Process Serving & Court Filing Services Ontario
- In-Person Process Server — We pick up client-supplied documents and serve individuals or businesses as instructed. Administrative court filing is a separate requested task, subject to court acceptance.
- Court Runner & In-person Court Filing — A dedicated administrative visit starts at $95 + HST with up to 60 minutes of courthouse work and waiting, including eligible local travel. Outside-area Ontario court travel is calculated automatically at $0.85/km for outbound and return billable kilometres beyond the included 25 km zone, once per court visit and separately from process-serving travel. Routine filing with a process-serving order is $50 + HST on an available local route, for one file and one visit up to 30 minutes. Court procedures, counter acceptance and availability apply.
- Affidavit of Service — For service completed by File & Serve, affidavit preparation ($25 per affidavit) plus independent commissioning ($25 per affidavit) is $50 + HST per affidavit; commissioning a complete, unsigned affidavit you supply for that same service is $25 + HST per affidavit.
- Document Return & Tracking — Return via pickup, drop-off, or tracked shipping; status updates provided.
- Additional attempt on an existing job — After all purchased attempts on any paid local or other-cities plan are exhausted without successful service, request one more attempt for the same job, recipient and documents at an address already included in the paid order, in that selected address’s recorded city: $100 + HST ($113), with repeat mileage and printing at $0. A new city or address not included in the paid order uses a new request with automatic plan and travel calculation. An office-issued payment link and scheduling review are required. Read the instructions.
Process serving plans include clear status updates and a Service Confirmation / Proof of Service provided from our service record. Choose no affidavit add-on (Service Confirmation included), preparation ($25 per affidavit) plus independent commissioning ($25 per affidavit) for $50 + HST per affidavit, or commissioning only for $25 + HST per affidavit when you supply a complete, unsigned affidavit for the same File & Serve service. Our document support is limited to printing and technically assembling final documents supplied by the client, administrative delivery and filing where accepted, authorized document collection, and factual service records for process serving performed by File & Serve. We do not select court forms, draft pleadings or motions, review legal sufficiency, provide legal advice or represent clients. Court acceptance is not guaranteed. We do not offer e-filing.
Local & Regional Coverage
We proudly offer in-person process serving and court filing across London, Sarnia, and surrounding Ontario regions. Our offices support London and Sarnia service coverage: 714 York St, London, ON N5W 2S8 and 460 Christina Street North, Sarnia, ON.
In-Person Process Server
We provide reliable in-person process serving and court filing across Southwestern Ontario.
- Document Pickup: We personally collect your legal documents from your office or residence within our service area.
- Court Runner & In-person Court Filing: Administrative delivery or lodgment of final documents supplied by you where the court accepts counter filing, and collection of already-ready records with the required authority. Choose a standalone visit or an add-on to process serving; filing acceptance and document availability are not guaranteed.
- Service of Documents: We deliver and serve court papers directly to individuals or businesses.
- Service Confirmation / Proof of Service: Provided from our service record upon completion.
- Affidavit of Service: For service completed by File & Serve, affidavit preparation ($25 per affidavit) plus independent commissioning ($25 per affidavit) is $50 + HST per affidavit; commissioning a complete, unsigned affidavit you supply for that same service is $25 + HST per affidavit. Commissioning only excludes preparing or correcting the draft. The person who actually served the documents must review and swear or affirm the facts before a different authorized commissioner. Clients supply the applicable form and instructions. We do not provide legal advice, select legal strategy, or complete unrelated court forms.
- Coverage: London, Sarnia, Komoka, Strathroy, St. Thomas, Woodstock, Aylmer, Ingersoll, Kitchener, Waterloo & nearby regions.
Note: All services are conducted in person. We do not offer e-filing.
Disclaimer
File & Serve Legal Services is not a law firm, lawyer, or paralegal service. We do not provide legal advice, representation, or consultation of any kind. Our work is limited to process serving, printing and technical assembly of client-supplied documents, administrative delivery and filing, authorized record collection, and factual records of our own service.
Clients are responsible for ensuring that the documents they provide are accurate and legally sufficient. File & Serve does not review or interpret legal content and cannot provide advice regarding case strategy or legal outcomes.
All information transmitted through our website or client portal is handled securely and confidentially, but does not create any solicitor–client relationship.
Local & Regional Coverage
We serve London, Sarnia, and surrounding Ontario communities. The other-cities plan beyond 25 km includes 1 attempt for $85 + HST; additional attempts selected with that initial plan are $100 + HST each. Applicable travel is extra. No mileage charge applies inside London/Sarnia or within the first 25 km from the nearest File & Serve office. For destinations beyond 25 km, outbound and return billable kilometres beyond the included zone are billed at $0.85/km + HST.
Dedicated Service Guides
Review the service, proof-record, workflow and geographic pages before opening the unchanged request and postal-code calculation system.
Affidavit quantities and commissioning only
Our standard online service prices one separate affidavit for each named service recipient in this order; the selected affidavit option applies to all listed recipients. Preparation is $25 and independent commissioning is $25 per affidavit, plus HST. Multiple pages, alternative addresses, visits or process servers do not multiply the affidavit quantity. Commissioning only requires a fully completed, unsigned form for each recipient after service; a blank form does not qualify. Different scopes or existing agreed prices must be confirmed with our office before payment. Accepted quotes and paid orders keep their agreed prices. This is our service-pricing policy, not a statement that every court requires separate affidavits in every case.