Compel out-of-province witness testimony without retyping party and witness details

Parties summoning witnesses outside Ontario repeat witness identity, party names, counsel contacts, and court file references on every Form 53C under the Rules of Civil Procedure. 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 53C - Court of Justice Act. Summons To Witness Outside Ontario — rcp-53c

What this form is about

Form rcp-53c is Form 53C — Summons To Witness Outside Ontario under the Courts of Justice Act and Rules of Civil Procedure — confirm extra-provincial procedure on ontariocourts.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Issuing party legal name and address.
• Witness full name and out-of-province address.
• Issuing counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
• Court file number and examination particulars — prepare with counsel.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your party, witness, 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.