What Form 18 under the Substitute Decisions Act asks for — and how to autofill it with my-id.ca
Complete Form 18 without retyping your details
Form 18 under the Substitute Decisions Act is an application to the Consent and Capacity Board — and it repeats the names and addresses of the people involved. This guide is an example of storing them once in my-id.ca.
Official form and source
Start from the official form and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change.
There is no single ontario.ca page that walks through filing this application. The form goes to the Consent and Capacity Board (not ServiceOntario). For background on capacity findings and the Board, see Mental capacity — ontario.ca.
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 18 (Substitute Decisions Act) — on00594
What this form is about
Form 18 is the application to the Consent and Capacity Board to review a finding that someone is incapable of managing property (Substitute Decisions Act, subsection 20.2(1)). It is not a guardianship application and not a power-of-attorney form — it challenges an existing incapacity finding.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and contact details.
- The name and details of the person the application concerns.
- Supporting documents (confirm on ontario.ca).
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your name, 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 to the Consent and Capacity Board.
Why do it in my-id.ca
Capacity and board-review 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
- What is Form 18 used for?
- It applies to the Consent and Capacity Board for a review of a finding of incapacity to manage property under subsection 20.2(1) of the Substitute Decisions Act.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills names and addresses for everyone involved so you can focus on the legal details.
- Should I get legal advice?
- Capacity proceedings can be complex. This guide is an example only — consider consulting a lawyer for your situation.
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.