Callum Hutchinson

The applicant, a secondary-school teacher, sought judicial review of Ontario Labour Relations Board (OLRB) decisions dismissing his reprisal application under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

The OLRB had dismissed the application as a collateral attack and abuse of process because the applicant had already elected to pursue the same matters through grievance arbitration.

The Divisional Court dismissed the application for judicial review, finding that the OLRB did not breach procedural fairness and reasonably concluded that the second application was an impermissible attempt to relitigate matters already determined.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on zoning by-law amendment applications to permit a mixed-use development at 2575 and 2625 Danforth Avenue.

At a settlement hearing, the Tribunal considered a revised proposal for four new mixed-use buildings containing 1,649 new residential units.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the revised proposal conforms to the Official Plan, is consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, and represents good planning.

The Tribunal allowed the appeal in part and approved the zoning by-law amendments in principle, withholding its final order until various preconditions are satisfied.

The Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals by Jacob's Tent Inc. against the City of Toronto for failing to make a decision on a Zoning By-law Amendment and Site Plan Approval within statutory timeframes.

The appeals relate to a proposed mixed-use development on Danforth Avenue.

The Tribunal granted party status to several entities on consent, granted participant status to a daycare centre, approved a Procedural Order, and scheduled a 10-day hearing on the merits for February 2025.