How to complete an Evidence Act certificate of transcript — and autofill eaf-002 with my-id.ca
Certify a transcript under the Evidence Act without retyping deponent details
Deponents certifying transcripts under subsection 5(2) of the Evidence Act repeat their name, address, contact information, and proceeding details on every Certificate of Transcript form. 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: Evidence Act — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 2 - Certificate of Transcript (Subsection 5 (2)) Evidence Act — eaf-002
What this form is about
Form eaf-002 is Form 2 — Certificate of Transcript under subsection 5(2) of the Evidence Act, used to certify that a transcript is accurate — confirm admissibility requirements on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Deponent full legal name and address.
- Court or tribunal name and file number.
- Transcript date and proceeding description.
- Parties to the proceeding names — as applicable.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your deponent identity and proceeding 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
- How is eaf-002 different from eaf-001?
- Form eaf-001 certifies recordings; eaf-002 certifies transcripts — use the form that matches your exhibit.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills deponent contact details across Evidence Act forms.
- Who may swear the certificate?
- The person who prepared or verified the transcript — confirm requirements with counsel.
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.