Add grounds or parties to a criminal appeal without retyping appellant and counsel details

Appellants filing a supplementary notice of appeal under Rule 40.09 repeat appellant identity, counsel contacts, lower court particulars, and court file references on every Form 2A. 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: Criminal Proceedings Rules of the Superior Court of Justice — ontariocourtforms.on.ca
• Form (Central Forms Repository): Form 2A - Supplementary Notice of Appeal (Criminal Proceedings Rules, Rule 40.09) — csr-2a-40-09

What this form is about

Form csr-2a-40-09 is Form 2A — Supplementary Notice of Appeal under Criminal Proceedings Rules Rule 40.09, amending or adding to an existing notice of appeal — confirm leave and deadlines on ontariocourtforms.on.ca.

Before you start: what to gather

• Appellant full legal name and date of birth.
• Appellant counsel name, firm, address, and contacts.
• Original notice of appeal date and court file number.
• Additional grounds or parties — prepare with counsel.

Confirm the current process on ontario.ca.

How hivi makes it faster

1. Save it once. Store your appellant 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.