What a parentage declaration under the Children's Law Reform Act asks for — and how to autofill it with my-id.ca
Affirm parentage with a statutory declaration without retyping your details
A declaration affirming parentage under section 12(1) of the Children's Law Reform Act repeats your name, address, and details about the child — the same identity fields used on birth registration forms. 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: Register a birth (new baby) — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Declaration Affirming Parentage under section 12(1) of the Children's Law Reform Act — clr-001
What this form is about
This declaration affirms parentage when registering or establishing a child's parentage under the Children's Law Reform Act. It confirms the declarant's relationship to the child for legal parentage purposes. Confirm when this declaration is required on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and date of birth.
- Your current address and contact details.
- The child's name and date of birth.
- Details about the parentage you are affirming (confirm on ontario.ca).
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your name, date of birth, address, and contact 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 this declaration used?
- To affirm parentage under section 12(1) of the Children's Law Reform Act, often in connection with birth registration or parentage proceedings. Confirm on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name, date of birth, and address so you can focus on the parentage details.
- Does my-id.ca file the declaration?
- No. my-id.ca autofills your information; you submit the signed declaration through the required official channel.
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.