Notify parties of a constitutional issue without retyping counsel and court details

Parties raising a constitutional question in civil proceedings repeat court file references, party names, and counsel contacts on every Form 4F 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 4F - Courts of Justice Act Notice of Constitutional Question — rcp-4f

What this form is about

Form rcp-4f is Form 4F — Notice of Constitutional Question under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure — confirm notice and service requirements on ontariocourts.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Notifying party legal name and address.
• Attorney General of Ontario and other required recipients — confirm with counsel.
• Notifying counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
• Court file number and constitutional issue summary — prepare with counsel.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your party 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.