How to make a request to admit (Form 51A) — and autofill rcp-51a with my-id.ca
Ask the other side to admit facts without retyping party and counsel details
Parties making a request to admit under Rule 51 repeat requesting and responding party identities, counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 51A. 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 51A - Court of Justice Act. Request To Admit — rcp-51a
What this form is about
Form rcp-51a is Form 51A — Request To Admit under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure — confirm procedure and timelines on ontariocourts.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Requesting party legal name and address.
- Responding party name and address.
- Requesting counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Court file number and facts or documents for admission — prepare with counsel.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your party 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
- When should I use Form 51A?
- When seeking admissions under Rule 51 — confirm strategy with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills party and counsel identity fields; admissions list needs legal drafting.
- What if the other party responds?
- Form rcp-51b is the response to request to admit.
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.