Ontario Land Tribunal
Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire
ISSUE DATE: April 20, 2026
CASE NO.: OLT-26-000023
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 22(7) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant/Appellant: YMCA of Greater Toronto
Joint Appellant: 2764434 Ontario Limited
Subject: Request to amend the Official Plan – Failure to adopt the requested amendment
Description: To permit the development of two residential towers and a new YMCA facility
Reference Number: 24 135633 NNY 17 OZ
Property Address: 567 Sheppard Avenue E
Municipality/UT: City of Toronto
OLT Case No.: OLT-26-000023
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-26-000023
OLT Case Name: YMCA of Greater Toronto & 2764424 Ontario Limited v. Toronto (City)
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant/Appellant: YMCA of Greater Toronto
Joint Appellant: 2764434 Ontario Limited
Subject: Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Refusal or neglect to make a decision
Description: To permit the development of two residential towers and a new YMCA facility
Reference Number: 24 135633 NNY 17 OZ
Property Address: 567 Sheppard Avenue E
Municipality/UT: City of Toronto
OLT Case No.: OLT-26-000025
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-26-000023
BEFORE:
BITA M. RAJAEE MEMBER
Thursday, the 9th day of April, 2026
UPON APPEALS having been brought pursuant to sections 22(7) and 34(11) of the Planning Act (“Act”) by YMCA of Greater Toronto and 2764434 Ontario Limited resulting from the failure of the City of Toronto (“City”) to make a decision within the statutory timeframes on applications for an Official Plan Amendment (“OPA”) and a Zoning By-law Amendment (“ZBA”), required to facilitate two 48 storey residential towers containing approximately 1,115 units on lands municipally known as 567 Sheppard Avenue East in the City;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, at this first Case Management Conference (“CMC”) having marked as Exhibit 1 the Affidavit of Service of Christopher J. Drew, sworn on March 23, 2026, attesting to proper Notice having been given for this CMC, and confirming that no further Notice is required for this proceeding;
AND THE TRIBUNAL having received no requests for Party status;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having received a request for Participant status from David Reid who raised the following concerns:
Mobility (traffic entrance and exit, pedestrian flow);
Public Realm (parkland, transit station access, multi-use trail); and
Built Form (affordable housing, wind impact, Toronto Green Standards).
AND THE TRIBUNAL, having considered the submissions of Mr. Reid, receiving no objections from the Parties, finding that this individual had an interest in the matter and will assist the Tribunal in understanding the potential impacts of the OPA and ZBA on the local community, and granting Participant status to David Reid;
AND THE TRIBUNAL confirming the Parties’ awareness of Tribunal-led mediation and giving direction for the Parties to reach out to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator in writing if they would like a mediation assessment;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, discussing the Procedural Order (“PO”) and draft Issues List (“IL”), and hearing from the City that an updated and finalized IL would be provided by Friday, May 29, 2026, but that it would not deviate too significantly from the draft IL already provided in advance of this CMC;
AND THE TRIBUNAL, being advised by the City that the revision of the IL would occur once (and if) a transportation expert is hired by the City, with Friday, May 29, 2026 being the latest date by which the IL would be provided, but may be provided earlier and shortly after the expert is hired;
AND THE TRIBUNAL at the CMC having scheduled a four-day Hearing to take place on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 to Friday, November 20, 2026, each day at 10 a.m., by video conference, with the following details:
Parties 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/660145013
Access code: 660-145-013
Parties 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
Persons 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: 660-145-013.
Individuals 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.
AND THE TRIBUNAL noting that, as 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.
NOW THEREFORE,
THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS THAT:
David Reid is a Participant in the proceeding:
The Procedural Order and Issues List, or a status update, are to be provided to the Tribunal by Friday, May 29, 2026 to be issued.
The Hearing is scheduled as detailed above.
No further Notice is required.
This Member is not seized but may be contacted through the Case Coordinator should procedural issues arise.
“Matthew D.J. Bryan”
MATTHEW D.J. BRYAN
REGISTRAR
Ontario Land Tribunal
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Attachment 1
CMC Attendance List
Party Name
Counsel
YMCA of Greater Toronto
Daniel Angelucci Jason Park (in absentia)
2764434 Ontario Limited
Daniel Angelucci Jason Park (in absentia)
City of Toronto
Jamie Dexter Jessica Braun (in absentia)