Register a lien claim without retyping contractor and owner details

Contractors and suppliers registering a claim for lien under section 34 of the Construction Act repeat their business identity, owner name and address, and premises particulars on every Form 8 claim. This guide is an example of storing them once in hivi.

Official form and source

Start from the official source and always use the current version — form numbers and links can change:

• Service page: Construction Act — ontario.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 8 - Claim for Lien Under Section 34 of the Act Construction Lien Act — cla-8

What this form is about

Form cla-8 is Form 8 — Claim for Lien Under Section 34 of the Construction Act, the prescribed form for registering a lien claim — confirm deadlines on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Claimant business name and address for service.
• Owner name and address.
• Premises or project address and improvement description.
• Contract amount and last supply date — confirm with counsel.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your claimant and owner business identity details in your hivi profile.
2. Keep documents ready. Upload supporting documents to hivi Files so you are not searching at form time.
3. Autofill the form. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved profile inside hivi.
4. Review and submit yourself through the official channel.

Why do it in hivi

Related Ontario forms repeat the same personal details. Captured once in hivi — stored in Canada, with AI on its own servers — every form starts mostly complete.