Notice to Beneficiaries of the Robinson Huron Treaty

Press Release

You and your First Nation may be affected by a Court decision that returned $487 million in lawyers’ fees to the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund

On October 28, 2025, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice reduced the legal fees that the Robinson Huron Treaty Litigation Fund (“RHTLF”) paid its lawyers from $510 million to $23 million. The Court found that the lawyers’ fees were neither fair, nor reasonable.

Together with fees paid earlier, the lawyers will receive a total of approximately $40 million. However, the court directed that $487 million, plus interest, be returned to the RHTLF, to be dealt with as proceeds from the settlement reached with Canada and Ontario.

A copy of the Court’s decision can be found at bit.ly/3LSkxqN

The lawyers have indicated that they will appeal the Court’s decision, but that they will not be seeking a stay to pause the distribution of $487 million, plus interest, as settlement proceeds.

As a result, the funds returned to the RHTLF will be distributed as those funds become available, as though they were part of the proceeds of the settlement reached with Canada and Ontario.

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