Signal your intent to defend without retyping defendant and plaintiff details

Defendants who intend to defend a civil action repeat party names, addresses, counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 18B Notice of Intent to Defend before filing a full statement of defence. 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 18B - Courts of Justice Act Notice of Intent to Defend — rcp-18b

What this form is about

Form rcp-18b is Form 18B — Notice of Intent to Defend under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure, advising the court and plaintiff that the defendant will defend — confirm deadlines on ontariocourts.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Defendant legal name and address.
• Plaintiff name and address from the statement of claim.
• Counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
• Court file number and style of cause.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

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