File a Small Claims Court defence without retyping your contact details

Filing a Defence (Form 9A) in Ontario Small Claims Court asks for your name, address, and phone number alongside your grounds of defence. This guide is an example of storing those repeating contact fields in hivi.

Official form and source

Start from the official Ontario source and always use the current version — form numbers and filing procedures can change:

• Service page: Small claims court: being sued — ontario.ca

What this form is about

When you are served with a Plaintiff's Claim in Small Claims Court, you must file Form 9A — Defence — to dispute the claim. Failure to file within the deadline may result in being noted in default.

Before you start: what to gather

• Your full name, address, and phone number (as defendant).
• A copy of the plaintiff's claim you were served with.
• Supporting documents — contracts, receipts, emails, or photos that support your defence.

Confirm the current filing deadline and court location on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Store your contact details once. Save your name, address, and phone number in hivi.
2. Autofill the defendant fields. Use the hivi Chrome extension on the court's e-filing portal, or fill a PDF of Form 9A from your saved profile inside hivi.
3. Write your grounds of defence yourself — describe your position and attach supporting documents.
4. Serve and file on time. Serve a copy on each party and file with the court.

Why do it in hivi

Defendant contact details appear on the Defence, any counterclaim, and related court correspondence. Stored once in hivi — in Canada, with self-hosted AI — each court filing starts mostly filled.