Ontario Land Tribunal

Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire

ISSUE DATE: March 23, 2026

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: Ebrahim Properties Inc. 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: Ebrahim Properties Inc. 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, Brampton Mill Nelson & Amdev (Brampton) Limited Partnership 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: March 18, 2026 by Video Hearing

APPEARANCES:

Parties	Counsel
City of Brampton	Bruce Engell

See Attachment 1 for the list of all appearances

MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY David Brown ON March 18, 2026 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL

INTRODUCTION

1The Tribunal convened a fourth Case Management Conference (“CMC”) with respect to multiple appeals filed regarding two matters in the City of Brampton (“City”). The first being appeals filed pursuant to s. 17(24) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended (“Planning Act”) against the approval of an Official Plan Amendment (“OPA”) by the City that introduced interim policies for Major Transit Station Areas (“MTSA”), and the second being appeals filed pursuant to s. 17(36) of the Planning Act against the City’s approval of a new City Official Plan (“Brampton Plan”).

STATUS UPDATE

2Mr. Bruce Engell, counsel for the City, provided an overview of the status of the appeals explaining that the Tribunal recently granted a Motion resulting in the partial approval of portions of the Brampton Plan and the resolution of a number of the appeals. Mr. Engell advised that the City is now addressing specific appeals and issues in an effort to negotiate and resolve further appeals. The City is preparing an updated annotated version of the Brampton Plan to be available to the public. Mr. Engell advised that the City will continue working with the Appellants with a goal of finding a resolution of the remining appeals.

3Mr. Engell advised that there is a Settlement in the works with the Northwest Brampton Landowners Group and it is proposed to file a Motion seeking the approval of the Settlement once it has been finalized. Mr. Engell proposed that the Motion be considered by way of a written motion, subject to the Tribunal’s direction.

4The Tribunal consented that the Motion can be considered as a written motion to be served in accordance with the Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure.

5Mr. Engell advised that a further Motion is being contemplated to address what he described as ‘scoping of the issues’ as it applies to the Mixed-Use Employment Area policies.

6Mr. Lee English, Counsel for Soneil Markham Inc., Soneil Mississauga Inc., and Soneil Oakville Inc. (together “Soneil”), responded that the Motion referred to by the City is not a motion to scope the appeals, but a motion to dismiss, and Soneil has concerns with the City’s approach. Mr. English advised that the Soneil has concerns with the language of the Mixed-Use Employment Area policies and the City has not engaged in any discussions with Soneil at the direction of City Council.

7The Tribunal reminded the Parties that the Tribunal expects that Parties explore settlement opportunities before bringing a matter before the Tribunal for adjudication.

CONSOLIDATION

8At the previous CMC, the Tribunal was requested to defer the consideration of whether the appeals should be consolidated, heard together, or heard concurrently. Mr. Engell explained that the resolution of the appeals of the Brampton Plan may have the effect of rendering the interim MTSA policies contained in the OPA moot and, by extension, the OPA would be unnecessary. As a result, there may be no further OPA related appeals before the Tribunal. He requested that the matter be addressed at the next CMC, should it be necessary.

9Mr. Leo Longo, Counsel for Centennial Mall Brampton Ltd., noted that the City recently adopted a Secondary Plan for the Queen Street corridor and passed a new Comprehensive Zoning By-law, both of which his client has appealed on a site-specific basis. He advised that his client may be requesting that the site-specific appeals be consolidated with the appeals currently before the Tribunal.

10The Tribunal directs that the two appeals will continue to be joined for administrative purposes, thereby creating efficiencies in determining the procedural matters relating to the organization of the appeals. The Tribunal defers consideration of the consolidation or hearing together of the appeals to the next CMC.

NEXT STEPS

11The Parties proposed that a further CMC be scheduled in July 2026 to address the above-mentioned items.

12The Tribunal supports the Parties’ path forward and scheduled a further CMC to be conducted on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, at 10 a.m. by Video Hearing.

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17As of March 30, 2026, all hearing events are governed by the Tribunal’s Artificial Intelligence Practice Direction. This Practice Direction requires a party, participant, or witness to include a declaration within each submitted document if generative AI was used to create or generate content.

ORDER

18THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS the case management directives set out above.

19There will be no further Notice provided for these proceedings.

20The Member is not seized but may be spoken to through the Case Coordinator should any issues arise.

“David Brown”

DAVID BROWN

MEMBER

Ontario Land Tribunal

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ATTACHMENT 1

	Party	Counsel
1.	16 Lisa Street Ltd.	Did not appear
2.	201 County Court Brampton Holdings Inc.	Anne Benedetti
3.	2707193 Ontario Inc.	Anne Benedetti
4.	69 Bramalea Holdings Limited	Sean Ovas Johanna Shapira (in absentia)
5.	Amdev Brampton GP Inc.	Did not appear
6.	Bovaird West Holdings Inc.	Jonathan Cheng Patrick Duffy (in absentia)
7.	Brampton Mill Nelson Limited Partnership and Amdev (Brampton) Limited Partnership	Did not appear
8.	Canadian National Railway Company	Jessica Jakubowski Katarzyna Sliwa (in absentia) Max Reedjik (in absentia)
9.	Centennial Mall Brampton Ltd.	Leo Longo
10.	Clairville Holdings Limited	Talia Gordner Mary Flynn-Guglietti (in absentia) Marc Kemerer (in absentia)
11.	County Court Centre Ltd.	Mark Flowers
12.	Ebrahim Properties Inc., Lark Holdings #2 Inc., Aark Nominee Inc., Ebrahim Investments Inc., EP 24 Bramalea Inc., EP390 Orenda Inc., and EP383 Orenda Inc.	Stephen D’Agostino
13.	Hillside TO Properties Inc.	Jonathan Marun-Batista Alexander Suriano (in absentia)
14.	Home Depot of Canada Inc. SETTLED	Did not attend
15.	Loblaw Companies Limited	David Neligan Eileen Costello (in absentia)
16.	Mac Mor of Canada Ltd.	Jonathan Marun-Batista Maggie Bassani (in absentia) John Pappas (In absentia)
17.	Mario Matteo Silvestro, Guido D'Alesio, and 2088205 Ontario Ltd.	Rowan Barron Michael Cara (in absentia) Daniel Artenosi (in absentia)
18.	Mayer Investments Limited	Austin Ray Aaron Platt (in absentia) Katryna Vergis-Mayo (in absentia)
19.	Northwest Brampton Landowners Group Inc., Heritage Heights Landowners Group, Bruce and Shirley Reed, Bramwest Development Corporation, James Reed, Maplequest Ventures Inc., 2266591 Ontario Inc., Seconfar Holdings Limited, Primont Homes (Heritage Heights 1) Inc., Primont Homes (Heritage Heights 3) Inc., Primont Homes (Heritage Heights 4) Inc., Pulcher Holdings Ltd., Wanless Properties Ltd., Amber Forest Land Developments Corporation, Tiber Brampton Holdings Inc., Mattamy Homes, Argo TFP Brampton III Limited, Argo TFP Brampton IV Limited, and GIL (Heritage Heights) Inc.	Shelley Kaufman Scott Snider (in absentia)
20.	Region of Peel	Peter Krysiak
21.	Soneil Markham Inc., Soneil Mississauga Inc., and Soneil Oakville Inc.	Lee English Isaac Tang (in absentia)
22.	Starbank Developments 285 Corp.	Paul DeMelo Ira Kagan (in absentia) Sarah Kagan (in absentia)
23.	Toronto & Regional Conservation Authority	Matthew Rutledge Tim Duncan (in absentia)
24.	Tribute Railroad Properties LP (formerly 23 Railroad Inc., 17595031 Railroad ME Inc. and 5519273548 Railroad ME Inc.)	Peter Voltsinis Matthew Bernier (in absentia) Signe Leisk (in absentia)