How to summarize a document for service abroad (Form 17B) — and autofill rcp-17b with my-id.ca
Prepare a service-abroad document summary without retyping party details
Parties serving documents abroad repeat applicant identity, addressee abroad, and document summaries on every Form 17B accompanying a Form 17A request. 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 17B - Courts of Justice Act Summary of The Document to be Served — rcp-17b
What this form is about
Form rcp-17b is Form 17B — Summary of the Document to be Served under the Courts of Justice Act, filed with a Form 17A request for service abroad — confirm content rules on ontariocourts.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Applicant legal name and address.
- Addressee abroad name and address.
- Summary of each document to be served — prepare with counsel.
- Court file number matching Form 17A.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your applicant and addressee 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
- Must Form 17B match Form 17A?
- Yes — confirm the same proceeding and addressee on both forms.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It reuses applicant and addressee details from your Form 17A profile.
- What goes in the summary?
- A concise description of each document — prepare with legal advice.
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.