Important Announcement Regarding the Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing on May 21, 2026
The first section refers to the letter from the solicitors of Avrance Development Corps, the developer who acquired 3100 Weston Road. The second section is from the Ontario Land Tribunal. It contains information about how to participate in the said hearing.
SECTION 1
Re: Notice of Ontario Land Tribunal Case Management Conference
- Scheduled for Thursday, May 21, 2026 at 10:00 am by Video Conference
- 3100 Weston Road, Toronto
- OLT Lead Case No. OLT-26-000199
We are solicitors for 1000331725 Ontario Inc. (the “Applicant”), who is the owner of the lands municipally known as 3100 Weston Road in the City of Toronto (the “Subject Site”), and the applicant/appellant with respect to the Zoning By-law Amendment application (the “Application”) that was submitted to the City of Toronto (the “City”) to permit the development of the Subject Site.
The Applicant has appealed the Application to the Ontario Land Tribunal (the “OLT”) (the “Appeal”) due to the City’s failure and neglect to make a decision within the statutory time periods in the Planning Act on the Application. The purpose of this letter is to provide you with the Notice of Case Management Conference (“CMC”) scheduled to be held by video conference at 10:00 am on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
The purpose of the Application is to permit an infill residential development consisting of three (3) blocks of four (4)-story buildings containing a total of 125 two-bedroom dwelling units. The development is limited to a net area of approximately 4,388.15 square metres located in the south-east portion of the Subject Site, with frontage on Weston Road. The remainder of the Subject Lands, including existing uses and buildings, is proposed to be retained.
In accordance with the OLT’s directions, the Notice of the CMC is being provided to you as a property owner within 120 metres of the Subject Site, as listed on the City’s property tax assessment rolls, and/or as a person identified by the City or the OLT to receive notice about this matter.
Accordingly, please find attached: (1) a copy of the OLT’s Notice of CMC, which provides instructions on how to participate in the video conference and contains extracts of the OLT’s Rules of Practice and Procedure; (2) an Explanatory Note with a description of the Subject Site and the purpose and effect of the proposed Zoning By-law Amendment; and (3) a location Key Map.
We encourage you to review the attached materials in detail and, in particular, please note:
At least 10 days in advance of the CMC, the requirement to file a Party Status Request Form or Participant Status Request/Participant Statement Form with the assigned OLT Case Coordinator, with a copy to our office and the relevant City solicitor, to outline your interest in the proceeding; and
Rules 19.1 and 19.2 of the OLT’s Rules of Practice and Procedure respecting matters to be addressed at and prior to a CMC.
Should you have any questions regarding the Application/Appeal, please contact the undersigned.
Yours truly,
KAGAN SHASTRI DeMELO WINER PARK LLP
Chris Drew
Land Use Planner
B.U.R.Pl.
SECTION 2.
Ontario Land Tribunal
655 Bay Street, Suite 1500
Toronto ON M5G 1E5
Telephone: (416) 212-6349
Toll Free: 1-866-448-2248
Website: olt.gov.on.ca
Tribunal ontarien de
l’aménagement du territoire
655 rue Bay, suite 1500
Toronto ON M5G 1E5
Téléphone: (416) 212-6349
Sans Frais: 1-866-448-2248
Site Web: olt.gov.on.ca
PROCEEDING COMMENCED UNDER subsection 34(11) of the Planning Act, R.S.O.
1990, c. P.13, as amended
Applicant and Appellant: 1000331725 Ontario Inc.
Subject: Application to amend the Zoning By-law – Refusal or neglect to make a decision
Description: To permit a development of three blocks of four-storey stacked townhouses with 125 residential dwelling units
Reference Number: 25 189182 WET 07 OZ
Property Address: 3100 Weston Road
Municipality/UT: Toronto/Toronto
OLT Case No.: OLT-26-000199
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-26-000199
OLT Case Name: 1000331725 Ontario Inc. v. Toronto (City)
The Ontario Land Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) will conduct a Case Management
Conference (the “CMC”) by Video Conference for this matter.
The event will be held:
AT: 10:00 A.M.
ON: Thursday, May 21, 2026
AT: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/656004293
Access Code: 656-004-293
The Tribunal has set aside 0.5-day for this matter.
The Tribunal’s Rules of Practice and Procedure can be found at:
https://olt.gov.on.ca/legislation-and-rules/
The purpose of the CMC is set out in Rule 19.1 of the Tribunal’s Rules. Parties attending the CMC must be prepared to discuss preliminary issues including but not limited to:
• Identification of parties and/or participants
• Identification of issues.
• Draft Procedural Order – parties are strongly encouraged to meet before the CMC to consider a draft Procedural Order, as per Rule 19.2 (available at https://olt.gov.on.ca/forms-submissions/
• Directions for pre-filing of witness lists, expert witness statements and written evidence.
• Possibility of Settlement and Mediation discussion
• Start date and duration of the hearing.
This event is conducted under Rule 20 of the Tribunal’s Rules. Rule 20.2 sets out how a party may object to the Tribunal conducting this event electronically. Any party, or any person who intends to seek party status, may object to the Tribunal holding this event by video by filing an objection with the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator. The objection must be received by the Tribunal at least 20 days before the date of the Hearing and must be copied to the other parties. All contact information is included in Schedule A to this notice.
Event dates are firm – adjournments will not be granted except in the most serious circumstances, and only in accordance with Rule 17 of the Tribunal’s Rules. If you do not attend the CMC, the Tribunal may proceed in your absence, and you will not be entitled to any further notice of these proceedings. The Tribunal may finalize the list of appellants, parties and/or participants at this CMC.
VIDEO CONFERENCING SOFTWARE:
The event will be held using GoTo Meeting. The appellant(s), applicant, municipality or approval authority, and those persons who intend to request party or participant status, are asked to log into the video hearing through the link provided above at least 15 minutes before the start of the event to test their video and audio connections. All persons are expected to access and set-up the application well in advance of the event to avoid unnecessary delay. The desktop application can be downloaded at https://global.gotomeeting.com/install A web application is also available at https://app.gotomeeting.com/home.html A compatible web browser for this service is Chrome.
Persons who experience technical difficulties accessing the GoTo Meeting application or who only wish to listen to the event can connect to the event by calling into an audio- only telephone line: (Toll Free) 1-888-299-1889 or +1 (647) 497-9373. The access code is 656-004-293.
PARTY OR PARTICIPANT STATUS REQUEST
Persons other than the appellant(s), applicant, municipality or approval authority who wish to participate in the proceeding, either as a party or as a participant, are expected to file a written status request with the Tribunal to outline their interest in the proceeding. The Party Status Request Form and Participant Status Request and Participant Statement Form are available on the Tribunal’s website (https://olt.gov.on.ca/forms
submissions/) and are to be used to assist with the preparation of the request. If you are requesting status, this form must be provided at least 10 days before the CMC to:
• The assigned Tribunal Case Coordinator Cissy Ip at cissy.ip@ontario.ca.
• The municipality and the approval authority on the same day as it is emailed to
the Tribunal Case Coordinator.
• The Applicant and the Appellant(s) on the same day as it is emailed to the
Tribunal Case Coordinator.
The contact information for the parties is included in Schedule A to this notice. The status request will be reviewed and considered by the presiding Member at the CMC. It will also assist the Tribunal in organizing the hearing event. Attendance by the requestor, or their representative, at the CMC is required for all status requests. Where a requestor, or their representative, fails to attend the CMC, the presiding member may refuse to consider or dismiss the status request in their absence.
Persons who are granted party status shall participate fully in the proceeding (see Rule 8). Persons who are granted participant status may only participate in writing by way of a participant statement (see Rule 7.7). Only persons who are granted party or participant status by the Tribunal are permitted to participate in any further hearing event that is convened by the Tribunal for this appeal.
For more information on requesting status, please review the Tribunal’s video “How to request party or participant status” video located at this link: https://olt.gov.on.ca/guides-videos/
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS
If a person intends to refer to a document at the CMC that is not in the Tribunal’s case file, the document is expected to be pre-filed electronically with the Tribunal at least 10 days before the date of the CMC All pre-filed documents shall be served on the other parties electronically. All contact information is included in Schedule A to this notice.
Submissions larger than 30MB must be transferred to the Tribunal’s Case Coordinator using an electronic file sharing service. Please see Schedule B for further submission requirements.
DUTY TO REVIEW THE TRIBUNAL RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Parties are expected to familiarize themselves with the Tribunal’s Rules, including but not limited to the excerpted Rules included in Schedule C to this notice.
FURTHER DIRECTIONS
Tribunal proceedings are open to the public and all documents filed in a proceeding will be included in the Tribunal’s public file (except those documents that may be deemed confidential in accordance with the Ontario Land Tribunal’s Rule 22). The Tribunal shall issue a disposition following the CMC that will set out the directions of the Tribunal. A copy of this decision may be obtained from the Tribunal’s website (https://olt.gov.on.ca/decisions/ by referencing the above case number. We are committed to providing accessible services as set out in the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. If you have any accessibility needs, please contact our Accessibility Coordinator as soon as possible by emailing OLT.COORDINATOR@ontario.ca. If you require documents in formats other than conventional print, or if you have specific accommodation needs, please let us know so we can make arrangements in advance.
Pour recevoir des services en français, veuillez communiquer avec la Tribunal au
1-866-448-2248/(416) 212-6349 ou OLT.COORDINATOR@ontario.ca.
For general information concerning the Tribunal, visit our website at https://olt.gov.on.ca
or you may contact the Tribunal’s offices at 1-866-448-2248 or local (416) 212-6349.
DATED at Toronto, this 27th day of March, 2026.
Matthew D.J. Bryan
Registrar
SCHEDULE A
Please provide materials electronically to the assigned Tribunal Case Coordinator Cissy Ip at cissy.ip@ontario.ca.
On the same day that documents are submitted to the Tribunal, electronic copies are to
be submitted to:
Jason Park
Counsel – Applicant/Appellant
jpark@ksllp.ca
Jessica Amey
Counsel – Municipality