Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE:
July 31, 2025
CASE NO(S).:
OLT-25-000221
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 17(24) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant:
4158 Kingston Road, Inc. c/o NADG
Appellant:
829 The Queensway Inc.
Appellant:
Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Toronto
Appellant:
Toronto Catholic District School Board
Subject:
Proposed Official Plan Amendment
Description:
To update the Official Plan Avenues policies as part of the Housing Action Plan
Reference Number:
OPA 778
Property Address:
City-wide
Municipality/Upper Tier:
City of Toronto
OLT Case No.:
OLT-25-000221
OLT Lead Case No.:
OLT-25-000221
OLT Case Name:
2441952 Ontario Inc. v. Toronto (City)
Heard:
July 24, 2025, by Video Hearing
APPEARANCES:
Parties
Counsel
4158 Kingston Road, Inc. c/o NADG (North American Development Group)
Caroline Jordan
Patrick Duffy (in absentia)
829 The Queensway Inc.
Katryna Vergis-Mayo
Aaron Platt (in absentia)
Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Toronto, in Canada
Tara Piurko
Jesse White
Toronto Catholic District School Board
Tara Piurko
Jesse White
City of Toronto
Cameron McKeich
MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY Kurtis Smith ON July 24, 2025 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL
INTRODUCTION
1The Tribunal convened the second Case Management Conference (“CMC”) pertaining to the appeals filed against the City of Toronto (“City”) initiated Official Plan Amendment (“OPA 778”) pertaining to the Avenues Policy Framework within the City.
2Prior to the commencement of the second CMC the Tribunal was in receipt of correspondence from 2441952 Ontario Inc. stating that they have withdrawn their appeal and that 430 Royal York GP Inc. have withdrawn their Party status following the issuance of the Tribunal’s decision on their motion.
PARTICIPANT STATUS REQUEST
3Following the second CMC the Participant status request from the Swansea Area Ratepayers Association and Group (“SARA/SARG”) was circulated to all Parties as the request was not provided to all Parties in advance of the first CMC.
4Without objection, the Tribunal granted Participant status to SARA/SARG as they have a direct interest in OPA 778 as it relates to the lands within their association/group’s area.
SCOPING OF APPEALS AND DEEMING OPA 778 INTO FORCE AND EFFECT
5As directed by the Tribunal, the Parties geographically scoped their appeals and distinguished which appeals are Site-Specific and which are City-Wide appeals as provided and outlined in Attachment 1 to this Order.
6The City then requested that the unappealed portions of OPA 778 be confirmed to have come into force and effect on March 14, 2025, by operation of s. 17(27) of the Planning Act. The Appellants consented to the request, and as such, the Tribunal confirmed that the unappealed portions of OPA 778 came into force and effect on March 14, 2025.
NEXT STEPS
7The Tribunal scheduled a third CMC for Monday, September 29, 2025. In advance of the CMC, the Appellant will provide the City with their Issues List (“IL”) on or before Wednesday, September 10, 2025, and the City will then incorporate the IL into the draft Procedural Order, which will be provided to the Tribunal by Friday, September 19, 2025. Additionally, the City and Appellants indicated that they will continue positive dialogue to reduce and scope their appeals.
8The third CMC is scheduled to proceed by video on Monday, September 29, 2025 at 10 a.m.
9Parties and Participants 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://global.gotomeeting.com/join/719383509
Access code: 719-383-509
10Parties and 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
11Persons 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: 719-383-509.
12Individuals 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 hearing event may be directed to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator.
ORDER
13THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS that:
a. Swansea Area Ratepayers Association and Group is granted Participant status;
b. a third Case Management Conference is scheduled as set out above;
c. the Appellants will provide their Issues List to the City on or before Wednesday, September 10, 2025;
d. the City will provide the draft Procedural Order and Issues List to the Tribunal on or before Friday, September 19, 2025;
e. OPA 778 came into force and effect on March 14, 2025 by operation of s. 17(27) of the Planning Act, save and except the outstanding appeals in Attachment 1 to this Order, which are scoped geographically to the listed addresses and areas identified in Column 3 (Geographic Scoping of Appeals) with respect to the portions of OPA 778 identified in Column 4 (Portions of OPA 778 under Site-Specific Appeal), and the portions of OPA 778 identified in Column 5 (Portions of OPA 778 under Appeal City-Wide); and
f. the Member is not seized, but may be contacted through the Case Coordinator should procedural issues arise.
“Kurtis Smith”
Kurtis Smith
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.
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