Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: November 26, 2025
CASE NO(S).: OLT-21-001620 (Formerly PL200195)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant: ClubLink Corporation ULC Subject: Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Refusal or neglect to make a decision Description: To permit the redevelopment of the lands for residential and open space uses, including 1502 residential units which will be mixed between detached, townhouse and mid-rise apartments. Reference Number: D02-02-19-0123 Property Address: 7000 Campeau Drive Municipality/UT: Ottawa/Ottawa OLT Case No.: OLT-21-001620 Legacy Case No: PL200195 OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-21-001620 Legacy Lead Case No: PL200195 OLT Case Name: ClubLink Corporation ULC v. Ottawa (City)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 51(34) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant: ClubLink Corporation ULC Subject: Proposed Plan of Subdivision – Failure of Approval Authority to make a decision Description: To permit the redevelopment of the lands for residential and open space uses, including 1502 residential units which will be mixed between detached, townhouse and mid-rise apartments. Reference Number: D07-16-19-0026 Property Address: 7000 Campeau Drive Municipality/UT: Ottawa/Ottawa OLT Case No.: OLT-21-001622 Legacy Case No: PL200196 OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-21-001620 Legacy Lead Case No: PL200195
Heard: November 26, 2025 by video hearing
APPEARANCES:
| Parties | Counsel |
|---|---|
| ClubLink Corporation ULC | M. Flowers, K. Gossen |
| City of Ottawa | T. Marc |
| Kanata Greenspace Protection Coalition | S. Rouleau |
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY C. HARDY ON NOVEMBER 26, 2025 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
1On November 26, 2025, the Tribunal convened a Case Management Conference (“CMC”) to obtain a status update from the Parties regarding the Decision and Interim Order issued by the two-Member panel of the Tribunal on March 22, 2022. The Interim Order approved, in principle, a Zoning By-law Amendment (“ZBA”) and Draft Plan of Subdivision (“DPS”), subject to the clearing of conditions. The appeals had been filed by ClubLink Corporation ULC (“ClubLink”) pursuant to ss. 34(11) and 51(34) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended, regarding the failure of the City of Ottawa (“City”) to make decisions on the applications within statutory timeframes. Kanata Greenspace Protection Coalition (“KGPC”) had been granted Party status in the proceedings.
2On March 26, 2024, the Tribunal administratively closed its file, which was re-opened pursuant to an e-mail received from counsel for ClubLink on September 22, 2025. In the e-mail, ClubLink advised that it had provided the City with a draft ZBA and consolidated draft plan conditions in June, 2025 for comment and provided the same documents to KGPC in September, 2025. ClubLink advised that neither the City nor KGPC had responded to its request for comments and it was seeking direction from the Tribunal on how to progress the matter towards the issuance of a Final Order from the Tribunal.
3In that regard, the Tribunal determined that both adjudicators involved in the issuance of the Interim Order did not need to preside over a CMC to obtain a status update, and consequently, scheduled a one-day CMC.
4At the CMC, counsel for ClubLink explained that the e-mail to the Tribunal had requested a short meeting to provide a status update and progress the matter. It was further explained that a misunderstanding arose when the Tribunal scheduled the CMC for a full day, leading the Parties to believe that the Tribunal would hear submissions and make a determination on the issuance of a Final Order. The Tribunal confirmed with the Parties that the Tribunal would not make a determination on the Final Order at the CMC given that both seized panel Members were not present.
5Counsel for ClubLink reviewed the materials that had been filed in advance of the CMC and confirmed that they formed the complete submissions that the Parties would rely upon. At the upcoming hearing event, the Parties intend to rely upon oral submissions based on the filed materials and do not propose to bring any witnesses to testify. The City and KGPC concurred with the update provided by counsel for ClubLink, including that no further materials would be filed with the Tribunal.
6The Tribunal canvassed the Parties’ availability to schedule a hearing event to consider the issuance of a Final Order and proceeded to set the matter down for Wednesday, January 14, 2026 by video at 10 a.m.
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11The above directives are hereby ordered by the Tribunal.
12This Member is seized.
“C. Hardy”
C. Hardy VICE-CHAIR
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