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 encompassing different built form typologies, and a mix of uses – including residential, office and retail – that are transit supportive and pedestrian friendly.

The existing VMC Secondary Plan (VMCSP) provides a strong vision and policy foundation for the VMC, and has helped guide development since its approval. Since this time, development interest in the VMC has exceeded expectations, resulting in a residential intensity that was not anticipated when the VMCSP was initially developed. The City is undertaking an update to the VMCSP to address provincial and regional policy updates, and to respond to the rapid growth that is putting pressure on realizing Council's vision for a vibrant and balanced downtown. The VMCSP update will result in 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. 

The VMCSP Update will address all the elements needed for the successful growth of Vaughan’s downtown, including new roads; bike paths; pedestrian walkways; new open spaces and parks; land use, height and density permissions; and key infrastructure requirements. The VMCSP Update is currently in Phase II – Prepare and Develop Land Use Options, which builds on the key messages identified from Phase I – Background and Issues to develop preliminary land use options for consideration. More information on Phase I is available by clicking the Project Updates button below.

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