The city's planning staff scored the land poorly and recommended that the proposal for the community be further analyzed over the next few years before allowing the property into the urban area.
But a surprise motion that referenced the city's "truth and reconciliation action plan" called for the 445 hectares to be included in the urban area and was approved by nine councillors at the committee level last week.
Council is set to discuss the issue at its meeting next Wednesday.
Ottawa Morning17:00Why the Algonquins of Ontario say the Tewin development is about reconciliationSeveral chiefs of Algonquin First Nations in Quebec say the Tewin development is not about reconciliation and they're calling on city council to put the plans on hold. We get a response from Wendy Jocko, the Chief of the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation and Lynne Clouthier, the Algonquin Negotiation Representative for Ottawa.17:00