File an expropriation approval application without retyping authority and landowner details

Expropriating authorities applying for approval repeat the authority's legal name, contact information, land descriptions, and registered owner identities on every Expropriations Act Form 1 application. 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: Expropriations Act — ontario.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 1 – Application for Approval to Expropriate Land — 004-0408

What this form is about

Form 004-0408 is Form 1 — Application for Approval to Expropriate Land under the Expropriations Act, used when an expropriating authority seeks approving authority consent before taking land — confirm notice and publication requirements on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Expropriating authority legal name and contact details.
• Land description and municipality for each parcel.
• Registered owners names and addresses from title searches.
• Purpose of expropriation and supporting plans — prepared with legal counsel.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your authority and owner names, addresses, and land location 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.