How to prepare a criminal Letter of Request (Form 15) — and autofill csr-15 with my-id.ca
Obtain foreign evidence without retyping accused and counsel details
Counsel seeking letters of request for examination of witnesses outside Ontario repeat accused identity, counsel contacts, witness particulars, and court file references on every Form 15 application. 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 15 - Letter of Request (Criminal Code, s. 709 and Criminal Proceedings Rules, Rule 24) — csr-15-24
What this form is about
Form csr-15-24 is Form 15 — Letter of Request under section 709 of the Criminal Code and Criminal Proceedings Rules Rule 24, requesting judicial assistance to examine a witness abroad — confirm on ontariocourtforms.on.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Accused full legal name and date of birth.
- Defence or Crown counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Witness name and foreign jurisdiction for examination.
- Court file number and presiding court.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your accused, counsel, and witness 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
- How is Form 15 different from Form 14?
- Form 14 is a commission; Form 15 is a letter of request — confirm which instrument applies on ontariocourtforms.on.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills counsel and accused contact details across criminal forms.
- Must a judge approve the request?
- Yes — confirm judicial issuance under Rule 24.
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.