How to request service abroad (Form 17A) — and autofill rcp-17a with my-id.ca
Request international service of documents without retyping applicant and addressee details
Parties seeking service abroad of judicial or extrajudicial documents repeat applicant identity, addressee abroad, document descriptions, and court references on every Form 17A request. 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 17A - Courts of Justice Act Request For Service Abroad of Judicial or Extrajudicial Documents — rcp-17a
What this form is about
Form rcp-17a is Form 17A — Request for Service Abroad of Judicial or Extrajudicial Documents under the Courts of Justice Act, used for international service under applicable conventions — confirm procedure on ontariocourts.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Applicant legal name and Ontario address.
- Addressee abroad full name and foreign address.
- Documents to be served description and language.
- Court file number and proceeding style of cause.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your applicant, addressee, and counsel 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
- Which forms accompany Form 17A?
- Forms 17B and 17C may also be required — confirm on ontariocourts.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills Ontario party details; enter foreign addresses carefully yourself.
- Who processes the request?
- The court forwards service through designated channels — confirm conventions.
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.