Form 1 Wizard — HRTO Case Portal

Step 1 of 10

Language & Filing Type

Select your language preference and how you are completing this application.

Language Preference

English French

Who is Completing This Application?

I am completing this Application by myself and I am representing myself. I am completing this Application as the representative for another person.Licensed or unlicensed, not Litigation Guardian

Select Option 1 for self-represented applicants. Option 3 is for paralegals or agents filing on behalf of someone else.

Step 2 of 10

Applicant Information

Your personal and contact details as the applicant.

Name

First Name txtFirstName

Middle Name txtMiddleName

Last Name txtLastName

Pronouns

He She They Other

Other Pronoun txtPronounOther

Contact

Email Address txtEmail

Primary Phone txtPhone1

Secondary Phone txtPhone2

TTY txtPhone3

No email address available No phone number available

Address

No fixed address

Street Number txtLine1

Street Name txtLine2

Unit Number txtLine3

City txtCity

Province txtProvince

Postal Code txtPostalCode 0/7

Step 3 of 10

Representative

If you have a legal representative, provide their details here.

Type of Representative

Lawyer Paralegal Human Rights Legal Support Centre

Law Society Number

LSO # (Lawyer) txtLSO

LSO # (Paralegal) txtLPLSUC

LSO # (LSC) txtLSCLSUC

Leave blank if self-represented (Option 1 on Step 1). Representative contact fields reuse the shared txtFirstName, txtLastName, and txtEmail XFA nodes.

Step 4 of 10

Respondent Information

Details about the person or organization you are filing against.

Respondent Type

Organization Individual

Organization Details

Organization Name txtOrgName

Contact Title txtContactTitle

Relationship to You txtRelationship

Additional Respondents

In the XFA form, additional respondents use a repeating group. The flat JSON sets all matching tag names globally. For multiple respondents with different data, use the Python fill script with path-based targeting.

Step 5 of 10

Area of Discrimination & Location

Identify the social area, location, and dates of the discrimination.

Social Area

Primary Social Area optSocialArea

Also involves Contracts Also involves Goods/Services Also involves Housing Also involves Membership

Location & Dates

City Where Discrimination Occurred txtIdentifyCity

Date of Last Event dtpDateofLastEvent

From Date dptStartDate

To Date dptEndDate

Step 7 of 10

Facts & Narrative

Describe what happened and why you believe it was discriminatory.

What Happened?

Describe what happened txtAnswertoWhatHappened 0/1000

Maximum 1,000 characters. For longer narratives, reference “See attached Schedule A” in this field and attach a separate document.

Late Filing Explanation

Why is this application being filed outside the 1-year limitation? txtExplainLateTimeline 0/1000

Step 8 of 10

Detailed Ground Questions

Additional details for each selected ground. The txtAnswer field is shared across all ground-specific sub-questions in the XFA (1000 chars each).

In the XFA PDF, each ground sub-section (Disability, Reprisal, etc.) has its own txtAnswer node. Since the flat JSON maps set all txtAnswer nodes to the same value, use a comprehensive combined narrative here. For ground-specific answers, use the Python script with path-based XML editing.

Disability Details (if applicable)

Describe your disability and how discrimination occurred txtAnswer 0/1000

Dates Off Work (Disability)

From dptStartDate

To dptEndDate

Reprisal Details (if applicable)

Existing HRTO File Number txtFileNumber

Step 9 of 10

Other Proceedings & Remedies

Other legal proceedings and the remedies you are seeking.

Other Proceedings

Describe any other legal proceedings txtDescribeProceeding 0/1000

Stage of other proceedings txtStageProceeding 0/1000

Another proceeding details txtAnotherProceeding 0/1000

Remedies Sought

Monetary compensation Non-monetary remedy Public interest remedy (future compliance)

Monetary Amount txtAmount

Non-monetary / Public interest explanation txtExplain 0/2000

Mediation

Yes, I would like to try mediation No, I choose not to participate in mediation

Step 10 of 10

Review & Export

Review all values, sign, and export JSON for the XFA pipeline.

Declaration

Signature (typed name) txtSignature

Date Signed dptSignedOn

I understand that typing my name and dating this Application represents my electronic signature.

Summary

Field Name	Value

JSON Output

Pipeline A: XFA SmartForm — Fill & Open PDF

169 fields — fills the official HRTO SmartForm PDF (all fields including name, what happened, remedies, grounds).

Download the JSON above and save as
Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Metadata/FORM1_values.json
Run the fill script (WSL):
python3 Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Tools/fill_form1_xfa_from_json.py \ --pdf "Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/06_HRTO_Information/Blank_Forms/Form 1 - apply.pdf" \ --values-json "Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Metadata/FORM1_values.json" \ --limits-csv "Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Metadata/FORM1_field_limits.csv" \ --out-xml "Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Metadata/FORM1_filled.xml" \ --out-pdf "Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Metadata/FORM1_filled.pdf"
Open the filled PDF directly in Adobe Acrobat Reader:
C:\rod_hub\personal\case-files\rod_case_master\03_Forms\_Metadata\FORM1_filled.pdf
The --out-pdf flag injects XFA data directly into the PDF — no manual Import Data step needed. If Adobe shows a blank form, use the XML fallback: open the blank PDF and File → Import Data → select FORM1_filled.xml.

Pipeline B: AcroForm — Direct PDF Fill

66 fields — fills the AcroForm-converted PDF (address, pronoun, case profile, declaration fields). Generates XFDF for Adobe import.

Download JSON → convert to AcroForm payload → fill PDF (3-step pipeline):
# Step 1: Convert wizard JSON to AcroForm payload python3 Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Tools/wizard_to_acroform.py \ "Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Metadata/FORM1_values.json" \ "Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Metadata/FORM1_acroform_payload.json" # Step 2: Fill AcroForm PDF python3 Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Tools/fill_pdf.py \ "Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Tools/AcroForm/HRTO-Form1-APPLY-ACROFORM.pdf" \ "Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Metadata/FORM1_ACROFORM_filled.pdf" \ "Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Metadata/FORM1_acroform_payload.json" # Step 3 (optional): Generate XFDF for Adobe import python3 Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Tools/json_to_xfdf.py \ "Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Metadata/FORM1_acroform_payload.json" \ "Dare_v_Rod_HRTO_Case/03_Forms/_Metadata/FORM1_filled.xfdf"
Open the filled AcroForm PDF:
C:\rod_hub\personal\case-files\rod_case_master\03_Forms\_Metadata\FORM1_ACROFORM_filled.pdf
XFDF import alternative: open the blank AcroForm PDF in Adobe, File → Import Data → select FORM1_filled.xfdf.