In Canada, a personal injury claim can be filed to seek compensation for bodily injuries, psychological distress, and financial setbacks resulting from the accident. This coverage includes costs associated with medical treatment, lost income, pain and suffering, and other damages due to the accident. 

A personal injury claim is a claim for monetary compensation for injuries and other harm caused by the negligence of another person or entity. “Negligence” means acting or failing to act the way a reasonably prudent person would act under similar circumstances. Essentially, “negligence” means “unreasonable carelessness.”

Regardless of how you were injured – whether in an auto accident, a medical accident, a slip or fall, a dog attack, by a defective product or by some other means – your personal injury claim is based in negligence, and you will have to prove negligence in order to obtain fair compensation for your injuries.