makethempay.ca prepares your claim for Small Claims Court, up to the court’s limit of CAD 50,000. A claim over the limit comes to me.
CAD 8,500 is within the Small Claims Court’s limit of CAD 50,000, not counting interest and costs. makethempay.ca takes you through the rest.
Courts of Justice Act, s. 23(1); Small Claims Court Jurisdiction and Appeal Limit, O. Reg. 626/00, s. 1(1)An example on fictional facts: a client owes CAD 8,500 on an invoice. Change it to yours.
From an unpaid invoice
A business, or its agent, can skip the questions: the software sends the invoice straight to makethempay’s Claims API, which opens the case.
It needs a signed-in account or an API key. makethempay’s own rules and prices apply.
- Invoice
- No. 1042, Website build, phase 2
- Amount owed
- CAD 4,250
- Due
- July 15, 2026
- Owed by
- Acme Widgets Ltd.
- Owed to
- Northwind Inc.
What makethempay sends back
- The case, opened against the business that owes the money.
- A dated demand letter, ready to send.
- Its stage, and links to the letter and the case.
POST /api/v1/operations/small_claims.start_claim/runs Authorization: Bearer mk_…
When a claim needs a lawyer.
CAD 72,000
CAD 72,000 is over the Small Claims Court’s limit of CAD 50,000, not counting interest and costs. A claim for more is outside that court; the Superior Court of Justice has general jurisdiction. Talk to a lawyer about your options.
Courts of Justice Act, ss. 23(1), 11(2); Small Claims Court Jurisdiction and Appeal Limit, O. Reg. 626/00, s. 1(1)An example on fictional facts.
A claim over the Small Claims Court’s limit, or one that needs judgment, comes to me the same way the rest of the software does.
Why makethempay.ca?
It takes you from the demand letter to judgment and collection. The check here only tells you which court your amount belongs in, and opens makethempay.ca with it filled in.
Is this legal advice?
This is legal information, not legal advice. Using the software does not make you my client. Advice starts when you retain me, and I tell you in writing what I will do and what it costs.