VMC Secondary Plan

The Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC), bounded by Highway 407 to the south, Highway 400 to the west, Portage Parkway to the north and Creditstone and Maplecrete roads to the east, is evolving. As Vaughan's emerging downtown core, the area is poised to be the city's financial, innovation and cultural hub, with a vibrant sense of places linked by a network of parks, public squares and open spaces.

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A conceptual rendering of the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre area.

What is the VMC Secondary Plan?

The current VMC Secondary Plan (PDF), approved in 2010, provides a strong vision and policy foundation for the area and has helped guide its development. However, the VMC has seen rapid growth since then, which is why a new plan is needed. 

 

Get involved

Public consultation has been a vital part of updating the VMC Secondary Plan and has evolved over several phases. The project is currently in Phase IV, which involves the development of a new draft Secondary Plan. 

 

Attend an upcoming Open House to review the draft plan, share comments and ask questions directly to the project team before it’s finalized this fall. Here are the details:

  • Date: Wednesday, May 28

  • Time: Drop in anytime from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. to speak to the project team and have your say.

  • Where: David Braley Vaughan Metropolitan Centre of Community (200 Apple Mill Rd.), Studio A1, third floor 

 

Review the draft plan (PDF)

 

The draft new VMC Secondary Plan forms part of Volume 2 of the Vaughan Official Plan 2025. The draft Vaughan Official Plan 2025 can be found on the project webpage.

 

The Statutory Public Meeting for the VMC Secondary Plan will be held on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Here are the details:

  • Date: Wednesday, June 4, 2025
  • Time 6 p.m.
  • Where: Vaughan City Hall, Council Chamber, 2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.

 

You can learn more about what we heard in past project phases by reading the engagement summaries provided below: