Request international service of documents without retyping applicant and addressee details

Parties seeking service abroad of judicial or extrajudicial documents repeat applicant identity, addressee abroad, document descriptions, and court references on every Form 17A request. 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 17A - Courts of Justice Act Request For Service Abroad of Judicial or Extrajudicial Documents — rcp-17a

What this form is about

Form rcp-17a is Form 17A — Request for Service Abroad of Judicial or Extrajudicial Documents under the Courts of Justice Act, used for international service under applicable conventions — confirm procedure on ontariocourts.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Applicant legal name and Ontario address.
• Addressee abroad full name and foreign address.
• Documents to be served description and language.
• Court file number and proceeding style of cause.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your applicant, addressee, and counsel contact 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.