Ariel Lo-Wong

The City of Toronto brought a motion to adjourn a scheduled 5-day merit hearing regarding a zoning by-law amendment appeal.

The City argued that its planning witness was on medical leave and its urban design witness was on approved vacation.

The Tribunal dismissed the motion, finding that the City had sufficient notice of the witnesses' unavailability to arrange for alternatives or raise the issue earlier.

The Tribunal held that granting the adjournment would unfairly prejudice the appellant through delay and additional costs, and ordered the hearing to proceed as scheduled.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order to govern the hearing of an appeal by 4949 Bathurst GP Limited against the City of Toronto's Zoning By-law No. 1114-2025.

The appeal concerns a proposed 39-storey mixed-use building.

The order sets out the schedule for the exchange of witness statements, expert reports, and other pre-hearing requirements, and establishes the issues list for the 5-day video hearing scheduled to commence on May 25, 2026.

The Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by the applicant against the City's passing of a Zoning By-law Amendment that reduced the height, density, and residential gross floor area of a proposed 39-storey mixed-use building.

The Tribunal directed the parties to finalize the Procedural Order and Issues List and scheduled a five-day hearing on the merits to commence by video conference.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order on consent to govern the hearing of site-specific Appeal 247 concerning By-law No. 569-2013 in the City of Toronto.

The order establishes the procedural dates, issues list, and order of evidence for a seven-day hearing scheduled to commence on June 16, 2026.

At a Case Management Conference for an appeal regarding a zoning by-law amendment for a 43-storey mixed-use building, the parties disputed the dates to be included in the Procedural Order.

The applicant and the municipality agreed on a schedule, but an added party condominium corporation proposed alternative dates.

The Tribunal found that the dates proposed by the statutory parties would not prejudice the added party and would allow for a fair and expeditious resolution.

The Tribunal approved the Procedural Order with the statutory parties' dates.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal of the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment application for a residential development.

The Tribunal granted participant status to three individuals.

As the City had not yet finalized its issues list pending City Council instructions, the Tribunal declined to schedule a hearing on the merits and instead scheduled a second Case Management Conference.

Following a settlement agreement for the expropriation of the claimant's property, the claimant brought an application for costs under section 32(1) of the Expropriations Act.

The City of Toronto challenged the number of hours and the hourly rate billed by the claimant's counsel, and sought its own costs for the assessment.

The Tribunal found the claimant's counsel's hours and $700 hourly rate to be reasonable, rejecting the City's arguments and criticizing the City's counsel for inappropriate personal attacks.

The Tribunal deducted $5,667 for costs related to acquiring a replacement property but otherwise awarded the claimant $193,004 for the expropriation costs and an additional $20,250 for the costs of the application.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by Starbank Developments 1416 Corp. against the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment application for a 43-storey mixed-use building.

The Tribunal granted participant status to 18 individuals and entities on consent.

The Tribunal also set deadlines for the exchange of the Issues List and Draft Procedural Order, and scheduled a second Case Management Conference.

The City of Toronto brought a motion to compel the Claimant to answer undertakings and questions refused at an examination for discovery in an expropriation compensation claim.

The Claimant provided no meaningful response to the motion.

The Ontario Land Tribunal ordered the Claimant to answer the refused questions and provide relevant documentation regarding his claims for injurious affection and loss of rental income, failing which he may abandon the claims.

The City was also granted the option to conduct a further examination for discovery.

A status Case Management Conference was held regarding the remaining appeals against the City of Toronto's comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 569-2013.

The City provided updates on settlement discussions concerning various issue-specific and site-specific appeals, including those related to propane storage, school boards, parking, cemeteries, and places of worship.

The Tribunal scheduled a further one-day CMC for December 3, 2025, and directed the City to provide a written status update and an updated tracking chart of remaining appeals by November 26, 2025.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order governing the hearing of appeals by the applicant regarding the City of Toronto's failure to make decisions on applications for an Official Plan Amendment, Zoning By-law Amendment, and Draft Plan of Subdivision.

The applications seek to permit the development of five residential apartment buildings with heights ranging from 12 to 30 storeys.

The order establishes the issues list, procedural dates, and a 20-day hearing scheduled to commence on September 9, 2025.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding an appeal for the City of Toronto's non-decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment application to facilitate a 20-storey mixed-use building.

The parties submitted a revised draft Procedural Order and Issues List on consent.

The Tribunal approved the Procedural Order and scheduled a 10-day hearing of the merits to commence by video on November 24, 2025.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a site plan application for a nine-storey residential building within the statutory timeframe.

At a Case Management Conference, the parties advised that they had made progress but a dispute remained regarding road widening.

The Tribunal initially scheduled a three-day merit hearing, but at the parties' request, converted it to a one-day telephone case conference to allow for further settlement discussions.

The applicant appealed the City's failure to make a decision on applications for an official plan amendment, zoning by-law amendment, and draft plan of subdivision to permit five residential apartment buildings.

At a Case Management Conference, the Tribunal granted party status to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and the Long Branch Neighbourhood Association, but denied it to We Agree Mediation.

The Tribunal also granted participant status to 131 individuals and entities, and scheduled a 20-day merit hearing.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a case management conference to receive status updates on multiple remaining appeals against the City of Toronto's comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 569-2013.

The Tribunal received updates on various site-specific and topic-specific appeals, noted several withdrawals and ongoing settlement discussions, and scheduled a further case management conference for May 2025.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment application within the statutory timeframe.

The application sought to facilitate a 20-storey mixed-use building.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal granted participant status to one individual and scheduled a second Case Management Conference to allow the parties to prepare a draft Procedural Order and Issues List.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order on consent to govern the pre-hearing steps and the hearing of a land compensation claim under the Expropriations Act.

The hearing is scheduled for eight days commencing in October 2025.

The order sets out the timetable for documentary discovery, examinations for discovery, exchange of expert reports, and other procedural milestones.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals for the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications.

The applications seek to permit additional height and density in an approved mixed-use development.

The Tribunal granted participant status to an area resident and scheduled a second Case Management Conference for February 7, 2025, directing the parties to provide a draft Procedural Order beforehand.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order to govern the hearing of appeals by 2941 Eglinton East Limited Partnership concerning the City of Toronto's failure to make decisions on zoning by-law amendment and site plan control applications within the statutory timeframes.

The order establishes the issues list, order of evidence, and procedural dates leading up to a 15-day hearing scheduled to commence on August 12, 2024.

The Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding an appeal against the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment application for a proposed mixed-use building.

The Tribunal approved the Procedural Order and Issues List and scheduled a nine-day merits hearing to commence in February 2024.