Schedule lien claim cross-examination without retyping claimant and examiner details

Parties notifying a lien claimant of cross-examination on a lien claim repeat examiner identity, claimant or trustee names, project address, and examination scheduling details on every Construction Act Form 12 notice. 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 12 - Notice of Cross-Examination on Claim for Lien Under Section 40 of the Act Construction Lien Act — cla-12

What this form is about

Form cla-12 is Form 12 — Notice of Cross-Examination on Claim for Lien under section 40 of the Construction Act, notifying a lien claimant, agent, assignee, or workers' trust fund trustee that they will be cross-examined — confirm timing on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Examining party's legal name and address.
• Lien claimant, agent, or trustee name and address.
• Project or premises address tied to the lien claim.
• Proposed examination date, time, and location.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your examining party and claimant names, addresses, and project location 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.