How to abandon a criminal proceeding (Form 9) — and autofill csr-9 with my-id.ca
File notice of abandonment without retyping accused and counsel details
Parties abandoning criminal proceedings repeat accused identity, counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 9 notice under the Criminal Proceedings Rules. 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 9 - Notice of Abandonment (Criminal Proceedings Rules) — csr-9
What this form is about
Form csr-9 is Form 9 — Notice of Abandonment under the Criminal Proceedings Rules — confirm when abandonment is permitted on ontariocourtforms.on.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Accused full legal name and address.
- Counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Court file number and proceeding type.
- Grounds for abandonment — prepare with counsel.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your 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 abandonment permitted?
- When a party no longer pursues the proceeding — confirm with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills accused and counsel identity fields.
- Does abandonment end the case?
- It signals the party is not proceeding — confirm legal effect with counsel.
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.