Truffettes de France Settlement (Canada)

Read the country before you read the dollar figure: this is a Canadian settlement and the class is Canada-only. Truffettes de France truffles sell heavily in the United States, at Costco, on Amazon and in grocery chains, so most people who search for a “Truffettes de France settlement” will not qualify. To be in this class you must live in Canada and have bought a covered product in Canada between April 7, 2022 and September 5, 2026. A US purchase of the identical box is worth nothing here, and the claim form makes you confirm the Canadian purchase under a signed declaration. The case is Vergados et al. v. Chocmod Canada Inc., No. 500-06-001373-253, in the Superior Court of Quebec. The plaintiffs allege the Truffettes de France name and packaging suggested the truffles were made in France when they were manufactured in Canada. Chocmod Canada Inc. denies any liability and no court has made a finding against it. The payout is $3.00 CAD per covered product — Canadian dollars, not US. Without a receipt you can claim up to three products, a maximum of $9.00 CAD. With proof of purchase there is no cap on the number of products. The two routes are alternatives, not additions. The widely quoted $18.00 maximum applies only to the no-proof route: it is a $9.00 claim doubled by the largest upward pro rata adjustment the agreement allows, and the court-approved claim form says outright that “there is no maximum where you submit proof of purchase.” Two more things cut against the headline. The $300,000 CAD fund is all-inclusive — notice, translation, administration, taxes and a $100,000 class counsel fee request come out of it first, so $3.00 a product is a starting rate that can be cut pro rata. And the settlement has not been approved: the approval hearing is November 3, 2026, one day before claims close on November 4, 2026, with payment only after appeal periods expire. The opt-out and objection deadline, September 5, 2026, has already passed.

Do I Qualify?

You may be eligible if:

• You live in Canada. This is the first and biggest filter — the class definition requires Canadian residency, and there is no US state that qualifies for any part of this settlement
• You bought at least one Truffettes de France product IN CANADA. A purchase of the same product in the United States or anywhere else does not count, no matter how good your receipt is
• You bought it between April 7, 2022 and September 5, 2026. The class period has already closed, so buying a box today does nothing for eligibility
• The product's label says "Truffettes de France." That phrase is the test. The claim form names fourteen products — including French Mallows, which are marshmallows rather than truffles — but the list is not exhaustive and any product carrying the phrase is covered
• You do NOT need a receipt to claim one, two or three products. $3.00 CAD each, $9.00 CAD maximum
• You do NOT need a Notice ID or Confirmation Code. The claim portal asks and lets you answer no
• You DO need proof of purchase to claim four or more products — a receipt, a bank or credit card statement, or an online order confirmation. On that route there is no cap on the number of products
• You file a valid claim by November 4, 2026
• WHO DOES NOT QUALIFY, AND THIS IS MOST PEOPLE READING IN THE US: anyone who bought Truffettes de France truffles outside Canada, and anyone who does not live in Canada. Costco and Amazon sales in the United States are not in this class
• Also excluded: officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents and representatives of Chocmod Canada Inc., and anyone who opted out by September 5, 2026
• NOTE ON THE DOLLARS: every figure in this settlement is in Canadian dollars. $9.00 CAD is roughly $6.50 USD at recent exchange rates

NO PROOF OF PURCHASE IS NEEDED FOR A CLAIM OF ONE TO THREE PRODUCTS, AND NO NOTICE ID IS NEEDED FOR ANY CLAIM. The claim portal asks whether you have a Notice ID and Confirmation Code from a personalized notice and lets you answer no; answering no does not limit what you can claim. The form asks for your contact details, the number of covered products you bought in Canada during the class period, your payment email, and a signed declaration. That is the whole no-proof route. || WHAT THE NO-PROOF ROUTE COSTS YOU IS THE CEILING, NOT THE CLAIM. It is capped at three products, $9.00 CAD initially and $18.00 CAD after the maximum upward adjustment. If you bought ten boxes and have nothing to show for it, you can claim three. || PROOF IS REQUIRED ONLY TO CLAIM FOUR OR MORE PRODUCTS, and there is no cap at all on that path. Accepted proof, per the administrator's upload instructions, is a store receipt showing the product name and purchase date, a bank statement, a credit card statement, or an online order confirmation showing the purchase of a Truffettes de France product. The purchase date shown has to fall inside April 7, 2022 to September 5, 2026. || A SHORTFALL DOES NOT KILL THE CLAIM. The administrator's own deficiency letter template says that a claim for more than three products filed without adequate proof is processed as a no-proof claim capped at three products ($9.00), and that proof dated outside the class period is treated the same way. You get a deficiency letter and 30 days from receiving it to supply what is missing or ask for reconsideration. || WHAT PROOF WILL NOT DO IS MAKE A US PURCHASE ELIGIBLE. A perfect receipt from a US Costco proves a purchase that is not in this class. The Canadian purchase requirement sits in the class definition, not in the evidence rules.

What Happened?

Chocmod Canada Inc. sells Truffettes de France chocolate truffles and French Mallows in Canada. A proposed class action filed in the Superior Court of Quebec on April 7, 2025 alleges the products were marketed in a misleading way — that the Truffettes de France brand name and the packaging suggested the truffles were made in France when, the plaintiffs claim, they were manufactured in Canada.

The case is Vergados et al. v. Chocmod Canada Inc., Case No. 500-06-001373-253, Superior Court of Quebec, District of Montreal. Class Counsel is Actis Law Group Inc. Chocmod Canada Inc. denies any liability or wrongdoing, and no court has made any finding of wrongdoing against it.

In May 2026 the parties agreed a national settlement with an all-inclusive Settlement Fund of $300,000.00 CAD, payable within 30 days of the execution date. The Court then authorized the case as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only, approved the notice plan, and opened the claim period. Authorization for settlement purposes is not a ruling on the merits.

Alongside the cash, Chocmod Canada Inc. agreed as additional consideration — and without admitting liability — to stop using the Truffettes de France brand name in Canada and adopt "Truffettes a la Francaise," subject to approval of a trademark application it filed on July 1, 2025. If that application is refused, it will instead display "Made in Canada" more prominently on its packaging. Within twelve months of the settlement taking effect it must report to Class Counsel on which of the two it did. Retailers and distributors may keep selling existing stock with the old branding during the transition.

Angeion Group is the Claims Administrator. The claim deadline is November 4, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific. The opt-out and objection deadline was September 5, 2026 and has passed — that same date also closes the class period.

The Settlement Approval Hearing is set for November 3, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. at the Montreal Courthouse, where the Court will decide whether the settlement is fair and reasonable and rule on Class Counsel's request for $100,000 in fees plus disbursements and taxes. The hearing falls one day before claims close. Class members do not need to attend, and the Court can move the date — any change is posted on the settlement website and at www.actislaw.org. Payments follow approval and the expiry of appeal periods, which the notice says can take several months. No payment date has been announced.

How to File Your Claim

1. CHECK FIRST THAT YOU BOUGHT IN CANADA. This is the step that disqualifies most people who find this page. The class covers Canadian residents who bought Truffettes de France products in Canada between April 7, 2022 and September 5, 2026. A US purchase of the same box does not count, and the claim form asks you to confirm the Canadian purchase and sign a declaration
2. FILE ONLINE at the official settlement website, www.TruffleSettlement.ca, using the Submit a Claim page. This is the administrator's site, run by Angeion Group, and it is the only site authorized by the Court to take claims in this case. The French version is www.reglementtruffettes.ca and the forms there are identical
3. NO NOTICE ID IS NEEDED. The claim portal asks whether you have a Notice ID and Confirmation Code from a personalized notice and lets you answer no. Answering no does not reduce or block your claim
4. ENTER HOW MANY COVERED PRODUCTS YOU BOUGHT. The form asks for the number of Truffettes de France products purchased in Canada during the class period. The quantity field is labelled "up to 3 without proof of purchase"
5. ATTACH PROOF ONLY IF YOU ARE CLAIMING FOUR OR MORE. Accepted proof is a store receipt, a bank or credit card statement, or an online order confirmation showing a Truffettes de France purchase inside the class period. Claiming more than three without attaching proof does not fail the claim outright — the administrator processes it as a no-proof claim and cuts it back to three products
6. GIVE AN EMAIL ADDRESS YOU WILL STILL BE READING IN 2027. Approved payments go out by Interac e-transfer to the email address on the claim form. If you cannot receive an e-transfer, email info@trufflesettlement.ca to arrange a cheque instead
7. SIGN THE DECLARATION. The form is signed under a declaration that the information is true and correct to the best of your knowledge
8. CLAIMS CLOSE NOVEMBER 4, 2026. The Settlement Agreement sets the deadline at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on that date. A mailed claim form has to be postmarked by then
9. IF THE ADMINISTRATOR WRITES BACK, ANSWER WITHIN 30 DAYS. A deficiency letter gives you 30 days from receipt to fix the problem or ask for reconsideration
10. QUESTIONS? Call the Settlement Administrator toll-free at 1-866-477-4990 or email info@trufflesettlement.ca
11. Visit the official claim form: https://www.trufflesettlement.ca/

How Much Will I Actually Get?

TWO PATHS, AND YOU PICK ONE BY WHAT YOU ATTACH. This is not a stacked settlement — the no-proof route and the proof route are alternatives, and the number you enter plus the documents you upload decide which one you are on. Both pay the same rate of $3.00 CAD per covered product. What differs is the ceiling. WITHOUT PROOF OF PURCHASE: $3.00 CAD per product for up to three products, a maximum initial claim of $9.00 CAD. WITH PROOF OF PURCHASE: $3.00 CAD per product with no cap on the number of products. Section 3.3(a) of the National Settlement Agreement puts it directly — class members who submit valid proof of purchase "shall not be subject to the foregoing cap." THE $18.00 CEILING IS A NO-PROOF CEILING, NOT A SETTLEMENT-WIDE ONE. This is the single most misread number in this case, and the settlement's own documents are part of why. The long-form notice and FAQ 7 say payments "may be adjusted up or down depending on how many valid claims are submitted, up to a maximum of $18.00 per person," which reads like a hard cap on everybody. It is not. The $18.00 is what a $9.00 no-proof claim becomes after the maximum upward pro rata adjustment, and the Settlement Agreement uses exactly that arithmetic as its worked example: "a Class Member who submits an Initial Claim of $9.00 CAD may receive up to $18.00 CAD if sufficient funds remain." The court-approved claim form is the document that states it plainly: "The amount could be between $3.00 up to a maximum of $18.00 without proof of purchase. There is no maximum where you submit proof of purchase." So if you kept receipts for a dozen boxes, the $18.00 figure does not apply to you at all. THE ADJUSTMENT RUNS BOTH WAYS AND IS CAPPED AT 100%. Under Section 3.5(e), if approved claims come to more than the Net Settlement Fund every claim is cut pro rata; if they come to less, every claim is raised pro rata by at most 100% of its initial amount. Doubling is the ceiling on the upside for everyone, no-proof or not. EVERY FIGURE IS IN CANADIAN DOLLARS. Nothing on this page is a US dollar amount. $9.00 CAD was roughly $6.50 USD at recent rates. $300,000 CAD IS THE GROSS FUND, NOT THE PAYOUT POOL. Section 1.42 makes the $300,000.00 CAD all-inclusive. Out of it come notice expenses, translation expenses, claims administration expenses, taxes on the fund, and Class Counsel Fees and Disbursements — and Section 8 records that Actis Law Group Inc. will apply for fees of $100,000 plus disbursements and taxes, a third of the headline number, subject to what the Court awards on November 3. What is left over is the Net Settlement Fund, and that is what claims are actually paid from. $3.00 per product is therefore a starting rate, not a promise. LEFTOVER MONEY DOES NOT GO BACK TO THE COMPANY. Any residual goes first to Quebec's Fonds d'aide aux actions collectives, whose share the agreement limits to 22% of the residual, then is split equally between Food Secure Canada and Dans la rue; a residual of $10,000 or less goes entirely to Dans la rue. THERE IS ALSO NON-CASH RELIEF YOU CANNOT CLAIM. Chocmod Canada Inc. agreed, without admitting liability, to stop using the Truffettes de France name in Canada in favour of "Truffettes a la Francaise," subject to approval of a trademark application it filed on July 1, 2025. If the trademark is refused, it will instead display "Made in Canada" more prominently on the packaging. Retailers may keep selling existing stock with the old label during the transition. NOTHING IS PAID YET, AND THE SETTLEMENT IS NOT APPROVED. The Superior Court of Quebec authorized the case as a class proceeding for settlement purposes only. The Settlement Approval Hearing is set for November 3, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. at the Montreal Courthouse — one day before claims close. Payments follow approval and the expiry of appeal periods, which the notice says can take several months. No payment date has been announced.

Last reviewed: September 30, 2026 | Information verified from court records and official settlement documents.

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