How to give notice an action will be dismissed (Form 48E) — and autofill rcp-48e with my-id.ca
Warn that an action may be dismissed without retyping party and counsel details
Parties giving notice that an action will be dismissed for delay or abandonment repeat party identities, counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 48E under the Rules of Civil Procedure. 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: Ontario Superior Court of Justice — ontariocourts.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): FORM 48E - Courts of Justice Act. Notice That Action Will Be Dismissed — rcp-48e
What this form is about
Form rcp-48e is Form 48E — Notice That Action Will Be Dismissed under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure — confirm when it applies on ontariocourts.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Moving party legal name and address.
- Other party name and address.
- Moving counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Court file number and dismissal grounds summary — prepare with counsel.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your party 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 48E used?
- When giving notice before dismissal for delay or related grounds — confirm Rule 48 with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills party and counsel identity fields.
- What if the action is already abandoned?
- Form rcp-48f may apply for a dismissal order — confirm 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.