David Sunday
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Partner at Gowling WLG
- Called to the bar
- 2003
- Languages
- English
Certified SpecialistCertified SpecialistAbout David Sunday
Clients across Ontario come to David Sunday with zoning and other land use controls, municipal approvals, subdivision and condominium questions, buying or selling land, title problems and expropriation. Plenty of those files end up in front of a decision maker, and David is a regular at both the Ontario Land Tribunal and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, with an appearance at the Divisional Court among past matters.
David was called to the Ontario bar in 2003, a year after finishing a JD at the University of Toronto. In 2014 and 2015, David led the Municipal, Land Use & Development Law Group at Sorbara, Schumacher, McCann LLP in Waterloo. Today David is a partner with Gowling WLG in Waterloo Region, working within two of the firm's national teams, one for municipal law and one for expropriation.
The Law Society of Ontario has certified David as a Specialist in Municipal Law, in the land use planning and development stream. Closer to home, David serves on the Greater Kitchener-Waterloo Chamber of Commerce's Regional and Municipal Affairs Committee and on the Housing Committee of Supportive Housing of Waterloo.
Practice areas
Planning approvals and land use appeals
Past work includes acting for an appellant seeking a severance consent and minor variances for infill housing in Ottawa, for an appellant at the Ontario Municipal Board who opposed a rezoning that would have brought a new residential use into prime farmland, and for a developer whose draft subdivision plan and rezoning, both approved on its application, were under appeal.
Land deals and title
David works on land acquisitions and dispositions, along with subdivision and condominium issues. When a title has a defect, David also handles the repair work.
Expropriation
David is a member of Gowling WLG's national expropriation group and of the Ontario Expropriation Association.
Municipal disputes in court
At the Divisional Court, David acted for the respondent when an appeal of an Ontario Municipal Board decision on the development charges payable was dismissed. In Puslinch v Monaghan, David acted for a landowner facing a township's zoning enforcement case aimed at stopping short term rental of a recreational property.
Education & credentials
Certified SpecialistMunicipal Law: Land Use Planning & Development- JD, University of Toronto (2002)
- BA (Hons.), English, University of British Columbia (1998)
- Called to the Ontario bar (2003)
- Certified Specialist, Municipal Law: Land Use Planning & Development, Law Society of Ontario
Awards & recognition
- The Best Lawyers in Canada, Municipal Law (Kitchener), Best Lawyers (2026)
Publications & speaking
- Municipal Bonusing: Obvious undue advantage remains the threshold, but still little judicial guidance on how municipalities should draw the line, Sorbara, Schumacher, McCann LLP (2014)
- Short Term Rentals: Zoning By-laws must be clear and nondiscriminatory to be effective, Sorbara, Schumacher, McCann LLP (2015)
Memberships & affiliations
- Ontario Expropriation Association: David Sunday is a member of the Ontario Expropriation Association.
- International Right of Way Association: David Sunday belongs to the International Right of Way Association.
- Urban Land Institute: David Sunday is a member of the Urban Land Institute.
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