Google Privacy Class Action
Court:
Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Supreme Court of British Columbia and Superior Court of Québec.
Class Members:
If you have used Google services or visited websites containing Google Ads or Google Analytics, in Canada from November 1, 2008 to the present, you may be a member of the proposed class.
Co-counsel:
Foreman & Company is working in concert with CFM Lawyers LLP, Branch MacMaster LLP and Greg McMullen Law in British Columbia and Belleau Lapointe, s.e.n.c.r.l. in Québec (collectively “Class Counsel”) to prosecute these matters on a national basis.
The content of this page has not been approved by the Court nor does it constitute legal advice. It is for the purpose of providing general information only.
Case Contacts
This action involves Google’s alleged collection of personal information from Canadians using Google services including visiting websites that host Google Ads and Google Analytics. It alleges that Google trespasses on class members’ devices by sending instructional code to their computers, tablets, or smartphones when using Google services or when visiting host sites. That code allegedly executes instructions that cause users’ computers or smartphones to secretly compile and send users’ personal information to Google, which can include, among other personal details, their name, gender, and location, the terms they’ve typed into Google, their IP address, the device they’re using, and the site they’re visiting. This results in a depiction that allegedly includes sensitive personal details such as marital and parental status, income bracket, and sexual orientation, among others.
Google allegedly uses this personal information to generate profiles of almost all internet users so they can target advertising, without the users’ knowledge or consent. Google’s alleged actions violate Canadian privacy, consumer and competition laws.
To see a sampling of the personal information the claim alleges Google is alleged to have collected without valid consent, account holders can visit Google’s Ad Settings.
Case History
On August 20, 2020, our lawyers issued a Statement of Claim on behalf of all persons residing in Ontario who used a “Google Service” or visited a third-party website from November 1, 2008 to the present.
Separate actions were commenced in British Columbia on behalf of all persons in Canada (excluding Ontario and Québec) and in Québec on behalf of all persons in Québec. Class Counsel is working to prosecute these class actions on a national basis.
At this time, the litigation is primarily proceeding out of British Columbia and Québec, and the Ontario Action is temporarily stayed.
Certification
The Québec Action was authorized (certified) to proceed as a class proceeding by Justice Bisson on June 26, 2022.
The certification motion in the BC Action was heard from June 2-11, 2025. The certification decision of Justice Tucker remains under reserve.
Further information will be posted as this matter proceeds.
Who Represents Me?
Class members in Ontario are represented by Foreman & Company:
Email: classactions@foremancompany.com
Phone: Kassandra Gauld - 519.914.1175 x 106
Toll Free - 1.855.814.4575 × 106
Mail: Foreman & Company
Attn: Google Privacy Class Action
4 Covent Market Pl
London, ON N6A 1E2
Class members in Québec are represented by Belleau Lapointe, s.e.n.c.r.l.:
Email: info@belleaulapoint.com
Phone: 1.888.987.6701
Mail: Belleau Lapointe, s.e.n.c.r.l.
Attn: Google Privacy Class Action
B10-300 Place d’Youville
Montréal, QC H2Y 2B6
Class members in Canada, excluding Ontario and Québec, are represented by CFM Lawyers LLP:
Email: info@cfmlawyers.ca
Phone: 1.800.689.2322
Mail: CFM Lawyers LLP
Attn: Google Privacy Class Action
400-856 Homer St
Vancouver, BC V6B 2W5
And by Branch MacMaster LLP:
Email: googleclassaction@branmac.com
Phone: 416.915.4152
Mail: Branch MacMaster LLP
Attn: Google Privacy Class Action
1410-777 Hornby St
Vancouver, BC V6C 1S4
and by Greg McMullen Law:
Email: greg@gregmcmullen.net
Phone: 604.376.3100
Mail: Greg McMullen Law
Attn: Google Privacy Class Action
415-388 W 1st Ave
Vancouver, BC V5Y 0B2