Maggie Bassani

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals against the Township of Tiny's Zoning By-law No. 25-039 and Official Plan Amendment No. 5, which introduce a 'Shoreline Development Area'.

The Tribunal ordered that the appeals be heard together, granted party status to several entities, confirmed the withdrawal of certain appeals, and approved the Procedural Order to govern the proceedings.

A 19-day merit hearing was scheduled for April 2027, and a further Case Management Conference was scheduled for July 2026.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicant against the municipality's refusal of official plan and zoning by-law amendments for a 48-storey mixed-use development.

On consent of the parties, the Tribunal issued an amended Procedural Order to govern the procedures leading up to a 9-day video hearing commencing on June 16, 2026.

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 held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the Township of Tiny's Zoning By-law No. 25-039 and Official Plan Amendment No. 5, which introduced a Shoreline Development Area.

The Tribunal granted party status to two entities and participant status to nine individuals and associations.

The Tribunal noted that the appeals had been administratively consolidated and scheduled a second Case Management Conference.

The applicant appealed the City's failure to make decisions on Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications to permit a 64-storey mixed-use building.

The parties reached a settlement that included dismantling and reconstructing a 20-storey heritage building using salvaged materials.

The Tribunal accepted uncontroverted expert planning and heritage evidence that the revised proposal was consistent with provincial policies, conformed to the City's Official Plan, and represented good planning.

The appeals were allowed in part on an interim basis, with the final order withheld pending the satisfaction of several conditions.

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.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a second Case Management Conference regarding appeals of an Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a mixed-use residential development in Brampton.

On consent, the Tribunal granted non-appellant party status to an adjacent property owner.

The Tribunal also approved the draft Procedural Order and scheduled a 13-day video hearing.

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 Toronto's failure to make a decision on applications for an Official Plan Amendment and a Zoning By-law Amendment to facilitate a mixed-use development.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Tribunal granted participant status to seven requestors and ordered that the two appeals be heard together.

A second Case Management Conference was scheduled for May 2026.

At a case management conference, the Ontario Land Tribunal granted a request to adjourn a site plan appeal sine die while the related official plan and zoning by-law amendment appeals advance.

The Tribunal also approved a draft procedural order and issues list submitted on consent, and scheduled a nine-day hearing on the merits for the remaining appeals.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order to govern the hearing of appeals by the applicant against the City of Toronto's refusal of official plan and zoning by-law amendment applications.

The applications seek to permit a 48-storey mixed-use development at 506-516 Church Street.

The order sets out the organization of the hearing, requirements before the hearing, a summary of dates, the list of parties and participants, the issues list, and the order of evidence.

This was the third Case Management Conference regarding appeals of the City of Toronto's Zoning By-law No. 63-2024 for the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan area.

Several appeals were withdrawn, and the remaining appellants agreed to scope their appeals to be site-specific and adjourn them sine die.

The Tribunal acknowledged the withdrawals, adjourned the remaining site-specific appeals sine die, released the scheduled 10-day hearing dates, and directed the parties to provide a status update within one year.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding appeals for official plan and zoning by-law amendments, and a site plan application, due to the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision.

The Tribunal granted participant status to a representative of a neighbouring condominium corporation.

The parties were directed to submit a draft procedural order and issues list ahead of a second Case Management Conference scheduled for July 2025.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding appeals by the applicant against the City's refusal of official plan and zoning by-law amendments for a 48-storey mixed-use development.

The Tribunal granted party status to a neighbouring property owner and a neighbourhood association, and participant status to a condominium corporation.

A 9-day hearing was scheduled for March 2026.

The applicant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on Official Plan and Zoning By-law amendment applications for a proposed 49-storey residential building.

The parties reached a settlement for a revised 62-storey development that includes heritage conservation, increased setbacks, and affordable housing contributions.

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

The appeals were allowed in part, and the amendments were approved in principle, with the final order withheld pending the satisfaction of several preconditions.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a Procedural Order to govern the hearing of multiple appeals against the City of Toronto's Zoning By-law 63-2024, which implements the Yonge-Eglinton Secondary Plan.

The Tribunal scheduled a 10-day hearing to commence on October 6, 2025, substituted one appellant, and accepted the withdrawal of another.

At a Case Management Conference, the Tribunal considered requests to substitute parties in appeals concerning a proposed 49-storey residential building in Toronto.

The Tribunal granted the unopposed request to substitute Carlyle Young Maitland GP Inc. as the Appellant, as it had acquired the subject property.

The Tribunal also granted the request to substitute OEF Village Green Nominee Inc. as a party in place of Greenrock, following OEF's acquisition of adjacent lands.

Finally, the Tribunal cancelled a previously scheduled hearing and set an accelerated written hearing date to consider a settlement offer accepted by City Council.

The Tribunal issued an amending decision pursuant to Rule 24.4 of its Rules of Practice and Procedure to correct typographical errors in a decision issued on October 16, 2024.

The amendments included replacing an attachment, correcting the spelling of 'Brampton', and correcting the word 'sized' to 'seized'.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding 16 appeals against the newly adopted 2023 City of Brampton Official Plan.

The Tribunal granted party status to five requesting entities, including conservation authorities and railway companies, finding they had a direct interest.

The Tribunal deferred the issue of consolidating the appeals with a related Major Transit Station Area case to a subsequent joint CMC, and established a schedule for the appellants to provide modification letters to the City.

The appellant appealed the City of Toronto's failure to make a decision on a zoning by-law amendment and official plan amendment, as well as the City's decision to designate the subject property under the Ontario Heritage Act.

The appeals relate to a proposed 64-storey mixed-use building at 505 University Avenue.

At the second Case Management Conference, the parties requested that a motion to consolidate the appeals be deferred as they have agreed to participate in private mediation.

The Tribunal scheduled a further Case Management Conference for February 2025 to receive an update on mediation and potentially hear the consolidation motion.