How to file a construction lien guarantee bond (Form 15.1) — and autofill cla-15-1 with my-id.ca
Post security for a lien without retyping owner and claimant details
Owners or payors posting a financial guarantee bond under section 44 repeat party identities, project address, surety information, and bond amount references on every Construction Act Form 15.1. 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: Construction Act — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 15.1 - Financial Guarantee Bond Under Section 44 of the Act Construction Lien Act — cla-15-1
What this form is about
Form cla-15-1 is Form 15.1 — Financial Guarantee Bond under section 44 of the Construction Act, posting security in place of lien enforcement — confirm bond and registration rules on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Owner or payor legal name and address.
- Lien claimant name and business address.
- Project or premises address and lien registration reference.
- Surety company name and bond particulars — confirm with counsel.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your owner, claimant names, addresses, and project location 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 guarantee bond required?
- When security is posted under section 44 instead of cash — confirm amounts and surety rules on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills party and project details; bond terms require surety coordination.
- Who prepares the bond instrument?
- Typically the surety — confirm prescribed form requirements.
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.