Notice of Examination: Involves Minor Quirk That Requires Special Attention

Question: How can I accurately complete a Notice of Examination (Form 20H) in Canada?

Answer: Completing a Notice of Examination (Form 20H) involves ensuring that all parties from the original litigation are correctly identified as Creditors or Debtors. The title of proceeding should match previous court documents to avoid confusion. Required details, such as the debtor examination hearing date and judgment amount, can be obtained from the Court Clerk or the Affidavit for Enforcement Request (Form 20P). If examining a Debtor, include a clear cover letter emphasizing the need to complete and bring the Financial Information Form (Form 20I) to the hearing. Need further assistance?

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Preparation of Documents

Completing the Notice of Examination (Form 20H) document is straightforward; however, there document does have a typographical glitch that creates a nuance whereas the words, “Creditor” and “Debtor” appear.  These fields should be labelled in a manner that indicates the requirement to name all of the parties that were Plaintiffs or Defendants within the litigation from which the Judgment arose; and accordingly, the title of proceeding upon the Notice of Examination (Form 20H) document should read the same as the title of proceeding was shown within any other document during the litigation.  Aside from this apparent glitch, the Notice of Examination (Form 20H) merely requires information that is readily available from the Court Clerk, such as the proposed date of the debtor examination hearing as well as the amount of the Judgment, plus interest, that remains due.  This amount will be known whereas such is contained within the Affidavit for Enforcement Request (Form 20P) as discussed elsewhere.

Where the person that will be examined is the Debtor, in addition to the Notice of Examination (Form 20H), a Financial Information Form (Form 20I) is also required.  The Debtor is to complete the Financial Information Form (Form 20I); and accordingly, the document is without any preparation required by the Creditor, or representative of the Creditor; however, it is wise to include a covering letter that emphasizes the need to fully complete and bring the completed Financial Information Form (Form 20I) with all supporting documents to the debtor examination hearing.