Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: April 14, 2025
CASE NO(S).: OLT-25-000100
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.
Applicant/Appellant: 1956565 Ontario Inc. Subject: Application to amend the Official Plan – Failure to adopt the requested amendment Description: To facilitate construction of three towers with 1626 units Reference Number: 24 149325 STE 14 OZ Property Address: 120 Bouchette Street Municipality/UT: Toronto/Toronto OLT Case No: OLT-25-000100 OLT Lead Case No: OLT-25-000100 OLT Case Name: 1956565 Ontario Inc. v Toronto (City)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER section 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.
Applicant/Appellant: 1956565 Ontario Inc. Subject: Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Failure to adopt the requested amendment Description: To facilitate construction of three towers with 1626 units Reference Number: 24 149325 STE 14 OZ Property Address: 120 Bouchette Street Municipality/UT: Toronto/Toronto OLT Case No: OLT-25-000101
Heard: April 10, 2025 by Video Hearing
APPEARANCES:
| Parties | Counsel |
|---|---|
| 1956565 Ontario Inc. | J. Hoffman, D. Bronskill (in absentia) |
| City of Toronto | L. Pinder |
| Toronto Port Authority | A. Jeanrie |
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY S. TOUSAW ON APRIL 10, 2025 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
Introduction
1This first Case Management Conference (“CMC”) was convened for the appeals of 1956565 Ontario Inc. (“Applicant”/“Appellant”) to the absence of decisions by the City of Toronto (“City”) for Official Plan Amendment (“OPA”) and Zoning By-law Amendment (“ZBA”) applications affecting lands at 120 Bouchette Street, Toronto (“site”).
2The Applicant’s Affidavit of Service for Notice of this CMC was marked as Exhibit 1. No further Notice is required for subsequent proceedings for these appeals.
Parties and Participants
3The statutory Parties are the Applicant and the City.
4With no objection from the Applicant and the City, the Tribunal granted Party status to the sole requestor, the Toronto Port Authority (“Ports Toronto”). Ports Toronto’s operations include the Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport located on Toronto Island, a few kilometres to the west of the site. The site is located below certain flight paths to/from the airport. Ports Toronto anticipates no issues with the tower heights proposed for this site but wishes to remain involved should the proposal change.
5No requests for Participant status were received.
Next Steps
6The Parties anticipate pursuing mediation and are aware that Tribunal-led mediation is available at their request.
7The Parties will file a Procedural Order on consent by July 1, 2025 for the consideration of approval from the Tribunal by separate Order.
8Should the Parties reach a settlement on their identified issues, they may request the scheduling of a Settlement Hearing to be held in writing or by Video Hearing.
9At the Parties’ request, a nine-day Merit Hearing is scheduled to commence at 10 a.m. on January 19, 2026 and conclude on or before January 30, 2026, by Video Hearing (not sitting on January 26, 2026).
10Parties and/or Participants and/or Observers are asked to log in to the event at least 15 minutes before it begins to test their video and audio connections:
GoTo Meeting: https://meet.goto.com/348282861
Access code: 348-282-861
11Parties and/or Participants 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
12Persons who experience technical difficulties accessing the GoTo Meeting application or who only wish to listen to the event can connect to it by calling in to an audio-only telephone line: +1 (647) 497-9373 or (Toll Free) +1-888-299-1889. The access code is: 348-282-861.
13Individuals 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 event to ensure that they are properly connected at the correct time. Questions prior to the event may be directed to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator.
14This Member is not seized for the Merit Hearing.
ORDER
15The Tribunal Orders its directions as set out above.
“S. Tousaw”
S. TOUSAW VICE CHAIR
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