How to discontinue a civil proceeding (Form 23A) — and autofill rcp-23a with my-id.ca
Discontinue an action without retyping plaintiff and defendant details
Plaintiffs discontinuing a civil proceeding repeat party names, addresses, counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 23A Notice of Discontinuance. 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 23A - Courts of Justice Act. Notice of Discontinuance — rcp-23a
What this form is about
Form rcp-23a is Form 23A — Notice of Discontinuance under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure, ending a proceeding in whole or in part — confirm effects on ontariocourts.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Plaintiff legal name and address.
- Defendant name and address.
- Counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Court file number and scope of discontinuance — confirm with counsel.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your plaintiff, defendant, 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
- What is the effect of discontinuance?
- It ends the claim as to the parties and claims specified — confirm costs and rights with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills names and addresses used across civil litigation forms.
- Can a defendant discontinue?
- Confirm who may file and against whom on ontariocourts.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.