Matthew Owen-King

The parties requested an amendment to the procedural order governing the schedule for a compensation claim under the Expropriations Act.

The Ontario Land Tribunal granted the request on consent and issued an amended procedural order setting out the timetable for pleadings, discoveries, mediation, and the hearing.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a first Case Management Conference regarding an application for compensation under the Expropriations Act.

The claim arose from the expropriation of fee simple and temporary limited interest in the claimant's property by the respondent municipality for a road project.

The Tribunal scheduled a 10-day merit hearing for February 2026 and directed the parties to submit a draft procedural order by April 30, 2025.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order on consent following a telephone conference call.

The order establishes the procedural steps and timetable leading up to a five-day hearing scheduled for June 2026 to determine the claimant's compensation for disturbance damages arising from the expropriation of its land by the City of Hamilton.

The parties submitted a draft Procedural Order on consent regarding a claim for compensation under the Expropriations Act arising from the widening and re-routing of Major Mackenzie Drive.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued the Procedural Order, scheduling a seven-day video hearing to commence on November 3, 2025, and setting out the timetable for pre-hearing steps including discovery, mediation, and the exchange of expert reports.

The claimant in an expropriation compensation proceeding brought an unopposed motion for a confidentiality order under Rule 22.2 of the Ontario Land Tribunal Rules.

The claimant sought to protect its own sensitive financial and business information, as well as proprietary market data obtained from a non-party data provider, Kalibrate Canada Inc. The Tribunal found that the information involved intimate financial matters whose protection outweighed the public interest in open proceedings.

The motion was granted and the confidentiality order issued.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order on consent to govern the proceedings for a land compensation arbitration under the Expropriations Act.

The order establishes deadlines for pleadings, discoveries, witness statements, and expert reports, and schedules a 10-day video hearing to commence on January 19, 2026.

The County of Simcoe expropriated a portion of a property and filed a Notice of Arbitration to determine compensation.

The registered owners were deceased prior to the expropriation, and the County served notice on individuals believed to be next of kin.

The County requested the Tribunal determine final compensation or order payment into court due to the next of kin's non-responsiveness.

The Tribunal declined the request, finding that the deceased owners' estate must be properly served and represented by legal counsel, and directed the County to conduct further investigations to effect proper service.

The claimant sought compensation of approximately $2,720,000 for business losses arising from the expropriation of interests in its fuel station and convenience store property by the respondent municipality.

The parties had previously resolved compensation for the taking of the land.

The Ontario Land Tribunal held a case management conference and issued a procedural order setting a five-day merit hearing for March 2025 and establishing dates for pleadings, discoveries, and the exchange of expert reports.

The Ontario Land Tribunal issued a procedural order to govern the proceedings for the determination of compensation under the Expropriations Act.

The order sets out the schedule for discoveries, expert reports, and the video hearing scheduled for November 2024.

The Respondent municipality expropriated fee simple and temporary limited interests from the Claimant's property in 2015 and 2018.

The Respondent delivered a Notice of Arbitration in June 2023, but the Claimant failed to deliver a Statement of Claim.

At a Case Management Conference, the self-represented Claimant requested an indefinite extension of time to file his claim, citing medical issues from motor vehicle accidents.

The Tribunal reviewed the Claimant's medical documents but found no evidence that he was medically unable to prepare a claim or retain counsel.

The Tribunal denied the indefinite extension but granted an extension to March 1, 2024, for the Claimant to deliver his Statement of Claim.

The Regional Municipality of York commenced an arbitration against Calgas Investments Limited to determine compensation for expropriated property interests.

At the first Case Management Conference, the Ontario Land Tribunal approved the parties' draft Procedural Order and scheduled a five-day hearing on the merits for March 2024.

The Tribunal also directed the parties to arrange a mediation assessment and pre-hearing conference.