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Fees are payable by certified cheque, money order, or credit card, and must be in Canadian funds. Certified cheques and money orders should be made payable to the “Minister of Finance.”
If you are submitting an appeal form by email or physical mail and would like to pay the fee by credit card, please indicate this on the appeal form and staff will phone you to complete the transaction – do not record any credit card details on the appeal form.
If you complete your appeal through the e-file portal and wish to pay by credit card, you will be prompted at the end to provide your payment information. All payments completed through the e-file portal are secure and made through CCPay.
Filing Fees
Only certain appeals filed under certain statutes are charged fees by the OLT (the appeal types heard, and charged fees, by the former Local Planning Appeal Tribunal).
Please see the chart below for a list of appeal types that have a filing fee. If you have a question about the fee payable, please contact us.
Note: The Ontario Land Tribunal Act, 2021 amalgamates and continues the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT), Environmental Review Tribunal, Board of Negotiation, Conservation Review Board and Mining and Lands Tribunal as the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT). Only LPAT was authorized to charge filing fees and the approved fees in effect on May 31, 2021 are continued.
| Items | Corporate Fee | Fee for a private citizen, a registered charity or a non-profit ratepayers’ association |
|---|---|---|
| Development Charges Appeal | $1,100 | $400[1] |
| Land Compensation Appeal Appeal types heard, and charged fees, by the former Local Planning Appeal Tribunal | $400 | $400 |
| Minor Variance Appeal Consent Appeal | $400 A fee of $25 will apply to each additional variance appeal filed by the same appellant against connected variance applications. $400 A fee of $25 will apply to each additional consent appeal filed by the same appellant against connected consent applications. | $400 A fee of $25 will apply to each additional variance appeal filed by the same appellant against connected variance applications. $400 A fee of $25 will apply to each additional consent appeal filed by the same appellant against connected consent applications. |
| Municipal & Miscellaneous Appeal[2] | $1,100 | $400[1] |
| Municipal Finance Appeal | $1,100 | $400[1] |
| Official Plans and Amendments Appeal | $1,100 | $400[1] |
| Plan of Subdivision / Condominium Appeal | $1,100 | $400[1] |
| Subdivision Appeal | $1,100 | $400[1] |
| Zoning By-law Appeal | $1,100 | $400[1] |
| Request for Review Appeal types heard, and charged fees, by the former Local Planning Appeal Tribunal | $400 | $400 |
| Summons | No fee | No fee |
| Certified Copy of Tribunal Decision | $20 for each copy of a Decision you are requesting | $20 for each copy of a Decision you are requesting |
| Certified Copy of Tribunal Exhibit | $20 for each copy of an Exhibit you are requesting. | $20 for each copy of an Exhibit you are requesting. |
| Copying of documents (If photocopying is done by OLT staff) | $1 per page | $1 per page |
| Copying at the Information Office (If photocopying is done by client at the OLT office) | $0.35 per page | $0.35 per page |
| Rules of Practice & Procedure (Free copy is available via the OLT website) | $25 | $25 |
| Service Charge for NSF (Payment must be made by certified cheque or money order) | $35 | $35 |
[1] An Appellant may request the lower filing fee of $400, if the Appellant is a private citizen, a registered charity or a non-profit ratepayers’ association. The request for the lower fee must be made at the time of filing the appeal. Please use our Request for Lower Fee Form (HTML| Word)
[2] Miscellaneous includes all other appeal types which were formerly heard, and charged filing fees, by the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, and which are not specifically listed above. For a list of appeals that have filing fees, please refer to the following chart.
[3] If you are a person who cannot afford to pay the fee, then you can ask the OLT to waive the fee, or a portion of the fee so that you may proceed with your appeal. You may request a fee waiver by writing to the OLT Registrar. For more information, please view our Low-Income Fee Waiver Policy.
If you have a question about the fee payable, please contact us.
Detailed Chart Showing Fee by Act and Section for Commonly Filed Appeals
| Act | Section | Filing Fee ($CAD) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Resources Act | 11(5) | $1,100 |
| Aggregate Resources Act | 11(11) | $1,100 |
| Aggregate Resources Act | 13(6) | $1,100 |
| Aggregate Resources Act | 18(5) | $1,100 |
| Aggregate Resources Act | 20(4) | $1,100 |
| Assessment Act | 23(8) | $1,100 |
| City of Toronto Act, 2006 | 114(7) | $1,100 |
| City of Toronto Act, 2006 | 114(15) | $1,100 |
| Development Charges Act | 114(15.1) | $1,100 |
| Development Charges Act | 14 | $1,100 |
| Development Charges Act | 22(1) | $1,100 |
| Development Charges Act | 22(2) | $1,100 |
| Education Act | 47 | $1,100 |
| Education Act | 257.65 | $1,100 |
| Education Act | 257.74(1) | $1,100 |
| Education Act | 257.87(1) | $1,100 |
| Expropriations Act | 257.87(2) | $400 |
| Expropriations Act | 10(3) | $400 |
| Expropriations Act | 26 | $400 |
| Funeral, Burial and Cremation Services Act | 30 | $1,100 |
| Municipal Corporations Quieting Orders Act | 85(1) | $1,100 |
| Municipal Act | 3(1) | $1,100 |
| Municipal Act | 180(1) | $1,100 |
| Municipal Act | 181(1) | $1,100 |
| Municipal Act | 182(1) | $1,100 |
| Municipal Act | 222(4) | $1,100 |
| Municipal Act | 223(4) | $1,100 |
| Muncipal Act | 323(8) | $1,100 |
| Municipal Water and Sewage Transfer Act | 6(4) | $1,100 |
| Ontario Heritage Act | 34.1(1) | $1,100 |
| Ontario Heritage Act | 40.1(4) | $1,100 |
| Ontario Heritage Act | 41(4) | $1,100 |
| Ontario Heritage Act | 42(6) | $1,100 |
| Ontario Water Resources Act | 57 | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 8(14) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 12(5) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 14.3(2) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 17(24) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 17(24) and 17(49.6) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 17(36) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 17(36) and 17(49.6) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 17(40) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 22(6.2) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 22(7) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 22(7) and 22(11.01.12) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 33(4) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 33(10) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 33(15) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 34(10.5) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 34(11) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 34(11) and 34(26.5) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 34(19) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 36(3) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 38(4) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 38(4.1) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 41(4.2) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 41(12) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 41(12.0.1) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 42(4.9) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 42(10) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 42(10.1) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 42(11) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 42(12) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 45(12) | $400 |
| Planning Act | 47(10) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 51(19.2) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 51(34) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 51(39) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 51(43) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 51(48) | $1,100 |
| Planning Act | 53(4.1) | $400 |
| Planning Act | 53(14) | $400 |
| Planning Act | 53(19) | $400 |
| Planning Act | 53(27) | $400 |
| Planning Act | 69(3) | $1,100 |
| Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act | 14(2) | $1,100 |
| Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act | 37(2) | $1,100 |
| Retail Business Holidays Act | 4.3(1) | $1,100 |
There may be other appeal provisions from other legislation not shown above. If you have a question about the fee payable, please contact us.
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