Ontario Land Tribunal

Tribunal ontarien de l’aménagement du territoire

ISSUE DATE: May 11, 2026

CASE NO(S).: OLT-26-000184

PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13, as amended.

Applicant/Appellant: 2915-2943 Bloor Street West Developments Limited

Subject: Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Refusal or neglect to make a decision

Description: To permit the redevelopment of the subject lands for a 29-storey mixed-use building

Reference Number: 25 208823 WET 03 OZ

Property Address: 2915 Bloor Street W

Municipality/UT: Toronto/Toronto

OLT Case No: OLT-26-000184

OLT Lead Case No: OLT-26-000184

OLT Case Name: 2915-2943 Bloor Street West Developments Limited v. Toronto (City)

Heard: April 28, 2026, by Video Hearing

APPEARANCES:

Parties	Counsel
2915-2943 Bloor Street West Developments Limited	D. Bronskill
City of Toronto	G. Szobel

MEMORANDUM OF ORAL DECISION DELIVERED BY S. deBOER ON APRIL 28, 2026 AND ORDER OF THE TRIBUNAL

INTRODUCTION

1This Decision arises from the first Case Management Conference (“CMC”) for the appeal by 2915-2943 Bloor Street West Developments Limited (“Appellant”) pursuant to s. 34(11) of the Planning Act due to the City of Toronto’s (“City”) failure to make a decision on the application within the statutory timeline. The Zoning By-law Amendment (“ZBA”) application would permit the redevelopment of the lands known as 2915 Bloor Street West, in the City of Toronto (“Subject Lands”), with a 29-storey mixed-use residential building containing 423 dwelling units.

2The purpose of the CMC was to review any Party and Participant status requests and set a date for the next hearing event.

AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE

3The Tribunal reviewed the Affidavit of Service of Notice with the Parties, which was served on April 10, 2026, by Rochelle Vasquez. As the Tribunal found no issues with the Notice, the Tribunal ruled that no further Notice is required and marked the Affidavit of Service as Exhibit 1 to this CMC.

PARTY REQUEST

4The Tribunal received one Party status request prior to the CMC from Michael Varghese. Prior to the CMC, the Tribunal had sent the role and responsibilities of a Party to Mr. Varghese. The Tribunal questioned the Party Status request made by Mr. Varghese and after this discussion, Mr. Varghese requested to change his status request from a Party to a Participant.

PARTICIPANT REQUESTS

5Prior to the CMC, the Tribunal had received a total of 43 Participant status requests. After reviewing with the Parties, the Tribunal ruled that the Participant requests received prior to this CMC would be accepted by the Tribunal. The list of approved Participants is attached as Addendum 1 to this Decision and includes the Party status change of Mr. Varghese, approved by the Tribunal at this CMC, for a total of 44 approved Participants. These Participant Statements and their concerns will be reflected in the final decision of the appeal before the Tribunal.

6The Tribunal noted during the CMC that additional individuals had sent emails of concern about the appeal. The Tribunal directed these individuals to send a request for Participant Status form and status request if they wanted to have their concerns formally reviewed by the Tribunal. If additional Participant Status requests are received and reviewed by the Tribunal, they may be added to Addendum 1 at the next hearing event.

7The Tribunal further directs the City to work with the Participant Statements and provide a list of common issues and themes of issues and submit them to the Tribunal prior to the next CMC event. A summary of Participant issues will streamline their concerns for the Parties to address in evidence.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESOLUTION

8The Tribunal asked the Parties about opportunities for resolution, including Tribunal-led mediation. The Parties stated that since an Issues List has not been completed, it is too early to request mediation. However, once an Issues List has been completed, the Parties confirmed that mediation will be discussed, and the Parties are directed to inform the Tribunal if mediation will be requested.

PROCEDURAL ORDER AND ISSUES LIST

9The City stated that it is currently waiting for direction from its Council concerning the appeal, and this direction will not be given until the Council meeting of May 20, 2026. The Parties stated that once this direction is received, it is the intent of the Parties to have a completed Procedural Order and Issues List to the Tribunal prior to the next CMC. The Parties requested that a second CMC be scheduled for a date within June 2026. This would allow the Parties enough time to complete the Procedural Order and Issues List and submit it to the Tribunal. Based on this request, the Tribunal has scheduled a second CMC set out below. The Tribunal directed the Parties to submit a finalized Procedural Order and Issues List by Friday, June 19, 2026, for the Tribunal’s review.

SECOND CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE

10The Tribunal has scheduled a second CMC to proceed on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at 10 a.m., by video conference. No further Notice will be issued.

11Parties and/or Participants and/or Observers 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/656004293

Access code: 656-004-293

12Parties 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

13Persons 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: 656-004-293.

14Individuals 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.

15As 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

16THE TRIBUNAL ORDERS its directions listed above.

17The Member is not seized but may be spoken to if procedural issues arise, schedule permitting.

“S. deBoer”

S. deBOER MEMBER

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ADDENDUM 1

OLT-26-000184

APPROVED PARTICIPANT LIST

1. Alexandra Mann
2. Barbara Sexton
3. Carol Perry
4. Christine Clement
5. Christopher Barran
6. Parth Dave
7. David Purvis
8. Douglas Bradshaw
9. Gabe Musso
10. Gerald Harper
11. Grant Lawson
12. Harsh Dave
13. Heather Elia
14. Ian Stewart
15. James Thompson
16. Joan O’Keefe
17. Kathryn Pastor
18. Lara Kalins
19. Lillian Thompson
20. Maxine Chapman
21. Nicole De Santis
22. Patricia Matwey
23. Peter Dunn
24. Peter Lewycky
25. Phillip Taller
26. Phyllis Sterin
27. Sunnylea Kingsway Community Association
28. Suzanne Self
29. Suzanna Senyi
30. Thompson Orchard Community Association
31. Tracy Kearney
32. Virginia Dabrus
33. Wayne Strachan
34. James Tiessen
35. Michael Green
36. Suzanne Zwings
37. Tapan Dave
38. Bina Dave
39. Connie Nichols
40. Tom Gough
41. Fiona Campbell
42. David Unsworth
43. Kevin Whelly
44. Michael Varghese