How to notice a construction lien trial (Form 17) — and autofill cla-17 with my-id.ca
Schedule a section 60 lien trial without retyping party and project details
Parties notifying a trial under section 60 of the Construction Act repeat claimant and owner identities, project address, and proposed trial dates on every Form 17 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 17 - Notice of Trial Under Section 60 of the Act Construction Lien Act — cla-17
What this form is about
Form cla-17 is Form 17 — Notice of Trial under section 60 of the Construction Act, scheduling trial of lien issues — confirm timing and content on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Notifying party legal name and address.
- Other parties to the lien proceeding names and addresses.
- Project or premises address tied to the lien.
- Proposed trial date and courthouse — confirm with counsel.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your party names, addresses, and project location 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
- How is cla-17 related to cla-18?
- Form 18 may notice a settlement meeting before trial — confirm section 60 procedure on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills names and addresses across Construction Act forms.
- Who must receive the notice?
- All parties to the lien proceeding — confirm service rules.
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.