How to file an Affidavit of Service (Form 16B) — and autofill rcp-16b with my-id.ca
Prove service of court documents without retyping deponent and party details
Parties filing proof of service repeat deponent identity, served party names, document descriptions, and service particulars on every Form 16B Affidavit of Service. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:
- Service page: Ontario Superior Court of Justice — ontariocourts.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 16B - Courts of Justice Act Affidavit of Service — rcp-16b
What this form is about
Form rcp-16b is Form 16B — Affidavit of Service under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure, swearing how and when court documents were served — confirm service rules on ontariocourts.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Deponent full legal name and address.
- Party served name and address.
- Document(s) served description and date of service.
- Court file number and proceeding style of cause.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your deponent, served party, and counsel contact details in your my-id.ca profile.
- Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
- Autofill the form. Use the my-id.ca Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside my-id.ca.
- Review and submit yourself through the official channel.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in my-id.ca — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.
Frequently asked questions
- When is Form 16B required?
- When proof of service must be filed with the court — confirm Rules of Civil Procedure on ontariocourts.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills names and addresses used across civil litigation forms.
- Who may swear the affidavit?
- The person who served the documents or another permitted deponent — confirm rules.
Fill it once. Reuse it everywhere.
Save your information in my-id.ca once, then autofill this form and the next one — web forms with the Chrome extension, PDFs right in the app. Your data is stored in Canada and AI runs on my-id.ca's own servers, never sent to third-party AI providers.