How to prove service in criminal proceedings (Form 7) — and autofill csr-7-5 with my-id.ca
File a criminal affidavit of service without retyping party and counsel details
Parties proving service of documents in criminal proceedings repeat deponent identity, accused and counsel names, and court file references on every Form 7 affidavit under Criminal Proceedings Rules Rule 5. 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: Criminal Proceedings Rules of the Superior Court of Justice — ontariocourtforms.on.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 7 - Affidavit of Service (Criminal Proceedings Rules, Rule 5) — csr-7-5
What this form is about
Form csr-7-5 is Form 7 — Affidavit of Service under Criminal Proceedings Rules Rule 5 — confirm when affidavit proof is required on ontariocourtforms.on.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Deponent full legal name and address.
- Accused name and address.
- Counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Court file number and documents served — prepare with counsel.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your deponent, accused, 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 Form 7 required?
- When proving service of criminal proceedings documents — confirm with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills deponent, accused, and counsel identity fields.
- Is this the same as civil service?
- No — this form is for criminal proceedings under the Criminal Proceedings 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.