How to complete the ministry authorization and consent form — and autofill on00579 with my-id.ca
Authorize ministry access to records without retyping your identity details
When you request personal health or claims information from the Ministry of Health, the authorization and consent form repeats your name, address, and identifying details. 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: Freedom of information requests — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Authorization and Consent Form — on00579
What this form is about
Form on00579 is the Authorization and Consent Form, used to provide authorized consent and verify identity when requesting access to ministry-held records under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.
Before you start: what to gather
- Your full legal name and current address.
- Date of birth or other identity verification details requested.
- Description of records you are authorizing release of.
- Representative details if someone is acting on your behalf.
Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.
How my-id.ca makes it faster
- Save it once. Store your 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
- What records does this cover?
- Personal health or claims information held by the Ministry of Health — specify your request on the form.
- How does my-id.ca help?
- It autofills your name, address, and contact details.
- Is this a FIPPA request?
- It supports authorized access under FIPPA — confirm submission instructions 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.