How to order a prisoner's court attendance (Form 12) — and autofill csr-12 with my-id.ca
Bring a prisoner to court without retyping accused and institution details
Counsel seeking attendance of a prisoner at a Superior Court criminal proceeding repeat the prisoner's name, correctional institution, court file number, and hearing details on every Form 12 order 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: Criminal Proceedings Rules of the Superior Court of Justice — ontariocourtforms.on.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 12 - Order for Attendance of Prisoner at Court Proceeding (Criminal Code, ss. 527(1) and Criminal Proceedings Rules, Rule 23) — csr-12-23
What this form is about
Form csr-12-23 is Form 12 — Order for Attendance of Prisoner at Court Proceeding under section 527(1) of the Criminal Code and Criminal Proceedings Rules Rule 23, directing that a detained accused attend a court proceeding — confirm on ontariocourtforms.on.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Prisoner full legal name and date of birth.
- Correctional institution name and location.
- Court file number, courthouse, and hearing date and time.
- Counsel name and contact details for service on the institution.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your prisoner, counsel, and institution 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
- Who may apply for the order?
- Typically counsel for the accused — confirm Rule 23 on ontariocourtforms.on.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills prisoner and counsel identity details across criminal forms.
- How much notice does the institution need?
- Confirm lead time with the correctional facility and court.
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.