Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: October 27, 2025
CASE NO(S).: OLT-25-000064 OLT-25-000061
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: 2631622 Ontario Corp.
Subject: Request to amend the Official Plan – Failure to adopt the requested amendment
Description: To permit the amendment of the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 and Zoning By-law 001-2021
Reference Number: OP.23.005
Property Address: 11151 Highway 50
Municipality: Vaughan
OLT Case No.: OLT-25-000064
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-25-000064
OLT Case Name: 2631622 Ontario Corp. v. Vaughan (City)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: 2631622 Ontario Corp.
Subject: Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Refusal or neglect to make a decision
Description: To permit the amendment of the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 and Zoning By-law 001-2021
Reference Number: Z.23.008
Property Address: 11151 Highway 50
Municipality: Vaughan
OLT Case No.: OLT-25-000063
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-25-000064
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(19) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant: 2631622 Ontario Corp.
Subject: By-law No. 001-2021
Description: To permit the amendment of the Vaughan Official Plan 2010 and Zoning By-law 001-2021
Reference Number: 174-2024
Property Address: 11151 Highway 50
Municipality: Vaughan
OLT Case No.: OLT-25-000061
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-25-000064
Heard: October 22, 2025, by Video Hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
2631622 Ontario Corp.
M. Helfand
City of Vaughan
M. Rubin
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY S. BRAUN ON OCTOBER 22, 2025 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
1This was the second Case Management Conference (“CMC”) held for the purpose of organizing appeals by 2631622 Ontario Corp. (“Appellant”) against the adoption of By-law No. 174-2024 by the City of Vaughan (“City”) and of the City’s failure to make a decision on an application for an Official Plan Amendment and temporary Zoning By-law Amendment in relation to the property located at 11151 Highway 50. These matters were previously ordered to be heard together pursuant to Rule 16.1 of the Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure.
2Prior to the CMC, the Parties submitted a draft Procedural Order (“PO”) and a detailed Issues List (“IL”). The Tribunal reviewed same with the Parties and directed specific revisions in instances where the PO differed from the Tribunal’s standard PO for Video Hearings. The Parties were also directed to revise an issue that was improperly vague and provided guidance to assist the Parties in tying the issue to specific policies in an effort to properly focus the evidence at a future hearing. Counsel for the City agreed to revise, circulate for consent and submit a finalized draft PO and IL to the Tribunal no later than noon on Monday, November 3, 2025.
3On the strength of the detail provided in the draft IL, discussions with the Parties regarding the number of witnesses anticipated to be called and, most importantly, Counsel for the City’s undertaking to submit a revised draft by the agreed upon deadline, the Tribunal granted the Parties’ request to schedule a five-day Video Hearing, which will commence on Monday, March 9, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.
4Should the Tribunal not receive the finalized draft PO and IL (or a request for an extension) by the deadline specified in paragraph [2] above, the scheduled hearing dates will be removed from the Tribunal’s calendar and the Parties will be required to attend a Telephone Conference Call (“TCC”) to provide an update to the Tribunal and discuss the possibility of rescheduling the Hearing.
5Parties are asked to log in to the above noted Video Hearing at least 15 minutes before the start of the event to test their video and audio connections:
GoTo Meeting: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/914098901
Access Code: 914-098-901
6Parties are asked to access and set up the application well in advance of the event to avoid unnecessary delay. The desktop application can be downloaded at GoTo Meeting or a web application is available: https://app.gotomeeting.com/home.html.
7Persons who experience technical difficulties accessing the GoTo Meeting application or who only wish to listen to the event can connect to the event by calling in to an audio-only telephone line: +1 (647) 497-9373 or (Toll Free) 1-888-299-1889. The access code is 914-098-901.
8Individuals are directed to connect to the event on the assigned date at the correct time. It is the responsibility of the persons participating in the CMC by video to ensure that they are properly connected to the event at the correct time. Questions prior to the Hearing event may be directed to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator having carriage of this case.
9The Parties are reminded of the availability of Tribunal-assisted mediation and of the expectation that they are to cooperate to reduce the length of the Hearing by eliminating redundant evidence and attempting to reach settlements on issues where possible.
ORDER
10The case management directives above are so ordered.
11There will be no further Notice, and this Member is not seized but may be available for case management should the Tribunal’s calendar permit.
“S. Braun”
S. Braun
vice-chair
Ontario Land Tribunal
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