How to request approval of records destruction — and autofill 009-0056 with my-id.ca
Prepare a records destruction approval request without retyping contact particulars
Staff and authorized officials repeat name, department, contact information, and office identifiers when completing a Request for Approval of Records Destruction. 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: Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Request for Approval of Records Destruction — 009-0056
What this form is about
Form 009-0056 is used to obtain approval to destroy business records in-office — confirm records management requirements on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Requester full name and department or office.
- Phone and email for follow-up.
- Records series description and retention schedule reference.
- Destruction method and date particulars — confirm on ontario.ca.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your name, department, address, phone, and email 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 uses form 009-0056?
- Ministry staff or authorized officials managing business records — confirm on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills name, department, address, phone, and email.
- Can all records be destroyed in-office?
- Retention schedules and approval requirements apply — confirm on ontario.ca.
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.