VMC Secondary Plan Update
The Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC) is the City’s emerging downtown and central business district. It is poised to be the financial, innovation and cultural centre of the City, with a vibrant sense of place and a high-quality public realm linked by a network of parks, public squares and open spaces. The VMC will be a complete and balanced community with a variety of building types and a mix of uses – including residential, office and retail – that are transit-supportive and pedestrian-friendly.
Due to rapid growth in the area and changes to provincial and regional policies, the City initiated an update to the existing VMC Secondary Plan (VMCSP) in fall 2020. The updated VMCSP will serve as a blueprint for the successful growth of Vaughan’s downtown by establishing a plan for new roads, bike paths, pedestrian walkways, new open spaces and parks, land use, height and density permissions, and key infrastructure requirements.
We are updating the VMCSP to ensure future growth is co-ordinated and in sync with the improvements needed to support visiting, living, working and playing in Vaughan’s downtown. The updated VMCSP will provide a renewed policy framework that supports the completion of a downtown and central business district as a complete community that is well supported by municipal services and social infrastructure to 2051 and beyond.
![]() | HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED? We want to hear from you! Where would you like to see offices, retail and civic facilities (community and cultural centres, libraries, etc.) located in the VMC? The City has developed two land use options – plans that propose how land in the VMC should be used and what building types are permitted, as well as where retail and community amenities like parks and civic facilities should go. Share your thoughts on the two proposed options! Register to attend a virtual Community Meeting on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at 7 p.m. to learn more about each land use option and ask questions. Can’t make the meeting? A recording of the Community Meeting will be available for review following the meeting under the “Project Information” tab below. |