14. (1) Subject to subrules (3) and (4), service of a document in a proceeding may be made in or out of Ontario, (a) by leaving a copy of the document with the person to be served; (b) by leaving a copy of the document with a person apparently sixteen years of age or over at the place where the person to be served is residing; (c) by sending a copy of the document together with a prepaid return postcard in Form 1 by ordinary mail in an envelope, bearing the return address of the sender and addressed to the person to be served, but service under this clause is not valid unless the return postcard signed by the person to be served is received by the clerk; (d) by leaving a copy of the document at the address for service shown on the latest document filed by the person to be served in the same or any other proceeding in the court; (e) by sending a copy of the document by ordinary mail addressed to the person to be served at the person’s address for service shown on the latest document filed by the person in the same or any other proceeding in the court; (f) by delivering or sending by ordinary mail a copy of the document to the person acting in the proceeding for the person to be served; or (g) by telephone transmission of a facsimile of the document, in accordance with subrule (11). R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 199, r. 14 (1); O. Reg. 705/91, s. 1 (1). (2) In addition to the methods set out in subrule (1), service of a document in a proceeding under the Child and Family Services Act on a Director or foster parent within the meaning of that Act or a children’s aid society may be made by sending a copy of the document by ordinary mail addressed to the person to be served at the person’s place of business or, in the case of a foster parent, at his or her residence. (3) In an application for an order under the Child and Family Services Act finding a child to be a child in need of protection, service of the application and notice of hearing on the child, a parent as defined by that Act or a person having actual custody of the child shall be made by leaving a copy with the person to be served unless the court orders otherwise. (4) Service of a notice of motion to find a person in contempt of court shall be made by leaving a copy of the document with the person to be served. (5) Where a person who is to be served with a document is mentally incompetent, the document shall not be served on the person but shall be served in accordance with subrules (1) to (4) on the committee of the person’s estate or, where there is none, on the Public Trustee. (6) Service of a document in a proceeding, other than a notice of motion to issue a warrant for arrest or to find a person in contempt of court, is not required where a solicitor accepts service and undertakes to act on behalf of the person to be served. (7) Where service of a document on a corporation is to be made by leaving a copy of the document with the corporation, the copy of the document may be left with an officer, director or agent of the corporation. (8) Where a copy of a document has been mailed, it shall be deemed to have been served on the fifth day following the day on which it was mailed, unless the contrary is shown. (9) Although a document in a proceeding has been served under subrule (1) or (2), the court at any time may order that the document be served by leaving a copy of the document with the person to be served. (10) Proof of service or of efforts to make service may be given by affidavit, in the absence of an admission of service. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 199, r. 14 (2-10). (11) A document served by telephone transmission shall include a cover page indicating, (a) the sender’s name, address and telephone number; (b) the name of the solicitor or person to be served; (c) the date and time of the transmission; (d) the number of pages transmitted, including the cover page; (e) the telephone number from which the document is transmitted; and (f) the name and telephone number of a person to contact if there are transmission problems. O. Reg. 705/91, s. 1 (2).