Rules of the Small Claims Court, O. Reg. 258/98
Every form, explained.
Ontario Small Claims Court runs on numbered forms. The official PDFs are free at ontariocourtforms.on.ca. This site fills the common ones from your answers, also free: the Plaintiff's Claim (7A), the Affidavit of Service (8A), the Defence (9A), the Request to Clerk (9B), and the Defendant's Claim (10A). The rest are filled from your case record.
Start a claim
- 7APlaintiff's ClaimForm 7A is the Plaintiff's Claim, the document that starts an action in the Ontario Small Claims Court. rule 7.01(2). $108 to file ($228 for a frequent claimant) (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
- 11BDefault JudgmentForm 11B is the Default Judgment that the clerk of the Ontario Small Claims Court signs after a defendant is noted in default (rule 11.02). rule 11.02. $94 ($128 frequent) (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
Either side
- 1AAdditional PartiesForm 1A is the Additional Parties page for a claim in the Ontario Small Claims Court. rule 7.01(2). No separate fee (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
- 8AAffidavit of ServiceForm 8A is the Affidavit of Service, the sworn statement that proves a document was served in the Ontario Small Claims Court (rule 8.09.1(2)). rule 8.09.1(2). No court fee (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
- 9BRequest to ClerkForm 9B is the Request to Clerk, the form that asks the clerk of the Ontario Small Claims Court to act on the file. rule 11.01. No court fee for the request itself; the step it requests can carry one: default judgment $94, trial date $308 (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
- 13AList of Proposed WitnessesForm 13A is the List of Proposed Witnesses that each party serves and files before the settlement conference in the Ontario Small Claims Court (rule 13.03(2)). rule 13.03(2). No court fee (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
- 14AOffer to SettleForm 14A is the Offer to Settle, the written offer one party serves on another in the Ontario Small Claims Court (Form 14A). rule 14.04. No court fee (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
Defend a claim
- 9ADefenceForm 9A is the Defence, the document a defendant files to dispute a claim in the Ontario Small Claims Court (rule 9.01). rule 9.01. $77 (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
- 10ADefendant's ClaimForm 10A is the Defendant's Claim, the form a defendant uses to make their own claim in the same Ontario Small Claims Court action (rule 10.01). rule 10.01(2). $108 (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
After judgment: enforcement
- 20ACertificate of JudgmentForm 20A is the Certificate of Judgment, the document the clerk of the Ontario Small Claims Court issues to confirm a judgment for enforcement (rule 20.04). rule 20.04. $30 (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
- 20CWrit of Seizure and Sale of Personal PropertyForm 20C is the Writ of Seizure and Sale of Personal Property, issued by the Ontario Small Claims Court (rule 20.06). rule 20.06. $68 to issue; bailiff $38 per attempt, $64 with a sale (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
- 20DWrit of Seizure and Sale of LandForm 20D is the Writ of Seizure and Sale of Land, issued by the Ontario Small Claims Court against a debtor's real property (rule 20.07). rule 20.07. $68 to issue (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
- 20ENotice of GarnishmentForm 20E is the Notice of Garnishment issued by the clerk of the Ontario Small Claims Court (rule 20.08). rule 20.08. $144 to issue or renew (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
- 20HNotice of ExaminationForm 20H is the Notice of Examination, the notice that calls a judgment debtor to an examination in the Ontario Small Claims Court (rule 20.10). rule 20.10. $68 (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
- 20PAffidavit for Enforcement RequestForm 20P is the Affidavit for Enforcement Request, the sworn statement the creditor files with every enforcement request in the Ontario Small Claims Court (rule 20.04; rule 20.06; rule 20.07; rule 20.08; rule 20.10). rule 20.04. No fee for the affidavit; the enforcement step it supports carries its own fee (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06).
Forms not on this list (1B, 1C, 15A, 18A, 20I, 20N, and others) are on the official index. The site describes them where they matter and links to the blank PDF. Legal information, not legal advice.