How to file a Notice of Intent to Defend (Form 18B) — and autofill rcp-18b with my-id.ca
Signal your intent to defend without retyping defendant and plaintiff details
Defendants who intend to defend a civil action repeat party names, addresses, counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 18B Notice of Intent to Defend before filing a full statement of defence. 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 18B - Courts of Justice Act Notice of Intent to Defend — rcp-18b
What this form is about
Form rcp-18b is Form 18B — Notice of Intent to Defend under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure, advising the court and plaintiff that the defendant will defend — confirm deadlines on ontariocourts.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Defendant legal name and address.
- Plaintiff name and address from the statement of claim.
- Counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Court file number and style of cause.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your defendant, plaintiff, 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
- Is Form 18B required before a defence?
- Many defendants file a notice of intent to defend first — confirm Rules of Civil Procedure with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills names and addresses used across civil litigation forms.
- What comes after Form 18B?
- A Statement of Defence (Form 18A) may follow — confirm timelines 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.