7(1)Except as provided in subsection (2) and section 38, a firefighter or former firefighter or a dependant shall make a claim for compensation or benefits within one year after the date of the disablement or in the case of death, within 6 months from the time of death.

7(2)A firefighter or former firefighter or a dependant, if he or she would have been entitled to make a claim for compensation or benefits on or after November 30, 2007, but could not do so because this Act had not yet received Royal Assent, shall make a claim for compensation or benefits within one year after the date that this Act receives Royal Assent.