Request a jury trial without retyping party and counsel details

Parties requiring trial by jury repeat plaintiff and defendant identities, counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 47A Jury Notice under the Rules of Civil Procedure. 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: Ontario Superior Court of Justice — ontariocourts.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): FORM 47A - Courts of Justice Act. Jury Notice — rcp-47a

What this form is about

Form rcp-47a is Form 47A — Jury Notice under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure, electing or confirming a jury trial — confirm eligibility and timelines on ontariocourts.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Plaintiff legal name and address.
• Defendant name and address.
• Filing party counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
• Court file number and jury demand particulars — confirm with counsel.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your plaintiff, defendant, and counsel 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.