How to give a construction lien notice to a landlord (Form 2) — and autofill cla-2 with my-id.ca
Notify a landlord of a construction lien without retyping claimant and premises details
Claimants giving notice to a landlord under subsection 19(1) of the Construction Act repeat their business identity, landlord name and address, project location, and contract particulars on every Form 2 notice. 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: Construction Act — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 2 - Notice to Landlord Under Subsection 19 (1) of the Act Construction Lien Act — cla-2
What this form is about
Form cla-2 is Form 2 — Notice to Landlord under subsection 19(1) of the Construction Act, advising a landlord of a lien or intended lien on leased premises — confirm timing on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Claimant legal name and address.
- Landlord legal name and address for the premises.
- Premises or project address subject to the improvement.
- Contract or improvement description — prepare with counsel.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your claimant, landlord, and premises location 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 must a landlord be notified?
- Under subsection 19(1) before or as part of preserving lien rights on leased premises — confirm with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills business names and addresses across Construction Act notices.
- Is this the same as a lien claim?
- This is a landlord notice; separate forms may register or preserve the lien.
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.