Prepare a commission summons without retyping witness details

Commissions of inquiry and parties who summon witnesses under the Public Inquiries Act repeat witness names, addresses, and hearing particulars on every prescribed summons form. 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: Public Inquiries Act forms regulation — ontario.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Prescribed Form of Summons Under Subsection 33(4) of the Act — 004-0318

What this form is about

Form 004-0318 is the prescribed Form 1 summons under subsection 33(4) of the Public Inquiries Act, 2009 — confirm service requirements on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Witness full legal name and address.
• Commission or inquiry name and presiding body.
• Date, time, and place of required attendance.
• Documents or things to produce — prepare with commission counsel.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your witness identity and address 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.