How to request REA site plan approval — and autofill 2159 with my-id.ca
Request site plan and building permit clearance without retyping proponent contact details
Renewable energy project proponents repeat legal name, project location, authorized contacts, and municipal liaison details on every Renewable Energy Approval Site Plan Approval and Building Permit 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: Renewable Energy Approvals — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Renewable Energy Approval Site Plan Approval and Buidling Permit Request — 2159
What this form is about
Form 2159 requests site plan approval and building permit clearance for REA projects — confirm municipal coordination on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Proponent legal name and mailing address.
- Project location and REA reference if assigned.
- Authorized contact name, phone, and email.
- Site plan and building permit details for the municipality — 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
- When is form 2159 filed?
- After or alongside REA approval steps requiring municipal site plan clearance — confirm on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills proponent name, address, and contact details.
- Does this replace municipal building permits?
- Municipalities still issue building permits — form 2159 coordinates REA requirements — 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.