How to elect to proceed with a counterclaim (Form 23B) — and autofill rcp-23b with my-id.ca
Elect to proceed on a counterclaim without retyping defendant and plaintiff details
Defendants electing to proceed with a counterclaim repeat party names, addresses, counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 23B Notice of Election to Proceed with Counterclaim. 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: Ontario Superior Court of Justice — ontariocourts.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): FORM 23B - Courts of Justice Act. Notice of Election to Proceed with Counterclaim — rcp-23b
What this form is about
Form rcp-23b is Form 23B — Notice of Election to Proceed with Counterclaim under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure — confirm timelines on ontariocourts.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Defendant/counterclaimant legal name and address.
- Plaintiff name and address.
- Counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Court file number and counterclaim reference.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your plaintiff, defendant, and counsel identity 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 defendant elect to proceed?
- After filing a counterclaim, when required to confirm proceeding — confirm rules with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills names and addresses used across civil litigation forms.
- What if no election is filed?
- The counterclaim may be deemed abandoned — confirm consequences on ontariocourts.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.