Autofill Ontario Disaster Recovery Business
Apply for Disaster Recovery Assistance (business) without retyping your details
When the program is activated, small owner-operated businesses, farms, and not-for-profits can apply for disaster recovery help — and the application repeats the owner's and business's details. 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: Apply for Disaster Recovery Assistance — ontario.ca
- Form (Central Forms Repository): Disaster Recovery Assistance for Ontarians – Small Businesses, Farms and Not-For-Profits — 017-2235
What this form is about
The program helps small owner-operated businesses, farms, and not-for-profits recover eligible costs after a natural disaster, when it has been activated for the area.
Before you start: what to gather
- The owner's name and the business details.
- Details of the damage and recovery costs.
- Quotes, receipts, and supporting documents.
Confirm the program is activated for your area and the deadline on ontario.ca.
How hivi makes it faster
- Store the details once. Save the owner's and business's details in hivi.
- Autofill the application. Use the hivi Chrome extension on a web form, or fill a PDF from your saved details inside hivi.
- Add the damage details and documents.
- Review and submit yourself within the deadline.
Why do it in hivi
Recovering from a disaster means several forms with the same details. Stored once in hivi — in Canada, with self-hosted AI — each one starts mostly filled.