26 (1) A summons issued under section 22 or 24 shall, (a)  be directed to the defendant; (b)  set out briefly the offence in respect of which the defendant is charged; and (c)  require the defendant to attend court at a time and place stated therein and to attend thereafter as required by the court in order to be dealt with according to law.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, s. 26 (1). Service (2) A summons shall be served by a provincial offences officer, (a)  by delivering it personally to the person to whom it is directed or, if that person cannot conveniently be found, by leaving it for the person at the person’s last known or usual place of residence with an individual who appears to be at least sixteen years of age and resident at the same address; or (b)  in any other manner permitted by the regulations. 2020, c. 18, Sched. 18, s. 26 (1). Service outside Ontario (3) Despite subsection (2), where the person to whom a summons is directed does not reside in Ontario, the summons shall be deemed to have been duly served seven days after it has been sent by registered mail to the person’s last known or usual place of abode.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, s. 26 (3). Service on corporation (4) Service of a summons on a corporation may be effected, (a)  in the case of a municipal corporation by, (i)  delivering the summons personally to the mayor, warden, reeve or other chief officer of the corporation or to the clerk of the corporation, or (ii)  mailing the summons by registered mail to the municipal corporation at an address held out by it to be its address; (b)  in the case of any corporation, other than a municipal corporation, incorporated or continued by or under an Act by, (i)  delivering the summons personally to the manager, secretary or other executive officer of the corporation or person apparently in charge of a branch office of the corporation, or (ii)  mailing the summons by registered mail to the corporation at an address held out by it to be its address; (c)  in the case of corporation not incorporated or continued by or under an Act by, (i)  a method provided under clause (b), (ii)  delivering the summons personally to the corporation’s resident agent or agent for service or to any other representative of the corporation in Ontario, or (iii)  mailing the summons by registered mail to a person referred to in subclause (ii) or to an address outside Ontario, including outside Canada, held out by the corporation to be its address.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 4, s. 1 (34). Date of mailed service (4.1) A summons served by registered mail under subsection (4) is deemed to have been duly served seven days after the day of mailing.  2009, c. 33, Sched. 4, s. 1 (34). Substitutional service (5) A justice, upon motion and upon being satisfied that service cannot be made effectively on a corporation in accordance with subsection (4), may by order authorize another method of service that has a reasonable likelihood of coming to the attention of the corporation.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, s. 26 (5). Proof of service (6) Service of a summons may be proved by statement under oath or affirmation, written or oral, of the person who made the service.  R.S.O. 1990, c. P.33, s. 26 (6). Regulations (7) The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations specifying how a summons may be served on a person for the purposes of clause (2) (b), and setting out when such service is deemed to have been effected. 2020, c. 18, Sched. 18, s. 26 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2009, c. 33, Sched. 4, s. 1 (34) - 15/12/2009 2020, c. 18, Sched. 18, s. 26 (1, 2) - 21/07/2020