How to prepare a costs outline (Form 57B) — and autofill rcp-57b with my-id.ca
Summarize costs without retyping party and counsel details
Parties preparing costs outlines for hearings repeat party identities, counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 57B 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 57B - Court of Justice Act. Costs Outline — rcp-57b
What this form is about
Form rcp-57b is Form 57B — Costs Outline under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure — confirm when a costs outline is required on ontariocourts.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Party legal name and address.
- Other party name and address.
- Counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Court file number and costs summary — prepare with counsel.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your party 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 costs outline required?
- Confirm Rule 57 requirements and hearing type with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills party and counsel identity fields; cost amounts need your records.
- How is this different from a bill of costs?
- The outline summarizes costs before or at a hearing; detailed bills follow separate 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.