Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: October 24, 2025
CASE NO.: OLT-24-001245
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(19) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant: Canadian Tire Corporation Limited
Subject: By-law No. 1260-2024
Description: To permit an amendment to the Zoning By-law to update permissions and performance standards for mid-rise buildings on certain Avenues.
Reference Number: 23 207644 CPS 00 OZ
Property Address: City-Wide
Municipality/UT: Toronto
OLT Case No.: OLT-24-001245
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-24-001245
OLT Case Name: Canadian Tire Corporation Limited v. Toronto (City)
BEFORE:
SHARON L. DIONNE MEMBER Thursday, the 23rd day of October, 2025
THIS MATTER involving an appeal of the passing of Zoning By-law No. 1260-2024 to the City of Toronto, being a Bylaw to enact City-wide As-of-Right Zoning for Mid-Rise buildings on Avenues and Updated Rear Transition Performance Standards, by Canadian Tire Corporation Limited (“Appellant”) pursuant to s.34(19) of the Planning Act, R.S.O.1990, c. P.13, as amended;
AND THIS MATTER having previously come before the Tribunal, differently constituted, at Case Management Conference on May 1, 2025, at which time there were no requests made for Party or Participant status;
AND THIS MATTER having come before the Tribunal at a Case Management Conference on October 23, 2025, at which time the Tribunal was advised that the Parties have been having on-going discussions and negotiations towards a possible settlement of the appeal;
AND UPON A MOTION brought, on October 23, 2025, by the City for the scoping and partial approval of Bylaw No. 1260-2024, on consent of the Appellant;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having reviewed and considered materials in support of the Motion, including the sworn affidavit evidence of Viktoriya Slobodyan, Legal Assistant with the City of Toronto dated October 8, 2025, and the submissions of the Parties before it in respect of the Appellant’s appeal being the only appeal in respect of the Bylaw, grants the Motion to scope the appeal geographically to 2850 Kingston Road, in the City of Toronto, as set out in the materials referred to herein.
THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS THAT:
- The scope of the appeal of Zoning By-law No. 1260-2024 to the City of Toronto is as follows:
a. Geographic Scope: 2850 Kingston Road.
In accordance with subsection 34(31) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, Zoning By-law No. 1260-2024 shall be deemed to have come into force on the day it was passed, being November 14, 2024, for all areas of the City set out in sections 34 and 35 of Bylaw No. 1260-2024, save and except for the lands municipally known as 2850 Kingston Road as delineated in Attachment “A” to this Order.
The Parties are to provide the Tribunal with an update as to the status of the appeal, in writing, by no later than April 17, 2026.
This Member remains available to assist with the case management of this proceeding, subject to the Tribunal’s calendar.
“Matthew D.J. Bryan”
MATTHEW D.J. BRYAN REGISTRAR
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ATTACHMENT “A”– 2850 KINGSTON ROAD