Security Deposits (Letters of Credit & Cash Deposits)

A letter of credit is required under various agreements to guarantee financial or performance obligations to the City.

A conforming Letter of Credit will be accepted. To conform a Letter of Credit must meet the following criteria:

1) Be issued by any of the following six Canadian Chartered banks set out in Schedule 1 of the Bank Act

The City of Vaughan’s Backflow Prevention Program and the Backflow Prevention By-law 177-2020 (PDF) is designed to protect the City of Vaughan’s water system to safeguard the quality of water being delivered to businesses and residents.

After applying

After applying for a hydrant meter rental, new water meter application and/or a temporary water meter connection, please follow these steps:

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• Water shut off and turn on
• Fees
• Completing a large landscape project
• Vaughan's responsibility versus homeowner's responsibility

Vaughan’s water and wastewater rates cover the costs to:

• deliver safe, clean water to homes and businesses
• collect wastewater for treatment
• take approximately, 4,000 water samples every year to meet regulatory requirements
• develop leak-detection, inflow and infiltration programs
• manage infrastructure
• provide customer support to residents

The stormwater charge has helped to fund more than 300 programs and initiatives across the City, including:

News and updates:

• Find an Approved Qualified Company (PDF) to test or install a backflow device
• Vaughan's 2024 Annual Water Quality Report (PDF)
• Read

A building permit is required for a tent or tent-like shade structure. A building permit is NOT required where the tent(s) are:

• (a) not more than 60 m2 in aggregate ground area,
• (b) not attached to a building, and
• (c) constructed more than 3 metres from other structures.

A tent or tent-like shade structure not subject to building permit may be subject to regulations under Zoning By-law 1-88 as amended / By-law 001-2021.

Collection

Blue box recycling is collected once a week on your scheduled collection day, and there is no limit to the number of blue boxes you can place at the curb. Blue box recycling should be placed at the curb no earlier than 6 p.m. the night before and no later than 7 a.m. on the day of collection.

Designer requirements

Drawings that are prepared by a qualified designer (as defined in the Ontario Building Code) must include: