How to appoint a lawyer on the record (Form 15B) — and autofill rcp-15b with my-id.ca
Put counsel on the record without retyping client and lawyer details
Parties retaining counsel for the first time in a proceeding repeat client identity, new lawyer name and firm, addresses, and court file references on every Form 15B Notice of Appointment of Lawyer. 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 15B - Courts of Justice Act Notice of Appointment of Lawyer — rcp-15b
What this form is about
Form rcp-15b is Form 15B — Notice of Appointment of Lawyer under the Courts of Justice Act, recording when a party retains counsel to act in a proceeding — confirm on ontariocourts.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Client party name and role in the proceeding.
- Appointed lawyer name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Court file number and courthouse.
- Date counsel is retained — confirm with your lawyer.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your client and appointed counsel names, addresses, and contacts 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 15B used?
- When a party first retains a lawyer for a proceeding — not when changing lawyers (use Form 15A).
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills client and lawyer firm details across civil court forms.
- Must the client sign the notice?
- Confirm signing requirements with your lawyer and court rules.
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.