How to release a construction lien (Form 14) — and autofill cla-14 with my-id.ca
Register a lien release without retyping owner and claimant details
Owners or payors releasing a preserved construction lien repeat their legal name, the lien claimant's identity, project address, and payment references on every Construction Act Form 14 release. 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 14- Release of Lien Under Section 41 of the Act Construction Lien Act — cla-14
What this form is about
Form cla-14 is Form 14 — Release of Lien under section 41 of the Construction Act, discharging a preserved lien after payment or settlement — confirm registration requirements 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 subject to the lien.
- Payment or settlement reference — confirm with legal 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 can a lien be released?
- After full payment or an agreed settlement — confirm section 41 on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills owner and claimant details across Construction Act forms.
- Must the release be registered?
- Confirm land registry or title registration rules for your lien.
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.