Chapter 10: Ontario Land Tribunal

OLT

Ontario Land Tribunal

As of what date did the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, Environmental Review Tribunal, Board of Negotiation, Conservation Review Board and the Mining and Lands Tribunal merge into a new single tribunal, and what was it called?

• June 1, 2021

• Ontario Land Tribunal

What is the OLT’s enabling legislation?

Ontario Land Tribunals Act, 2021

The OLTA was passed as part of ___

and omnibus bill — the Accelerating Access to Justice Act, 2021 (Bill 245)

When was the Land Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) established?

April 2018

LPAT was part of the break up of the __

OMB

Trade union

collections of workers who unite to promote favourable working conditions, including negotiation of fair employment contracts (collective agreements)

Collective bargainning

The process when a trade union negotiates new contract terms with an employer as the basis of a new collective agreement

OMB

Ontario Municipal Board

What is the oldest tribunal?

OMB

The OMB was formerly the

Ontario Railway and Municipal Board

The Ontario Railway and Municipal Board was established in

1906

The OMB was broken up in

2017

The ___ turned into the ___ which turned into the ___ which turned into the ___

• Ontario Railway and Municipal Board

• Ontario Municipal Board

• Land Planning and Appeal Tribunal

• Ontario Land Tribunal

Why did the OMB break up?

because there were concerns about the lack of transparency and lack of efficiency and allegations of corruption

When the OMB turn into the LPAT?

2018 (ended 2017)

When did the LPAT turn into the OLT

2021

The OMB was ___ the LPAT was ___ and the OLT was ___

• too large

• too small

• just right

(think goldie locks)

By creating a single tribunal, there is a greater potential for __

cost savings

The creation of the OLT allows for

• cost savings

• more flexibility

• more discretion on the process

• consolidation hearings for different issues is much more straightforward with a single tribunal

• electronic proceedings and filings have been significantly enhanced

OLT criticisms

• specialized, operational expertise of individual tribunals will be lost

• procedural protections will be lost through “streamlining” — particularly for expropriation

• Intervenors (participants) are generally limited to written submissions (s17 OLTA, which limits the effectiveness of how they’re taken)

OLT hears

• appeals and decisions in a range of municipal planning, financial and land matters

OLT hears matter under at least how many statutes?

27

The jurisdiction of the LPAT was

the process for planning issues

The processes of the LPAT fall into what two categories?

1. Challenging official plans, by-laws or municipal decisions (challenge is based off of failure to conform with a Provincial Policy Statement, Provincial Plan, an Official Plan or applicable zoning by-law)

2. Land use Planning Applications (asking for consents, minor variances, severance applications or subdivision plans)