How to file a Statement of Defence (Form 18A) — and autofill rcp-18a with my-id.ca

Defend a civil action without retyping defendant and plaintiff details

Defendants responding to a statement of claim repeat party names, addresses, counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 18A Statement of Defence. 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 18A - Courts of Justice Act Statement of Defence — rcp-18a

What this form is about

Form rcp-18a is Form 18A — Statement of Defence under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure, setting out a defendant's response to a statement of claim — confirm pleadings and deadlines on ontariocourts.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Defendant legal name and address.
• Plaintiff name and address from the statement of claim.
• Counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
• Court file number and style of cause.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How my-id.ca makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your defendant, plaintiff, and counsel identity details in your my-id.ca profile.
2. Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to my-id.ca Files so you are not searching at form time.
3. 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.
4. 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.