Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE:
October 21, 2025
CASE NO.:
OLT-25-000315
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended
Applicant/Appellant
First Ontario Street Ltd.
Subject:
Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Refusal of application
Description:
To permit the development of a 33-storey mixed use building and to retain and incorporate existing heritage building
Reference Number:
24-111770 ZA
Property Address:
37 Ontario St and 3 Ontario Lane
Municipality/UT:
St. Catharines/Niagara
OLT Case No:
OLT-25-000315
OLT Lead Case No:
OLT-25-000315
OLT Case Name:
First Ontario Street Ltd. v. St. Catharines (City)
BEFORE:
ERIC S. CROWE
Friday, the 17th
MEMBER
day of October, 2025
UPON APPEAL brought by First Ontario Street Ltd. pursuant to s. 34(11) of the Planning Act for the refusal by the City of St. Catharines (“City”) of an application for a Zoning By-law Amendment for the properties municipally known as 37 Ontario Street and 3 Ontario Lane in the City;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having been informed that the Parties had a Tribunal led-mediation assessment on October 16, 2025 and a scheduled mediation in the first part of December 2025;
AND THE TRIBUNAL at the CMC, from the submissions of the Parties, having scheduled a four- day Merit hearing to commence on Tuesday, February 17, to Friday February 20, 2026, at 10 a.m. by videoconference;
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THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS THAT:
A four-day Merit hearing is scheduled as detailed above; and,
The Parties are to submit the final Procedural Order, including Issues List, to the Tribunal on or before Friday, November 7, 2025.
“Matthew D.J. Bryan”
MATTHEW D.J. BRYAN
REGISTRAR
Ontario Land Tribunal
Website: olt.gov.on.ca Telephone: 416-212-6349 Toll Free: 1-866-448-2248
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Attachment 1
CMC Attendance List
Party Name
Counsel
First Ontario Street Ltd.
Tom Hanrahan Evan Alderman
City of St. Catharines
Callum Shedden