Certify a recording under the Evidence Act without retyping deponent details

Deponents certifying recordings under subsection 5(1) of the Evidence Act repeat their name, address, contact information, and proceeding details on every Certificate of Recording form. 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: Evidence Act — ontario.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 1 - Certificate of Recording (Subsection 5 (1)) Evidence Act — eaf-001

What this form is about

Form eaf-001 is Form 1 — Certificate of Recording under subsection 5(1) of the Evidence Act, used to certify that a recording is accurate and was made as described — confirm admissibility requirements on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Deponent's full legal name and address.
• Contact phone and email.
• Court file number and proceeding name.
• Recording date, participants, and how the recording was made.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your deponent name, address, and contact 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.