Beef Class Action: $8M Proposed Settlement and 2026 Court Hearings

Two Canadian courts will hear approval applications for the Beef Class Action's proposed settlements in 2026. The settlements total $7,993,700, with a British Columbia hearing scheduled for September 10 in Vancouver and a Quebec hearing scheduled for December 1 in Montreal.

The official Beef Class Action website says the courts will decide whether the settlements are fair, reasonable and in the best interests of class members. The claims process is not open yet.

This class action exists because plaintiffs allege that companies involved in the Canadian Beef supply chain coordinated conduct that affected the supply and price of Beef. The proposed settlements would resolve claims against JBS and National Beef without an admission of wrongdoing, while the court process continues against other defendants.

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Beef Class Action at a glance

• Proposed settlement total: $7,993,700, made up of $7,498,700 from JBS and $495,000 from National Beef.
• Vancouver hearing: September 10, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at 800 Smithe Street in British Columbia.
• Montreal hearing: December 1, 2026 at 9:15 a.m. at 1, rue Notre-Dame Est in Quebec.
• Opt-out deadline: August 10, 2026. This is the deadline to send a signed written election if you do not want to participate.
• Claims: No claim form is open. The courts will approve a future process for distributing the settlement funds and accepting claims.

Who the Beef Class Action covers

The class actions cover people in Canada who bought raw Beef for personal use or resale after January 1, 2015. The definition excludes Beef Products and Beef purchased from the food service industry.