Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: March 16, 2026
CASE NO.: OLT-25-000926
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 17(36) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Appellant: Six Nations of the Grand River of Indians
Subject: Proposed Official Plan Amendment 42
Description: To permit the lands to be developed with a mixed use development (OPA 45) and to permit warehouse use within Site Specific Policy Area 41 of the Official Plan (OPA 42)
Reference Number: 30-OP-251168
Property Address: 485 Huron Road
Municipality/UT: Kitchener/Waterloo
OLT Case No.: OLT-25-000926
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-25-000925
OLT Case Name: Six Nations of the Grand River of Indians v. Municipal Affairs and Housing (Ministry)
BEFORE:
T.F. NG VICE-CHAIR
Monday, the 16th day of March, 2026
Decision
THIS MATTER having come before the Tribunal;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having been advised by Activa Holdings Inc., the owner of the lands known municipally as 485 Huron Road, in the City of Kitchener, which are the subject of Official Plan Amendment No. 42 to the City of Kitchener Official Plan, is withdrawing its request to have a warehouse added as a permitted use on the subject lands within the policies of the Kitchener Official Plan;
THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS that pursuant to the Tribunal’s authority under s.9(1) of the Ontario Land Tribunal Act, the appeal by the Six Nations of the Grand River Band of Indians is allowed and Amendment No. 42 to the Official Plan for the City of Kitchener is not approved.
“Matthew D.J. Bryan”
MATTHEW D.J. BRYAN REGISTRAR
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