How to add parties in Small Claims Court (Form 1A) — and autofill rscc-1a with my-id.ca
Add defendants or other parties without retyping names and addresses
Plaintiffs adding parties to a small claims action repeat existing party names, new party identities, addresses, and court file references on every Form 1A Additional Parties 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: Suing someone in Small Claims Court — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 1A - Additional Parties — rscc-1a
What this form is about
Form rscc-1a is Form 1A — Additional Parties under the Rules of the Small Claims Court, used to add defendants or other parties to a proceeding — confirm procedure on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Plaintiff legal name and address.
- Existing defendants names and addresses.
- Additional party full legal name and address.
- Court file number and courthouse location.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your plaintiff, defendant, and additional party 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
- When must additional parties be added?
- When new defendants or parties must join the claim — confirm rules on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills contact details across small claims forms including plaintiff's claims.
- Is service required on new parties?
- Confirm service and filing rules for added parties.
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.