How to apply for a well contractor licence — and autofill 012-1987 with my-id.ca
Apply for a new well contractor licence without retyping business contact details
Well contractors repeat legal name, business address, insurance details, and lists of well technicians on every Well Contractor Licence Application (Form 1). 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: Well contractor licence — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Well Contractor Licence Application - Form 1 — 012-1987
What this form is about
Form 012-1987 (Form 1) is the Well Contractor Licence Application — confirm eligibility, insurance, and online submission on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Contractor legal name and business address.
- Insurance certificate details as required.
- Well technicians names and licence numbers under the business.
- Business registration references — confirm on ontario.ca.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your contractor 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 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
- What is the difference between Form 1 and Form 3?
- Form 012-1987 is a new application; Form 012-1988 renews an existing licence — confirm on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills contractor name, address, and contact details.
- Must all well technicians be listed?
- Licensed technicians working under the contractor must be listed — 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.