagels, naan bread, English muffins, wraps, pitas and tortillas) for their personal use between January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2021, inclusive, were required to submit a completed claim form by December 12, 2025 to claim compensation from the settlement funds. The class actions continue against the remaining defendants, Canada Bread, Sobeys, Metro, Wal-Mart Canada and Giant Tiger.