How to prepare a court backsheet (Form 4c) — and autofill rcp-4c with my-id.ca
Add a backsheet to court filings without retyping party and counsel details
Parties filing documents that require a backsheet repeat court name, file number, document title, and party identities on every Form 4c under the Rules of Civil Procedure. 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 4c - Courts of Justice Act – Backsheet — rcp-4c
What this form is about
Form rcp-4c is Form 4c — Backsheet under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure, used as the cover sheet for filed documents — confirm when required on ontariocourts.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Filing party legal name and role.
- Other party name and role.
- Filing counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Court file number, document title, and filing date — prepare with counsel.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your party, court, and counsel identity 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 a backsheet required?
- Confirm local practice and Rule 4 requirements with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills court, party, and counsel identity fields.
- How is Form 4b different?
- Form rcp-4b is the general heading for applications; Form 4c is the backsheet.
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.