Land can be expropriated for a variety of public purposes, depending on the institution or government authority carrying out the work. Most expropriation projects arise out of a need for new and improved public infrastructure, and arrive on the heels of…
The Ontario government has recently announced that it is undertaking a review of the scope and effectiveness of the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB). The review of the independent tribunal tasked with making decisions under a number of statutes, including the Planning Act and…
In a recent decision, 1739061 Ontario Inc. v. Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, 2016 ONCA 210, the Ontario Court of Appeal considered the “offer-back obligations” of expropriating authorities and an expropriated owner’s right of first refusal under the Expropriations Act (the “Act”), where lands are found to no longer be…
Landowners often learn of a potential expropriation long before it actually takes place. Owners will sometimes become aware that their lands are to be acquired/expropriated for an infrastructure project through a public consultation or information session. These events are often referred…
Landowners often learn of a potential expropriation long before it actually takes place. Owners will sometimes become aware that their lands are to be acquired/expropriated for an infrastructure project through a public consultation or information session. These events are often referred…
To avoid being remembered as the presenter who overlooked Antrim1 in 2013, I begin by noting that this review excludes the Antrim decision. Antrim is the subject of a separate presentation forming part of the OEA Fall Conference. The remaining cases…
