How to file a criminal Notice of Appeal (Form 2) — and autofill csr-2-40 with my-id.ca

Start a summary conviction appeal without retyping appellant and counsel details

Appellants filing a notice of appeal under sections 813 or 830 of the Criminal Code repeat appellant identity, counsel contacts, lower court particulars, and offence details on every Form 2 notice under Rule 40. 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 2 - Notice of Appeal (Criminal Code, sections 813 or 830 and Criminal Proceedings Rules, Rule 40) — csr-2-40

What this form is about

Form csr-2-40 is Form 2 — Notice of Appeal under sections 813 or 830 of the Criminal Code and Criminal Proceedings Rules Rule 40 — confirm appeal rights and deadlines on ontariocourtforms.on.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Appellant full legal name and date of birth.
• Appellant counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
• Trial court name, file number, and conviction date.
• Offence(s) convicted and sentence — prepare with counsel.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How my-id.ca makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your appellant and counsel identity details in your my-id.ca profile.
2. Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
3. 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.
4. 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.