Matthew Rutledge

B.Sc., J.D. | Associate
General: (416) 368-2100 ext. 256
Direct: (437) 780-3586
Email: mrutledge@ksllp.ca

Matthew is an associate at KSDWP LLP, whose practice focuses on all aspects of land use planning, development, municipal, and expropriation law.

Matthew assists property owners and public sector clients in disputes involving complex Planning Act applications and appeals, including with respect to urban boundary expansion applications, official plan amendments, zoning bylaw amendments, plans of subdivision, severance of lots, minor variances, and site plan matters. Matthew also has significant experience with expropriation compensation claims involving infrastructure projects across various municipalities throughout Ontario, including the Ontario Line, road widenings, and transit route extensions.

In assisting clients, Matthew regularly appears before the Ontario Land Tribunal (formerly the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and the Ontario Municipal Board), the Toronto Local Planning Appeal Body, and various Municipalities’ Councils and Committees of Adjustment. He has also acted as counsel for matters before the Licence Appeal Tribunal and the Divisional Court.

Matthew’s work also includes advising and assisting clients with:

  • Limiting distance agreements;
  • Crane swing and tieback agreements;
  • Development charges;
  • Parkland dedication requirements;
  • Heritage Act matters;
  • Development agreements;
  • Conservation Authority matters and
  • Site plan agreements.

Some of the matters for which Matthew was counsel include:

  • 1255870 Ontario Limited v. Metrolinx, a significant Ontario Land Tribunal expropriation decision in which $88M was awarded;
  • Upper West Side Landowners Group Inc. v. Hamilton [various], involving various applications, appeals, and motions with respect to the proposed development of lands in the City of Hamilton;
  • Imperato v. Tarion Warranty Corporation, where he was successful in arguing the appellant had failed to provide the builder reasonable access to the home to complete repairs during the post-conciliation repair period;
  • Toronto and Region Conservation Authority v. Acchione, where his client was granted leave to appeal to the Divisional Court.

Education

  • 2016: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Honours Environmental Sciences and Geography
  • 2020: Juris Doctor (J.D.), University of New Brunswick
  • 2021: Called to the Ontario Bar

Memberships

  • Municipal & Planning Law Editor for the Toronto Law Journal
  • Member of the Canadian Bar Association and Ontario Bar Association
  • Member of the Ontario Expropriation Association

Speaking Engagements and Publications

  • Presenter at the 2025 Ontario Association of Committees of Adjustment & Consent Authorities Annual Conference – “Variances to Permitted Uses, When is a Proposed New Use Minor”
  • 1255870 Ontario Limited v. Metrolinx: Screening Out the “Scheme” and Considering Related Leasehold Interests in the Context of an Expropriation
  • Walking the Dog, Owning the Risk: Court of Appeal Confirms Dog Walkers are “Owners” Under the Dog Owners’ Liability Act
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