ISSUE DATE: October 17, 2025
CASE NO(S).: OLT-23-000609 OLT-24-000688
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 17(24) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: Ebrahim Properties Inc. et al. Subject: Official Plan Amendment Description: To propose the addition of interim Official Plan policies for the Major Transit Station Areas Reference Number: OP2006-247 Property Address: Various Addresses Municipality/Upper Tier: Brampton OLT Case No.: OLT-23-000609 OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-23-000609 OLT Case Name: Ebrahim Properties Inc. Et al. V. Brampton (City)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 17(36) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended
Appellants: 2707193 Ontario Inc., Bovaird West Holdings, Brampton Mill Nelson & Amdev (Brampton) Limited Partnership et al. Subject: Proposed Official Plan Amendment Description: To permit the adoption of the New Official Plan of the City of Brampton Reference Number: N/A Property Address: Lands within the City of Brampton Municipality: Brampton OLT Case No.: OLT-24-000688 OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-24-000688 OLT Case Name: 23 Railroad Inc et al. v. Brampton (City)
Heard: October 9, 2025 by video hearing
APPEARANCES:
| Parties | Counsel |
|---|---|
| City of Brampton | Bruce Engell |
| See Attachment 1 for the list of all appearances |
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY S. BOBKA ON OCTOBER 9, 2025 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
INTRODUCTION
1This was the third Case Management Conference (“CMC”) for:
Appeals filed by multiple Appellants pursuant to s. 17(24) of the Planning Act (“Act”) regarding the approval of an Official Plan Amendment (“OPA”) pertaining to the interim policies of the Major Transit Station Areas; and,
Appeals filed by multiple Appellants pursuant to s. 17(36) of the Act regarding the approval of a new City Official Plan (“Brampton Plan”).
2The Tribunal was advised by letter dated September 15, 2025, that Candeco Realty Limited had formally withdrawn its appeals of these matters.
PARTY STATUS REQUESTS
3At the previous CMC, the Tribunal deferred a request for Party status to the Brampton Plan matter (OLT file no. OLT-24-000688) from 201 County Court Brampton Holdings Inc. (“Concert”), owners of the property known municipally as 201 County Court Boulevard, which is located east of Hurontario Street and north of Country Court Boulevard within the Ray Lawson Major Transit Station Area (“Ray Lawson MTSA”).
4Counsel for Concert provided an overview of their request and explained that a number of the appeals filed relate specifically to the Ray Lawson MTSA and Schedule 131, and that additional changes to the Ray Lawson MTSA may be made through the ongoing appeal process at the Tribunal. Concert is seeking party status to protect its ability to provide appropriate infill development on the Subject Lands in direct proximity to a MTSA station and to ensure that the Ray Lawson MTSA road network is appropriately studied and effectively and equitably established. Concert acknowledged its roles and obligations as a Non-Appellant Party to the Brampton Plan appeals under Rule 8.3 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure, and was prepared to shelter under appeals applying to the Ray Lawson MTSA.
5Mr. Engell advised that while the City had hoped to resolve the issues raised by Concert, making the request for Party status unnecessary, that had not yet occurred. The City recognized that the Party status request had been outstanding for some time and consented to the request.
6Upon consideration, the Tribunal granted Party status to Concert as it has a direct interest and will assist the Tribunal in the adjudication of the matter.
UPDATE ON SETTLEMENT AND MEDIATION
7Mr. Engell advised that through continued mediation, the Parties had been productive and reached a number of proposed resolutions; however, it had taken longer than anticipated to get direction from City Council, and the proposed resolutions were now in circulation with the Parties. He highlighted that a draft Order, to which all Parties consented, was in the works and would hopefully be ready in the next few weeks. Once all Parties had commented and agreed, Mr. Engell proposed that the City would bring forward a Settlement Motion, and he suggested that this might be most efficiently conducted in writing. Mr. Engell explained that the motion would contain a table of outstanding matters, agreed to by all Parties, as this would clarify for the Tribunal exactly what was still under appeal. Should the Parties have difficulties agreeing to the table of outstanding matters, this could be addressed at a subsequent CMC.
CONSOLIDATION OR HEARING TOGETHER
8While the matters were joined together administratively and were heard concurrently at the CMC for the sake of efficiency, no formal ruling had yet been made as to whether these appeals should be consolidated, heard together or heard consecutively. Mr. Engell requested that this be addressed at the next CMC, as the Parties were still working to better understand the shape of the hearing process. He explained that it might not be necessary or appropriate to hear the matters together. The Tribunal agreed that this will be dealt with at the next CMC.
NEXT STEPS
9The Parties proposed that a subsequent CMC be scheduled in March 2026 to deal with the above-mentioned items. The Tribunal agreed with the Parties’ path forward and scheduled a subsequent CMC to commence on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 10 a.m. by Video Hearing.
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ORDER
14The Tribunal Orders that:
a) Party status is granted to 201 County Court Brampton Holdings Inc. in OLT file no. OLT-24-000688; and,
b) A subsequent Case Management Conference is scheduled as detailed in paragraph [8].
15The Member is not seized of the matters.
“S. Bobka” S. BOBKA MEMBER
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ATTACHMENT 1
| Party | Counsel | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 Lisa Street Ltd. | Did not appear |
| 2. | 201 County Court Brampton Holdings Inc. | Anne Benedetti |
| 3. | 2088205 Ontario Ltd | Michael Cara Daniel Artenosi (in absentia) |
| 4. | 2707193 Ontario Inc. | Anne Benedetti |
| 5. | 69 Bramalea Holdings Limited | Johanna Shapira |
| 6. | Amdev Brampton GP Inc. | David Bronskill |
| 7. | Bovaird West Holdings Inc. | Caroline Jordan Patrick Duffy (in absentia) Jonathan Chang (in absentia) |
| 8. | Brampton Mill Nelson & Amdev (Brampton) Limited Partnership | David Bronskill |
| 9. | Canadian National Railway Company | Jessica Jakubowski Katarzyna Sliwa (in absentia) Max Reedjik (in absentia) |
| 10. | Centennial Mall Brampton Ltd. | David Bronskill |
| 11. | City of Brampton | Bruce Engell |
| 12. | Clairville Holdings Limited | Mary Flynn-Guglietti Marc Kemerer |
| 13. | County Court Centre Ltd. | Grace O’Brien Mark Flowers (in absentia) |
| 14. | Ebrahim Properties Inc., Lark Holdings #2 Inc., Aark Nominee Inc., Ebrahim Investments Inc., EP 24 Bramalea Inc., EP390 Orenda Inc., EP383 Orenda Inc. | Stephen D’Agostino Benjamin Horovatin |
| 15. | Guido D'Alesio | Michael Cara Daniel Artenosi (in absentia) |
| 16. | Hillside TO Properties Inc. | Alexander Suriano |
| 17. | Home Depot of Canada Inc. | Noah Jordan David Tang (in absentia) Jesse White (in absentia) |
| 18. | Loblaw Companies Limited | David Neligan Eileen Costello (in absentia) |
| 19. | Mac Mor of Canada Ltd. | Maggie Bassani |
| 20. | Mario Matteo Silvestro | Michael Cara Daniel Artenosi (in absentia) |
| 21. | Mayer Investments Limited | Austin Ray Aaron Platt (in absentia) Katryna Vergis-Mayo (in absentia) |
| 22. | Northwest Brampton Landowners Group Inc. | Shelley Kaufman Scott Snider (in absentia) |
| 23. | Region of Peel | Justine Bedasse Arti Sanichara (in absentia) |
| 24. | Soneil Markham Inc.; Soneil Mississauga Inc.; and Soneil Oakville Inc. | Lee English Isaac Tang (in absentia) |
| 25. | Starbank Developments 285 Corp. | Ira Kagan Sarah Kagan (in absentia) |
| 26. | Toronto & Regional Conservation Authority | Matthew Rutledge Tim Duncan (in absentia) |
| 27. | Tribute Railroad Properties LP (Limited Parnership) | Matthew Lakatos-Hayward Signe Leisk (in absentia) |