Compel witness attendance at a fire-safety hearing without retyping details

Parties before the Fire Safety Commission who request a witness summons repeat witness identity, party contacts, and tribunal file references on every Summons to a Witness. 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: Fire Safety Commission — appeals and hearing process — tribunalsontario.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Summons to a Witness — 004-0420

What this form is about

Form 004-0420 is the Summons to a Witness used by a party before the Fire Safety Commission to request that a summons be issued — confirm tribunal rules on tribunalsontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Witness full legal name and service address.
• Requesting party name and contact details.
• Fire Safety Commission file number and hearing date and location.
• Testimony or documents sought — prepare with counsel.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your witness and party 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.