Deliver a Rule 49 offer to settle without retyping party and counsel details

Parties making an offer to settle under Rule 49 repeat offering and receiving party identities, counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 49A. 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 49A - Court of Justice Act. Offer to Settle — rcp-49a

What this form is about

Form rcp-49a is Form 49A — Offer to Settle under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure — confirm costs consequences with counsel on ontariocourts.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Offering party legal name and address.
• Receiving party name and address.
• Offering counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
• Court file number and offer terms — prepare amount and conditions 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.