David Chung Kiu Tang

The appellant appealed the City of Vaughan's adoption of Official Plan Amendment 139, raising concerns about land use compatibility with its existing industrial operations.

The parties reached a settlement that included updated policy language requiring land use compatibility studies, noise mitigation measures, and holding provisions until noise reports confirm appropriate designations.

Based on uncontradicted expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the modified OPA consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement 2024 and representative of good planning.

The appeal was allowed to approve the settlement.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to adopt a requested Official Plan Amendment to redevelop the Richard L. Hearn Generating Station into a mixed-use neighbourhood.

At a Case Management Conference, the Toronto Port Authority, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, GFL Environmental Inc., Amrize Canada Inc., and Portlands Energy Centre L.P. sought and were granted party status on consent.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled to allow the parties to finalize a draft Procedural Order and issues list.

The City of Brampton brought a motion for directions seeking approval of modifications to its new Official Plan to resolve multiple appeals.

The Tribunal found that the proposed modifications and unmodified policies had regard for matters of provincial interest, were consistent with the Provincial Policy Statement, and conformed to the Greenbelt Plan and the Region of Peel Official Plan.

The Tribunal granted the motion, approving the modifications and unmodified policies without prejudice to the remaining outstanding appeals.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a Procedural Order on consent of the parties to govern the proceedings for an appeal regarding an official plan amendment and zoning by-law amendment in the City of Vaughan.

The hearing is scheduled for 10 days commencing September 14, 2026.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a third Case Management Conference regarding an appeal by the appellants against the Municipality of Port Hope's refusal to issue a demolition permit for heritage properties.

The appellants seek to demolish existing buildings to construct a 192-bed long-term care home.

The Tribunal noted ongoing mediation efforts and scheduled dates for a further Case Management Conference and a three-day hearing on the merits.

The applicant opposed the inclusion of certain Provincial Planning Statement and Vaughan Official Plan policies in the Issues List for a Phase 2 Hearing.

The Tribunal allowed the inclusion of policies related to child-care facilities, accessibility, interface compatibility, multi-modal transportation systems, and additional studies, finding they could be relevant to the interface design.

However, the Tribunal disallowed a policy regarding transitions in scale, noting that matters of transition regarding podium and tower heights were already endorsed in the Phase 1 decision and would not be re-litigated.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference to obtain status updates on the remaining appeals of the City of Toronto's comprehensive Zoning By-law No. 569-2013.

The Tribunal received updates on various issue-specific and site-specific appeals, noting ongoing settlement discussions.

The Tribunal directed all appellants to provide written updates to the City regarding their intentions to continue settlement discussions or provide an issues list, and scheduled a further Case Management Conference for June 2026.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a corrective order under Rule 24.4 of its Rules of Practice and Procedure to amend a previous Memorandum of Oral Decision and Order issued on October 17, 2025.

The correction fixed a typographical error in the spelling of counsel's name for Home Depot of Canada Inc. from Noah Jorden to Noah Gordon.

In all other respects, the original decision remains unchanged.

This was a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the City of Brampton's Official Plan Amendment for Major Transit Station Areas and the new City Official Plan.

The Tribunal granted party status to 201 County Court Brampton Holdings Inc. on consent.

The parties reported progress in mediation and proposed a written settlement motion once a draft order is finalized.

A subsequent Case Management Conference was scheduled for March 2026 to address outstanding matters and potential consolidation of the appeals.

The applicant appealed the City of Vaughan's failure to adopt an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a high-rise, mixed-use residential development comprising four towers and 2,339 apartment units.

The City argued that existing transportation and infrastructure constraints required a cap on population and a reduction in the scale of development.

The Tribunal found that the proposed development, located within a Protected Major Transit Station Area, would optimize the use of existing infrastructure and support transit and active transportation.

The Tribunal approved the amendments in principle, subject to Holding provisions to ensure transportation and servicing capacity at the time of construction, and directed a Phase 2 hearing to determine the final form of the amendments.

The appellant appealed a municipal by-law designating a church property as having cultural heritage value under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The parties reached a settlement to amend the by-law's schedule to clarify the property's heritage attributes.

Based on uncontested expert heritage evidence, the Tribunal found the proposed amendments represented good heritage planning and met the statutory criteria.

The appeal was allowed in part to amend the designating by-law in accordance with the settlement.

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 held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the City of Brampton's Official Plan Amendments concerning Major Transit Station Areas.

The City requested that potential settlements be addressed via written hearings once council instructions are received, and that a party status request by Brampton Plan be deferred.

The Tribunal agreed, deferring the party status request and scheduling a further Case Management Conference for October 2025.

The Tribunal convened a status update regarding appeals against the municipality's failure to make decisions on Official Plan and Zoning By-law Amendment applications for a mixed-use redevelopment.

The parties reported that Tribunal-led mediation resulted in a resolution in principle, but further discussions and municipal council authorization are required.

The Tribunal directed the parties to provide a written status update by December 1, 2025, rather than scheduling a further Case Management Conference at this time.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order to govern the hearing of appeals by Telephone City Aggregates Inc. concerning the failure of the County of Brant to make a decision on applications for a zoning by-law amendment and a plan of subdivision.

The applications propose a 390-unit residential development.

The hearing is scheduled to commence on August 18, 2025, for five days.

Multiple appeals were filed regarding the City of Toronto's adoption of Official Plan Amendment 469 and the Sherway Area Secondary Plan.

Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited and the City presented a settlement proposal to resolve Cadillac Fairview's site-specific appeals concerning 25 The West Mall.

Based on uncontested expert planning evidence, the Tribunal found the settlement proposal has regard for matters of provincial interest, is consistent with the Provincial Planning Statement, and conforms to the Official Plan.

The Tribunal allowed the appeals in part to implement the settlement.