Commercial trucking in Vaughan

Commercial trucking is a crucial industry in transporting and delivering goods within our city, province and continent, with sometimes hundreds of trucks picking up and delivering goods daily in Vaughan.  Learn more about commercial trucking industry regulations, important updates and who to contact for more information or to report an issue.  

 

The City of Vaughan, along with other Ontario municipalities, is facing increasing issues with uses of land that do not comply with permitted land uses under the applicable zoning by-laws, including trucking operations such as illegal trucking yards, parked vehicles, outside storage of transport trailers, and alterations such as grading or placing of fill without the required approvals. 
 

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Overview of by-laws

This page aims to provide information about the relevant regulations that apply to the commercial trucking industry, important updates and who to contact for more information or to report an issue. This page contains information on the following areas:

Update on Investigations

As explained above, City of Vaughan staff conduct investigations of unlawful activities, enforcing various municipal by-laws.   Below is a summary of some investigation information, updating regularly; for more information, please contact By-law and Compliance, Licensing and Permit Services staff at bylaw@vaughan.ca

 

Overview of investigations

There have been over 250 investigations of unlawful activities thus far, as described in the following figures.

 

Investigations by by-law
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Investigations by type - 1apr2026

 

 

Investigations by ward
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Investigations by ward as of August 2025

 

 

Status of investigations
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Investigations by ward

 

Distribution of investigations

The map below shows the general distribution of activities.

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Map of unlawful activity investigations 31mar2026

 

 

To report an issue

By-law and Compliance, Licensing and Permit Services

Vaughan City Hall
2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.
Vaughan, ON L6A 1T1
Canada

For questions about Zoning

Building Standards

Vaughan City Hall
2141 Major Mackenzie Dr.
Vaughan, ON L6A 1T1
Canada

Resources

 

City websites:

 

York Region:

 

City Council reports on unlawful activities: