How to apply to expropriate land (Form 1) — and autofill 004-0408 with my-id.ca
File an expropriation approval application without retyping authority and landowner details
Expropriating authorities applying for approval repeat the authority's legal name, contact information, land descriptions, and registered owner identities on every Expropriations Act Form 1 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: Expropriations Act — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 1 – Application for Approval to Expropriate Land — 004-0408
What this form is about
Form 004-0408 is Form 1 — Application for Approval to Expropriate Land under the Expropriations Act, used when an expropriating authority seeks approving authority consent before taking land — confirm notice and publication requirements on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Expropriating authority legal name and contact details.
- Land description and municipality for each parcel.
- Registered owners names and addresses from title searches.
- Purpose of expropriation and supporting plans — prepared with legal counsel.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your authority and owner names, addresses, and land location 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
- Who may expropriate land?
- Only designated expropriating authorities under the Expropriations Act — confirm on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills authority and landowner contact details across expropriation forms.
- Must Form 2 notice also be served?
- Confirm Form 2 notice and publication rules when filing Form 1 on ontario.ca.
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.