Government of Ontario

Important Information

• To summon a witness to a hearing, you must complete this Summons to a Witness form and submit it to the Fire Safety Commission for consideration and signature.
• Incomplete or illegible forms may result in a Summons request being denied.

To: Name of Witness

Last Name
First Name
Middle Initial

Of: Address

Unit Number
Street Number
Street Name
PO Box
City/Town/Municipality
Province   AB - Alberta BC - British Columbia MB - Manitoba NB - New Brunswick NL - Newfoundland and Labrador NS - Nova Scotia NT - Northwest Territories NU - Nunavut ON - Ontario PE - Prince Edward Island QC - Quebec SK - Saskatchewan YT - Yukon
Postal Code

Describe the relationship of this witness to this case.

You are hereby summoned and required to attend before the Fire Safety Commission at a hearing to be held at the following address

Unit Number
Street Number
Street Name
City/Town/Municipality
Province   AB - Alberta BC - British Columbia MB - Manitoba NB - New Brunswick NL - Newfoundland and Labrador NS - Nova Scotia NT - Northwest Territories NU - Nunavut ON - Ontario PE - Prince Edward Island QC - Quebec SK - Saskatchewan YT - Yukon
Postal Code

Or if teleconference, phone number to be used

On the date (yyyy/mm/dd)   at the time a.m. p.m.

You are required to bring with you and produce at the hearing the following documents and items.
List all the documents and items the witness should bring with them.

Subsections 11(1) and (2) of the Statutory Powers Procedure Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. S.22 as amended provide as follows:

1. A witness at an oral or electronic hearing is entitled to be advised by a representative as to his or her rights, but such representative may take no other part in the hearing without leave of the Tribunal.
2. Where an oral hearing is closed to the public, the witness's representative is not entitled to be present except when that witness is giving evidence.

Signature of the Commission


Date (yyyy/mm/dd)

Important Information for the Witness Being Summoned

• A summons to witness must be served to you personally.
• You are entitled to be paid the same fees or allowances for attending at or otherwise participating in the hearing as are paid to a person summoned to appear before the Superior Court of Justice.
• If you fail to attend or remain in attendance as this summons requires, or if you fail to produce the documents or items specified above, the Superior Court of Justice may order that a warrant for your arrest be issued, or that you be punished in the same way as for contempt of court.
• If you require accommodation under the Human Rights Code to participate in the hearing as required, contact the Commission.

This summons was issued at the request of, and inquiries about it may be directed to:

Name of Requestor

Last Name
First Name
Middle Initial

Telephone Number
Fax Number
Email Address

The Fire Safety Commission collects the personal information requested on this form under sections 26, 33, and 36 of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997. This information is being collected for the purpose of conducting a proceeding before the FSC. Any questions about this collection may be directed to the Fire Safety Commission at 416-326-1356 or toll-free at 1-888-777-3616 or teletypewriter (TTY) at 1-800-855-0511.