Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: July 31, 2025
CASE NO(S).: OLT-24-000973
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER section 14 of the Development Charges Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 27
Appellant 1: Mattamy (Erin) Limited
Appellant 2: 2779181 Ontario Inc.
Appellant 3: EC (Erin) GP Inc.
Appellant 4: Hillsburgh Heights Inc.
Appellant 5: National Properties Inc.
Appellant 6: Beachcroft Investments Inc.
Description: Determination of the development charges
Reference Number: By-law 24-35
Property Address: City-wide
Municipality/UT: Erin/Wellington
OLT Case No.: OLT-24-000973
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-24-000973
OLT Case Name: Mattamy (Erin) Limited et. al v. Erin (Town)
Heard: July 23, 2025 by Video Hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
Mattamy (Erin) Limited
Denise Baker
2779181 Ontario Inc.
Denise Baker
EC (Erin) GP Inc.
Denise Baker
Hillsburgh Heights Inc.
Meaghan McDermid
National Properties Inc.
Meaghan McDermid
Beachcroft Investments Inc.
Matthew Lakatos-Hayward Raivo Uukkivi (in absentia)
Town of Erin
Quinto Annibale Alexandra Whyte
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY W. DANIEL BEST ON JULY 23, 2025 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
INTRODUCTION
1This was the second Case Management Conference (“CMC”) for appeals to Development Charges By-law 24-35 passed by the Town of Erin (“Town”) on July 18, 2024.
UPDATE
2The Town updated the Tribunal that the Parties met to attempt to scope the Issues List (“IL”) and finalize the draft Procedural Order (“PO”).
3The Town advised the Tribunal that the draft PO and IL could be forwarded to the Case Coordinator post-CMC for the consideration of the Tribunal.
NEXT STEPS
4The Tribunal directed the Town to submit a draft PO on consent on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. The Tribunal will review the draft PO and if approved, it will govern the proceedings of the hearing.
5The Tribunal inquired as to whether there were any other matters to be addressed which might assist in the fair, just, and expeditious resolution of this matter. The Parties indicated there were none.
6The Tribunal thanked Counsel for the Parties for their assistance.
7Having the benefit of receiving the submitted revised draft PO from the Town prior to the issuance of this Decision, and having examined the IL attached to the PO, the Tribunal deems the attached PO to be in of force and effect to govern the proceedings. The Tribunal directs that the Hearing of the Merits is scheduled to begin on Monday, December 1, 2025 at 10 a.m. by Video Hearing. Any changes to the PO will require the approval of the Tribunal.
8Parties are asked to log in to the Video Hearing at least 15 minutes before the start of the event to test their video and audio connections:
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Access Code: 344-779-885
9Parties 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 GoToMeeting or a web application is available: https://app.gotomeeting.com/home.html.
10Persons who experience technical difficulties accessing the GoToMeeting application or who only wish to listen to the event can connect to the event by calling into an audio-only telephone line: +1-647-497-9373 or (Toll Free) 1-888-299-1889. The Access Code is as indicated above.
11Individuals 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 Video Hearing 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.
ORDER
12THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS the directions contained in this Decision.
13The Procedural Order, appended to this Decision as Schedule 1, is approved and in force and effect.
“W. Daniel Best”
W. DANIEL BEST
MEMBER
Ontario Land Tribunal
Website: www.olt.gov.on.ca Telephone: 416-212-6349 Toll Free: 1-866-448-2248
The Conservation Review Board, the Environmental Review Tribunal, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and the Mining and Lands Tribunal are amalgamated and continued as the Ontario Land Tribunal (“Tribunal”). Any reference to the preceding tribunals or the former Ontario Municipal Board is deemed to be a reference to the Tribunal.
Schedule 1