Ookwemin Minising - Ontario Land Tribunal Hearing - Request for Direction

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2026-03-25 · Toronto City Council · adopted

As filed

City Council on March 25 and 26, 2026, adopted the following: 1. City Council adopt the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2026) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 and Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 10, 2026) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct that the balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2026) from the City Solicitor remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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The confidential instructions to staff in Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2026) from the City Solicitor were adopted by City Council and are now public as follows: 1. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to execute Minutes of Settlement with the revised Maximum Parcel Governing Limits set out in Confidential Appendix A to Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2026) from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and any other necessary City staff to support the zoning by-law height changes set out in Confidential Appendix B to Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2026) from the City Solicitor. 3. City Council direct the Board of Directors of City of Toronto Economic Development Corporation, carrying on business as Toronto Port Lands Company to authorize any actions or approvals necessary, including execution of Minutes of Settlement with the revised Maximum Parcel Governing Limits set out in Confidential Appendix A to Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2026) from the City Solicitor. 4. City Council authorize the City Solicitor to request that the Ontario Land Tribunal make any necessary technical and stylistic changes to Official Plan Amendment 409 and Zoning By-law 702-2024, and to take all other necessary and reasonable actions to implement City Council's decision. Confidential Appendices A and B to the report (March 10, 2026) from the City Solicitor are now public and can be accessed under Background Information (City Council). The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2026) from the City Solicitor remains confidential at this time in accordance with the provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006, as it contains advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege. The balance of Confidential Attachment 1 to the report (March 10, 2026) from the City Solicitor will be made public at the discretion of the City Solicitor.

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The City of Toronto, together with CreateTO and Waterfront Toronto, are advancing a significant revitalization project for the Port Lands, including Ookwemin Minising (formerly known as Villiers Island). At its meeting on June 26, 2024, City Council adopted amendments to the Official Plan (OPA 409), Toronto Zoning By-law 569-2013 (By-law 702-2024) and the Precinct Plan for Ookwemin Minising. These amendments advance the redevelopment, and updated the planning framework for the island in response to Toronto's Housing Action Plan, to permit a dense, inclusive, sustainable and walkable urban community.

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On July 29, 2024, the Toronto Port Authority appealed Official Plan Amendment 409 and By-law 702-2024 to the Ontario Land Tribunal. At its meetings on July 23 and 24, 2025, and December 16 and 17, 2025, City Council provided the City Solicitor with instructions in respect of the appeals. While no hearing dates are currently scheduled, the City Solicitor requires further instructions to bring finality to this chapter of the planning framework and advance City Council's objectives in the Port Lands. Accordingly, this matter is urgent and should not be deferred.

Staff recommended

The City Solicitor recommends that: 1. City Council adopt the recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor. 2. City Council authorize the public release of the confidential recommendations contained in Confidential Attachment 1, along with the entirety of Confidential Appendices A and B to this report from the City Solicitor, if adopted by City Council. 3. City Council

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direct that all other information contained in Confidential Attachment 1 to this report from the City Solicitor is to remain confidential at the discretion of the City Solicitor, as it contains advice which is subject to solicitor-client privilege.

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