Add defendants or other parties without retyping names and addresses

Plaintiffs adding parties to a small claims action repeat existing party names, new party identities, addresses, and court file references on every Form 1A Additional Parties 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: Suing someone in Small Claims Court — ontario.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 1A - Additional Parties — rscc-1a

What this form is about

Form rscc-1a is Form 1A — Additional Parties under the Rules of the Small Claims Court, used to add defendants or other parties to a proceeding — confirm procedure on ontario.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Plaintiff legal name and address.
• Existing defendants names and addresses.
• Additional party full legal name and address.
• Court file number and courthouse location.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your plaintiff, defendant, and additional party 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.