How to claim a debt retirement charge refund — and autofill 013-2408 with my-id.ca
Recover electricity DRC paid in error without retyping account details
Electricity users, collectors, or Status Indians claiming a Debt Retirement Charge refund repeat legal name, address, electricity account identifiers, and payment records on every Ministry of Finance DRC application. 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: Electricity Act, 1998 — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Application for Refund of the Debt Retirement Charge (DRC) — 013-2408
What this form is about
Form 013-2408 is the Application for Refund of the Debt Retirement Charge (DRC) under the Electricity Act, 1998 when DRC was paid in error — confirm eligibility and four-year deadlines on ontario.ca.
Before you start: what to gather
- Applicant legal name and mailing address.
- Electricity account number and distributor or retailer name.
- DRC payment records and billing statements.
- Exemption certificate or supporting documentation if applicable.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your name, address, and electricity account identifiers 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
- Who may file a DRC refund?
- Electricity users or collectors who paid DRC in error and cannot obtain a refund from their distributor — confirm on ontario.ca.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills name, address, and electricity account identifiers.
- What is the filing deadline?
- Applications must generally be received within four years of the date DRC was paid — 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.