Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: May 15, 2025
CASE NO(S).: OLT-23-000609, OLT-24-000688
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 17(24) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.
Applicant/Appellant: Candeco Realty Limited et al. Subject: Official Plan Amendment Description: To propose the addition of interim Official Plan policies for the Major Transit Station Areas. Reference Number: OP2006-247 Property Address: Various Addresses Municipality/UT: Brampton OLT Case No: OLT-23-000609 OLT Lead Case No: OLT-23-000609 OLT Case Name: Candeco Realty Limited et al. v. Brampton (City)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 17(36) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellants: 2707193 Ontario Inc., Bovaird West Holdings, et al. Subject: Proposed Official Plan Amendment Description: To permit the adoption of the New Official Plan of the City of Brampton Reference Number: N/A Property Address: Lands within the City of Brampton Municipality: Brampton OLT Case No.: OLT-24-000688 OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-24-000688 OLT Case Name: 23 Railroad Inc. + et al. v. Brampton (City)
Heard: May 02, 2025 by Video Hearing
APPEARANCES:
| Parties | Counsel |
|---|---|
| Candeco Realty Limited et al. | L. Longo (in absentia) |
| Ebrahim Properties Inc., Lark Holdings #2 Inc., Aark Nominee Inc., Ebrahim Investments Inc., EP 24 Bramalea Inc., EP390 Orenda Inc., and EP383 Orenda Inc. | S. D’Agostino |
| 16 Lisa Street Ltd., 69 Bramalea Holdings Limited | M. Flowers, J. Alati (in absentia), G. O’Brien (in absentia) |
| Soneil Markham Inc., Soneil Mississauga Inc., and Soneil Oakville Inc. | J. Shapira (in absentia) |
| Amdev Brampton GP Inc., and Centennial Mall Brampton Ltd. | B. Davis, L. English, I. Tang (in absentia) |
| Mario Matteo Silvestro, Guido D'Alesio, and 2088205 Ontario Ltd. | D. Bronskill |
| Clairville Holdings Limited | M. Cara, D. Artenosi (in absentia) |
| Mac Mor of Canada Ltd. | M. Flynn-Guglietti, M. Kemerer (in absentia) |
| Starbank Developments 285 Corp. | M. Bassani |
| Regional Municipality of Peel | I. Kagan |
| Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) | A. Sanichara, Rachel Godley (in absentia) |
| CN Rail | M. Rutledge, T. Duncan (in absentia) |
| Bank Bros. | J. Jakubowski, K. Sliwa (in absentia) |
| Hillside TO Properties, Loblaw Companies Ltd. | A. Benedetti |
| County Court Centre Ltd. | A. Suriano, D. Neligan (in absentia), E. Costello (in absentia) |
| Tribute Railroad Properties LP | M. Flowers |
| Bovaird West Holdings Inc. | P. Voltsinis, S. Liske (in absentia) |
| Northwest Brampton Landowners Group Inc. | M. Lakatos-Hayward (in absentia) |
| Home Depot of Canada Inc. | P. Duffy, J. Cheng (in absentia) |
| Mayer Investment Limited | S. Snider, S. Kaufman (in absentia) |
| City of Brampton | J. White, D. Tang (in absentia), K. Vergis-Mayo, A. Platt (in absentia), A. Ray (in absentia), B. Engell, M. Rea (in absentia) |
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY S. DEBOER ON MAY 2, 2025 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
INTRODUCTION
1The matter before the Tribunal was a Case Management Conference (“CMC”) for the various appeals pursuant to section 17(24) and section 17(36) of the Planning Act due to the City of Brampton’s (“City”) approval of the Official Plan Amendments that propose the addition of interim Official Plan polices regarding the City’s Major Transit Station Areas.
2The purpose of the CMC was to review the status of the appeals and the next steps in the hearing process.
STATUS UPDATE
3Representing the City, Mr. Engell gave a high level a high-level review of the appeals and where the appeals stand at this moment. Mr. Engell noted that since the last hearing event, the Parties had entered Tribunal-led mediation. The results of the mediation are awaiting further instructions from the City’s council. It was Mr. Engell’s intent to have the City’s instructions before the Tribunal today pertaining to “without prejudice” settlements with some of the Parties. However, due to the lack of instructions, Mr. Engell is not able to provide the requests for written settlement hearings concerning these potential settlements. When he does receive these instructions, he may request that written settlement hearings be requested and heard by the Tribunal. All the Parties agreed with Mr. Engell’s comments pertaining to the potential settlements that are before City council. The Tribunal ruled that once these instructions have been received, then the City can request that written settlement hearings be scheduled in the Tribunal’s calendar.
PARTY REQUEST
4Mr. Engell stated that the Party request submitted by Brampton Plan should be deferred to the next CMC as there are decisions that are needing to be issued by the Tribunal that may affect the status of this Party request. Ms. Benedetti, who represents Brampton Plan, agreed with Mr. Engell’s statement that the Party request should be deferred to the next hearing event. The Tribunal ruled that this was appropriate, and the Party status would be dealt with at the next hearing event.
5It was Mr. Engell’s request that a further CMC be scheduled for the Fall of 2025. By this time, a draft Procedural Order should be more succinct as the number of appellants should be less and some of the appeals should be resolved by that time.
NEXT CMC
6The Tribunal has scheduled a further CMC which will proceed by video Thursday, October 9, 2025, at 10 a.m.
7Parties 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:
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Access code: 687-587-165
8Parties 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.
9Persons 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: (Toll-Free) 1-888-299-1889 or +1 (647) 497-9393. The access code is: 687-587-165.
10Individuals 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.
ORDER
11The Tribunal orders its directions listed above.
12The Tribunal Member is not seized; however, the Member may be spoken to regarding procedural matters, schedule permitting.
“S. deBoer”
S. deBOER
MEMBER
Ontario Land Tribunal
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