271 Front Street East, 25 Berkeley Street, and 44 Parliament Street - Expropriation of City-owned Lands by Metrolinx for Transit Purposes

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2025-04-23 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on April 23 and 24, 2025, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (April 8, 2025) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council direct that Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (April 8, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor as they contain advice and information that are subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (April 8, 2025) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as they contain advice and information that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (April 8, 2025) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

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Pursuant to the Expropriations Act, Metrolinx expropriated City-owned lands with the municipal addresses of 271 Front Street East, 25 Berkeley Street, and the north portion of 44 Parliament Street operating as a Toronto Parking Authority lot (collectively known as the "First Parliament Properties") and the subsurface portion of Parliament Square Park located at the south side of 44 Parliament Street (the "Strata Lands"), for the purpose of the construction of the new underground Corktown Subway Station and underground tunnel on the proposed Ontario Line.

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Metrolinx took possession of the First Parliament Properties and the Strata Lands on August 31, 2021. Metrolinx served offers of compensation on the City on August 16, 2021 in respect of 271 Front Street East and 25 Berkeley Street and on September 15, 2021 for 44 Parliament Street. The City accepted the offers of compensation without prejudice to its ability to further negotiate the payment of additional compensation or to bring a claim to the Ontario Land Tribunal to seek additional compensation for the expropriations as permitted by the Expropriations Act. This report deals with potential litigation that affects the City and contains advice or communications that are subject to solicitor-client privilege. The purpose of this report is to seek further direction in this regard and information is being provided as confidential material.

Staff recommended

The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this Report. 2. City Council direct that all information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 including Confidential Appendices A and B, and the confidential recommendations are to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor as it contains advice and information which are subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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