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Minor variances for side yard and rear deck setbacks approved following settlement with the City.
The appellant appealed a Committee of Adjustment decision refusing variances for a west side yard setback and a rear deck setback for a new single-family dwelling.
Prior to the hearing, the appellant and the City of Toronto reached a settlement on a revised proposal.
At the settlement hearing, the appellant's land use planner provided uncontested expert evidence that the revised variances met the four tests under the Planning Act.
The tribunal approved the variances, finding they maintained the general intent of the Official Plan and Zoning By-law, were minor, and were desirable for the appropriate development of the land.
Board erred in ordering registration; Registration Committee not bound by Board's prior non-binding recommendation.
The College of Psychologists of Ontario appealed a decision of the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board ordering the College to register the respondent as a psychological associate.
The respondent had completed an online master's degree, which the College's Registration Committee found did not meet the resident study requirement and was not substantially similar.
The Board found the Committee acted improperly by not following the Board's prior recommendation that the program was substantially similar.
The Divisional Court granted the appeal, holding that the Committee was not bound by the Board's recommendation and that the Board erred in finding an improper exercise of power.
The matter was remitted to a newly constituted panel of the Registration Committee.
The court granted a preservation order under the Civil Remedies Act for currency seized from a suspected illegal gaming house.
The Attorney General of Ontario brought an application for a preservation order under the Civil Remedies Act, 2001, seeking to preserve $91,072 in Canadian currency and $510 in US currency seized from a suspected illegal gaming house.
The court found reasonable grounds to believe the currency constituted proceeds and/or instruments of unlawful activity, including operating a gaming house and firearm offenses.
The application was granted, and the seized funds were ordered to be preserved in an interest-bearing account until the final disposition of the application.
