The Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) hearing for Niagara Escarpment Plan Amendment PW 218 20 (and the associated development permit application) is scheduled for 5 days beginning
June 1, 2026. Learn more below.
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OLT Case No.: OLT-23-000388
OLT Case Name: Plan Amendment PW 218 20 (Re)
Applicant: Columbia Northcliffe Campus Inc.
Description: Application to amend the NEP to permit the use of the
the property as a private secondary school with a max.
of 1,000 students and 85 staff with an accessory
gymnasium.
Reference No.: PW 218 20
Property Address: 574 Northcliffe Avenue
Municipality: (Former) Town of Dundas, City of Hamilton
OLT Case No.: OLT-23-000679
OLT Lead Case No.: OLT-23-000388
OLT Case Name: Columbia Northcliffe Campus Inc. v. Ontario (NEC)
Applicant: Columbia Northcliffe Campus Inc.
Respondent: Niagara Escarpment Commission
Subject: Refusal of a Development Permit Application
Description:
To construct an addition for an accessory use (gymnasium) to an existing building former convent) and expand a private septic system to support a secondary school use proposed under Niagara Escarpment Plan Amendment PW 218 20
Reference No.: W/P/2021-2022/487
Property Address: 574 Northcliffe Avenue
Municipality: (Former) Town of Dundas, City of Hamilton
Only Parties can participate fully in the OLT hearing. Parties for this hearing are:
However, anyone can watch the hearing and listen in.
Instructions will follow.
Watch this video to learn about the ecologically significant area, the historical use of the property, and how the proposed large institutional use, would impact the environment and this small-scale, Escarpment Rural Area of the Greenbelt.
PW 218 20 is an application seeking to amend the Niagara Escarpment Plan to allow an urban use in the Greenbelt (land designated Escarpment Rural Area). A development permit application to construct a 1,716 sq m (18,470 sq ft) building and expand an onsite sewage treatment system, is accompanying PW 218 20 to this OLT hearing. Watch this video to learn why this represents an incursion into the Greenbelt and why every Ontarian should be concerned.