Deputy City Manager, Planning and Growth Management

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Deputy City Manager, Planning and Growth Management

Message to the community

I am proud to work for the City of Vaughan. Since 1980, Vaughan has made the transition from a semi-rural municipality of 28,000 people to a city with a population of nearly 335,000. Through this period, we have participated in many initiatives to adapt to growth. This has led to the adoption of a new Official Plan, the creation of a new leading edge downtown – the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre – which is home to projects such as the extension of the Yonge-Spadina subway and the construction of a York Region Transit/viva Bus Rapid Transit System. On the horizon are the ongoing construction of the Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital and the forthcoming extension of Highway 427.

These achievements will serve us well as we begin to plan for the next phase of our evolution. The task before us is to accommodate a population of almost half a million people and an employment base of approximately 320,000 jobs by 2041. I look forward to leading our team in the Planning and Growth Management portfolio who will play a major role in shaping the future of the city.

The Planning and Growth Management team is comprised of a number of departments, each playing an important role in the city’s development process. Departments include Policy Planning and Environmental Sustainability, Development Planning, Building Standards, Development Engineering, Parks Planning and the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre Program.

The City’s 2018-2022 Term of Council Service Excellence Strategic Plan identified city building as a corporate priority. I am honoured to work with all staff in the Planning and Growth Management portfolio as well as our partners and stakeholders to ensure that Vaughan is a sustainable, safe and attractive place to live and work.

Jason Schmidt-Shoukri
Deputy City Manager, Planning and Growth Management