Who provides your services?

Region of York (upper tier) provides:

• Court services
• Family and children services
• Paramedics
• Housing
• Long-term care
• Planning and economic development
• Police services
• Public health
• Regional transportation services
• Social assistance
• Solid waste management
• Public transit (YRT/ Viva)
• Water and wastewater
  

 

City of Vaughan (lower tier) provides:

• Animal services
• Building permits
• Cultural services
• Economic development
• Fire and rescue services
• Garbage and recycling
• Property tax billing
• Recreation and fitness services
• Snow removal and salting
• Zoning plans examination

Where does your vote go?

 

The City of Vaughan (municipal level) has nine elected Councillors  who along with the Mayor, make up Vaughan’s Council. Decisions in Vaughan are made at Council meetings and through a series of committees that are created at the beginning of each term. Council makes policy decisions, and staff administer and manage the process. Staff play an important role in developing, supporting, informing and implementing the decisions of Council and all its Committees.

 

Vaughan Council has one Mayor: Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua, three regional Councillors: Deputy Mayor, Local and Regional Councillor Mario Ferri, Local and Regional Councillor Gino Rosati and Local and Regional Councillor Sunder Singh. There are five ward Councillors: Councillor Marilyn Iafrate, Councillor Tony Carella, Councillor Rosanna DeFrancesca, Councillor Sandra Yeung Racco and Councillor Alan Shefman.

 

 

The Government of Ontario (provincial level) has a variety of roles and responsibilities ranging from health and education, to natural resources and the environment. A number of these are also shared with the federal government. For a complete list of Ontario government ministries, visit the Government of Ontario's website.

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario has two Members of Ontario's Provincial Parliament (MPPs) representing Vaughan - the Honourable Steven Del Duca, MPP, Minister of Economic Development and Growth (Vaughan) and Gila Martow, MPP (Thornhill).

The Government of Canada (federal level) is responsible for issues that affect all Canadians such as national defence, foreign policy and citizenship. It is made up of a variety of departments, agencies and Crown Corporations, each with their own individual roles and responsibilities. For a complete listing  of departments and agencies, visit the Government of Canada's website.

The House of Commons in Ottawa has three Members of Parliament (MPs) representing Vaughan - the Honourable Peter Kent, MP (Thornhill), Deborah Schulte, MP (King-Vaughan), Francesco Sorbara, MP (Vaughan-Woodbridge).