Public Notice

NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 864 PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION 17(23)

(Under the Planning Act)

TAKE NOTICE that the City of Toronto, on December 17, 2025, adopted By-law 1465-2025 of the Official Plan of the City of Toronto (“OPA 864”) with respect to 630 Spadina Avenue, and associated maps, in a delineated Protected Major Transit Station Area, pursuant to subsections 16(15) and 17 of the Planning Act for Ministerial Approval. 

OPA 864 amends the Toronto Official Plan as follows:

The purpose and effect of this Official Plan Amendment is to: Redesignate the subject site from Neighbourhoods to Mixed-Use Areas and designate the lands as Mixed-Use Area 3 – Main Street in the Downtown Secondary Plan.

The Official Plan Amendment will be submitted to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing for approval pursuant to subsections 16(18) and 17(31) of the Planning Act.

Pursuant to subsection 17(15) of the Planning Act, the appropriate approval authority and prescribed public bodies were consulted in the preparation of the Official Plan Amendment and were given an opportunity to review all supporting information and material and any other prescribed information and material.

A statutory public meeting was held on November 27, 2025. The Toronto and East York Community Council and Toronto City Council considered one oral and two written submissions in making the decision. Please see item 2025.TE.27.9 at https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2025.TE27.9.

Detailed information regarding the Official Plan Amendment may be obtained by contacting Konain Edhi, Planner at 416-396-4254, or by e-mail at Konain.Edhi2@toronto.ca. The By-law and Official Plan Amendment is also available at: https://www.toronto.ca/ourplan.

The Official Plan Amendment will be submitted for Ministerial approval to Carly Basu, Manager, Community Planning and Development, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, College Park, 16th Floor, 777 Bay Street, Toronto, Ontario, M7A 2J3, Carly.Basu@ontario.ca.

Any person or public body is entitled to receive notice of the decision of the approval authority, which is the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, if a written request to be notified of the decision (including the person's or public body's address) is made to the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing at the address provided. The Decision of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing on this proposed Official Plan Amendment with a Protect Major Transit Station Area is not appealable to the Ontario Land Tribunal, pursuant to subsections 17(36.1.4) and 17(36.5) of the Planning Act.

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PURPOSE AND EFFECT OF

OFFICIAL PLAN AMENDMENT 864

The purpose and effect of Official Plan Amendment 864 is to redesignate a portion of the site from Neighbourhoods to Mixed-Use Areas for the property at 630-646 Spadina Avenue and 67 Harbord Street. The Official Plan Amendment would also designate the lands at 630 Spadina Avenue as Mixed-Use Area 3 – Main Street in the Downtown Secondary Plan.

Further information may be obtained by contacting Konain Edhi at 416-396-4254, or at Konain.Edhi2@toronto.ca.