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Ontario Small Claims Court · After judgment · rule 20.10

Form 20H: Notice of Examination

Form 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). The clerk issues it, on an Affidavit for Enforcement Request (Form 20P), in the court where the debtor lives or carries on business (rule 20.10). An individual debtor must complete a Financial Information Form (Form 20I) and serve it on you, not file it (rule 20.10(4.1)). The examination is private, under oath, and recorded (rule 20.10).

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When you use it

  • • Use it when you do not know where the debtor works or banks, or what they own (rule 20.10).
  • • Use it when the debtor does not pay and you want the judge to order payment terms (rule 20.10).
  • • Use it against a corporation, where an officer or director is examined for the corporate debtor (rule 20.10).
  • • Serve it on the debtor by a method rule 20.10 allows, and file proof of service [VERIFY service method].

The facts

Rule
rule 20.10, O. Reg. 258/98
Court fee
$68 (O. Reg. 332/16, as stored 2026-01-06)
Official revision
Oct 2024
Who files it
After judgment

How this site fills it

The Collect screen fills Form 20H and the Form 20P affidavit from the case record, with the same balance date on both. You choose the examination method on the form.

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How to complete and file Form 20H

  1. 01

    Complete the Affidavit for Enforcement Request (Form 20P) with the balance owing (rule 20.10).

  2. 02

    Complete Form 20H, with the same balance date as on the affidavit (Form 20H).

  3. 03

    File both in the court where the debtor lives or carries on business, and pay the fee (rule 20.10; O. Reg. 332/16).

  4. 04

    Serve the issued notice on the debtor by a method rule 20.10 allows, and file proof of service [VERIFY].

  5. 05

    Read the Financial Information Form (Form 20I) the debtor serves on you before the examination (rule 20.10(4.1)).

  6. 06

    Prepare questions about the debtor's job, bank accounts, vehicles, land, and money owed to them (rule 20.10).

  7. 07

    Attend the examination, and ask the judge for an order for payment (rule 20.10).

  8. 08

    Use the answers to choose a garnishment (Form 20E) or a writ (Form 20C) (rule 20.08; rule 20.06).

Questions people ask about Form 20H

What happens at an examination of a judgment debtor?
The debtor answers questions under oath about their income, assets, debts, and ability to pay (rule 20.10). The examination is private and recorded (rule 20.10). An individual debtor completes a Financial Information Form (Form 20I), serves it on you before the hearing, and brings a copy for the judge (rule 20.10(4.1)). The judge can make an order for payment (rule 20.10). If the debtor does not attend, the court can issue a warrant of committal for contempt (Form 20J) [VERIFY].
Does the debtor have to fill out Form 20I?
Yes, if the debtor is a person and not a corporation. The person examined must complete the Financial Information Form (Form 20I), serve it on the creditor, and bring a copy to the examination for the judge (rule 20.10(4.1)). The debtor does not file it with the court (rule 20.10(4.1)). For a corporate debtor, an officer or director is examined instead (rule 20.10). Read the form before the hearing, and prepare questions from it.
Where do I file a Notice of Examination?
In the Small Claims Court location where the debtor lives or carries on business (rule 20.10). If that is not the court that gave the judgment, get a certificate of judgment (Form 20A) first (rule 20.04) [VERIFY]. File the Form 20P affidavit with the notice, and pay the fee (rule 20.10; O. Reg. 332/16). Outside Toronto, file through Submissions Online (rule 1.05.4). In Toronto, use the Ontario Courts Public Portal (rule 1.05.5).
Can I examine a corporation that owes me money?
Yes. When the debtor is a corporation, an officer or director of the corporation is examined (rule 20.10). Name the corporation as the debtor on the Form 20P affidavit (rule 20.10). Ask about bank accounts, receivables, vehicles, and equipment, because a writ can reach a company's goods (rule 20.06) and a garnishment can reach money its customers owe (rule 20.08). The examination is under oath and recorded (rule 20.10).

Legal information, not legal advice. Rules are from the Rules of the Small Claims Court, O. Reg. 258/98; fees from O. Reg. 332/16 as stored 2026-01-06. Items marked [VERIFY] have not been checked against the current consolidation. Legal services provided by Mithril Law — Jonathan Kleiman, licensed Ontario lawyer.