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Ontario Small Claims Court

Small claims, step by step.

For people and businesses handling their own claim of up to $50,000 in Ontario Small Claims Court, or responding to one. You write it in your own words. Claim.ca puts it on the official court forms and keeps track of your dates.

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Claim.ca provides general information, not legal advice. You approve every page, and you file it yourself.

How it works

  1. Answer one question at a time

    Who you are, who the claim is against, what happened and how much. The court form fills in beside your answers as you go.

  2. Approve your forms

    Claim.ca turns your own words into numbered paragraphs and puts your answers on the official forms, in English or French. A form is prepared only after you approve the answers it comes from.

  3. File and serve it yourself

    You file the forms with the court and deliver the copies. Claim.ca works out your next dates, shows the rule each one comes from, and can email you a reminder before them.

From the first form to the end of your claim

Each step has its own questions and the official forms that go with it.

Making a claim

  • The Plaintiff's Claim (Form 7A)
  • Serving each defendant, with a task sheet for whoever delivers it, and the Affidavit of Service (Form 8A)
  • Default judgment if nobody responds in time (Forms 9B and 11B, with interest worked out to the day)
  • The settlement conference, witness lists and offers to settle (Forms 13A and 14A to 14D)
  • The trial and summons to witness (Form 18A)
  • Motions (Form 15A)
  • Enforcing a judgment: garnishment, an examination hearing and writs

Responding to a claim

  • The Defence (Form 9A), on your own or with other defendants
  • Serving and filing it
  • A Defendant's Claim of your own (Form 10A)
  • The settlement conference, trial and motions

Businesses can use Claim.ca for their own claims only.

What Claim.ca does

  • Keeps your answers, documents list and dates in one file
  • Puts your answers on the official court forms
  • Adds up the amounts and interest you confirm
  • Tracks your deadlines, with the rule each one comes from
  • Explains the court process in general terms

What Claim.ca doesn't do

  • Give legal advice or act for you
  • Tell you whether your claim is strong, or predict what a judge will decide
  • Choose who to name or how much to claim
  • Contact anyone or file anything for you

Want advice about your claim? You can talk to a lawyer or a licensed paralegal. The Law Society of Ontario's referral service can help you find one. Law Society Referral Service

Your information

  • Your files are stored encrypted, in the United States, where US authorities may be able to access them.
  • Claim.ca stores files with Railway and sends email through Resend. Independent auditors check both providers' security (SOC 2 Type II). These audits cover the providers, not Claim.ca itself.
  • Reminder emails never include details of your claim.
  • Claim.ca does not sell your information or use it for advertising.
  • If both sides of a dispute use Claim.ca, their files are kept fully separate.

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  • Every step, as many files as you need, for people and businesses.
  • Court fees are separate. You pay them to the court.
  • Before Claim.ca charges for anything, it will tell you, and you can choose not to pay.