How to file a DRC return — and autofill 013-1821 with my-id.ca
Remit debt retirement charges without retyping registrant details
Registered DRC collectors and remitters filing periodic returns repeat legal name, business number, registration number, mailing address, and authorized contact information on every DRC return. 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: Electricity Act, 1998 — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Debt Retirement Charge (DRC) Return — 013-1821
What this form is about
Form 013-1821 is the Debt Retirement Charge (DRC) Return used by registered parties to report and remit DRC — confirm filing frequency and deadlines on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Registrant legal name and mailing address.
- DRC registration number and reporting period.
- Business number and Ontario tax account identifiers if applicable.
- Authorized contact name, phone, and email.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your registrant name, address, and account identifiers 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 files form 013-1821?
- Parties registered in the DRC program — confirm filing obligations on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills registrant name, address, and account identifiers.
- How does 013-1821 relate to form 013-1822?
- Form 013-1822 registers for the DRC program; 013-1821 is the periodic return.
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.