By Esther Carenza ( March 5, 2024, 10:31 AM EST) -- While these are quasi class actions, officially they are not class actions under the Class Proceedings Act 1992 SO c, 6. Therefore, there is no significant procedural protections and requirements that are afforded by the proceedings — class certification — s. 5; a court supervised settlement approval process — s. 27.1; class-wide release for defendants and court approval of plaintiffs’ legal fees....