# Form 9A: Defence

Ontario Small Claims Court.

Used for: The defendant's response to a plaintiff's claim: disputes the claim, admits all or part of it, and may propose terms of payment.

## Official source
- Form file: https://ontariocourtforms.on.ca/static/media/uploads/courtforms/scc/09a/scr-9a-aug22-en-fil.pdf
- Source page: https://ontariocourtforms.on.ca/en/rules-of-the-small-claims-court-forms/
- Version: 2022-08-01
- In effect: 2023-01-30
- Last checked by Router.law: 2026-10-17

## Only the person can do
- Sign as defendant or representative on page 3.

## Fill it with Router.law
- REST: POST https://router.law/v1/forms/9A/fill (API key)
- MCP: https://router.law/mcp, tool fill_form with form_id "9A"
- Questions and input schema: get_form_spec("9A")
- Docs: https://router.law/docs

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