Compel a non-party witness to attend examination without retyping witness and counsel details

Parties summoning a witness to an out-of-court examination repeat witness identity, examining party and counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 34B summons. 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 34B - Courts of Justice Act. Summons To Witness (Examination Out Of Court) — rcp-34b

What this form is about

Form rcp-34b is Form 34B — Summons To Witness (Examination Out Of Court) under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure — confirm when a summons is required on ontariocourts.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Witness full legal name and address for service.
• Examining party legal name and address.
• Examining counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
• Court file number, examination date, time, and location.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your witness, 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.