How to apply for a permit to take water — and autofill 012-2167 with my-id.ca
Apply for PTTW without retyping proponent and site contact details
Proponents taking more than 50,000 litres of water per day repeat legal name, business address, water source location, and authorized contact information on every Application for Permit to Take Water. 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: Permits to take water — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Application for Permit to Take Water — 012-2167
What this form is about
Form 012-2167 is the Application for Permit to Take Water under the Ontario Water Resources Act — many applications are submitted online through environmental permissions on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Proponent legal or business name and address.
- Water taking location and source description.
- Application category and technical studies if required.
- Ministry account for online submission — confirm on ontario.ca.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your proponent name, address, and 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
- Can I submit form 012-2167 online?
- PTTW applications are submitted through your ministry account — confirm on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills proponent name, address, and contact details.
- When are technical studies required?
- Category 2 and 3 applications require qualified person studies — confirm on ontario.ca.
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.