Adam Ward

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to approve a site plan application for a six-storey mixed-use building.

The parties reached a proposed settlement and sought the Tribunal's approval.

Relying on uncontroverted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the application and proposed conditions satisfied the legislative tests under the City of Toronto Act and were consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement, 2024.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal and approved the site plan in principle, withholding the final order until all pre-approval conditions were satisfied.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order to govern the proceedings for an appeal regarding an official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment to permit a 29-storey building at 69 Yorkville Avenue in Toronto.

The order sets out the schedule of events, issues list, and order of evidence for a 9-day hearing scheduled to commence on July 28, 2025.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals by 2856973 Ontario Inc. against the City of Toronto for failing to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan application within the statutory timeframes.

The proposed development seeks to permit 18 back-to-back townhouses.

The Tribunal reviewed and approved a consent Procedural Order submitted by the parties and scheduled a five-day video hearing on the merits to commence on April 1, 2025.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's refusal of an official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment to permit a 29-storey mixed-use building.

At the second case management conference, the parties requested to convert the scheduled merit hearing into a case management conference because revised plans submitted by the applicant did not result in a settlement.

The Tribunal adjourned the merit hearing, directed the filing of a new procedural order and issues list, and scheduled a new nine-day merit hearing for July 2025.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals against the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on applications for a 34-storey mixed-use building.

The parties agreed to submit a draft Procedural Order and Issues List.

The Tribunal scheduled a five-day video hearing to commence on June 9, 2025, and directed the parties to finalize the Procedural Order by December 9, 2024.

At a Case Management Conference concerning appeals for a Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval for a proposed townhouse development, the Tribunal considered Metrolinx's request for party status.

Metrolinx raised rail-safety concerns regarding the development and had not cleared a condition of the draft Zoning By-law approval.

Finding that Metrolinx had a direct and genuine interest and its involvement was necessary to resolve the appeals, the Tribunal granted Metrolinx party status on consent and scheduled a two-day hearing to address the outstanding conditions.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment application for a 42-storey mixed-use building.

The parties reached a settlement and presented revised plans to the Tribunal.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised proposal consistent with provincial policies and in conformity with the City's Official Plan.

The appeal was allowed in part to implement the settlement.

The applicant appealed the City's non-decision on a site plan application for a townhouse development adjacent to a Metrolinx rail corridor.

A related zoning by-law amendment appeal had an outstanding condition requiring Metrolinx's satisfaction regarding rail safety and building setbacks.

Metrolinx had expressed rail-safety concerns but was not a party to the proceedings.

The Tribunal found it necessary to compel Metrolinx's involvement due to the life-or-death nature of rail safety.

The Tribunal summoned a Metrolinx representative to a Special Hearing to provide evidence on their concerns and requested Metrolinx's counsel to attend to address party status.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal against the City of Toronto's refusal of a Zoning By-law Amendment application for a 22-storey residential building.

The Tribunal granted participant status to three requesters and denied it to two others who failed to file the required forms or attend.

As the parties were engaged in settlement discussions, the Tribunal scheduled a second Case Management Conference to allow city council time to consider a settlement proposal.

The Tribunal convened a Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicant against the City of Toronto for failing to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications within the prescribed timeframe.

The parties reached a settlement through alternative dispute resolution.

The Tribunal adjourned the matter pending a formal request from the parties to schedule a written settlement hearing.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference concerning appeals by the applicant against the municipality's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications.

The applications propose a mixed-use development with three residential towers.

The Tribunal issued a Procedural Order and scheduled a seven-day merit hearing for May 2025.

The Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by the Applicant resulting from the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment application for a 59-storey mixed-use building.

The Tribunal granted Participant status to several local residents and organizations, and held one Party status request in abeyance pending mediation.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled to allow the parties to engage in mediation.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on applications for a zoning by-law amendment and site plan approval to permit a 33-storey mixed-use building.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order on consent of the parties to govern the proceedings leading up to a 10-day hearing scheduled to commence on May 26, 2025.

At a Case Management Conference for appeals concerning a proposed 42-storey mixed-use building, the Ontario Land Tribunal granted party status to the Toronto Catholic District School Board and The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada on consent.

The Tribunal also adjourned the site plan appeal pending the determination of the zoning by-law amendment appeal and scheduled a four-day merit hearing.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's non-decision regarding Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendments for a proposed seven-storey purpose-built rental development.

The parties reached a settlement that revised the proposal to increase building separation, provide more pedestrian space, and introduce on-site affordable housing.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised applications represented good planning and approved the amendments in principle, withholding the final order pending satisfaction of technical conditions.

This was the first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by Windfield Estates Corporation against the City of Toronto's failure to render decisions on Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Site Plan applications for a 603-unit residential development.

The Tribunal considered several requests for status, ultimately denying Party status to individuals but granting Participant status to eight individuals and groups.

A 10-day hearing on the merits was scheduled for April and May 2025, and a Procedural Order was approved to govern the proceedings.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued an order to correct a technical error in its previous decision dated September 13, 2023, pursuant to Rule 24.4 of the Tribunal's Rules of Practice and Procedure.

The correction replaced Schedule 1 of the decision, which sets out the procedural order and issues list for an upcoming hearing regarding an Official Plan Amendment for a mixed-use redevelopment of the Scarborough Town Centre.

In all other respects, the original decision remains unchanged.

The Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal against the City of Toronto for failing to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment and site plan approval for a proposed 18-unit townhouse development.

The Tribunal granted participant status to two adjacent neighbours without objection from the parties.

As the parties requested Tribunal-led mediation, no further hearing dates were set.

A second Case Management Conference was held regarding appeals by the applicant concerning the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on Zoning By-Law Amendment and Site Plan Control applications for a 22-storey residential building.

The Tribunal approved the draft Procedural Order and Issues List submitted by the parties.

A six-day video hearing was scheduled to commence on November 19, 2024, to hear the merits of the Zoning By-Law Amendment appeal.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals against the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on applications for an official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment to permit a 34-storey mixed-use building.

The Tribunal granted party status to The Hospital for Sick Children and participant status to two condominium corporations.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled for September 3, 2024, to allow the parties to finalize the draft Procedural Order and Issues List.