How to draft a civil court order (Form 59A) — and autofill rcp-59a with my-id.ca
Prepare a draft order without retyping party and counsel details
Parties drafting orders for the court repeat party identities, counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 59A under the Rules of Civil Procedure. 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 59A - Court of Justice Act. Order — rcp-59a
What this form is about
Form rcp-59a is Form 59A — Order under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure, used to draft orders for court approval — confirm format on ontariocourts.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Moving party legal name and address.
- Responding party name and address.
- Counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
- Court file number and order terms — prepare with counsel.
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
- When is Form 59A used?
- When preparing a draft order for the court to sign — confirm with counsel.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills party and counsel identity fields; order terms need legal drafting.
- How is Form 59B different?
- Form rcp-59b is the judgement form; Form 59A is for general orders.
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.