How to give notice of an out-of-court examination (Form 34A) — and autofill rcp-34a with my-id.ca
Schedule an examination for discovery without retyping party and counsel details
Parties giving notice of an examination for discovery repeat examining party identity, person to be examined, counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 34A. 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 34A - Courts of Justice Act. Notice of Examination — rcp-34a
What this form is about
Form rcp-34a is Form 34A — Notice of Examination under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure, scheduling an out-of-court examination — confirm who may be examined on ontariocourts.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Examining party legal name and address.
- Person to be examined name and role.
- Examining counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Court file number and proposed examination date and location.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your party 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
- Who may be examined?
- Typically an opposite party or representative — confirm Rule 34 with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills party and counsel identity fields.
- How is Form 34B different?
- Form rcp-34b is a summons when a non-party witness must attend.
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.