In year three (December 2020 to December 2021), in addition to progressing existing key activities, the City has responded to the global pandemic with programming, education and regulatory measures through the Vaughan Business Action Plan and the Vaughan Business Resilience Plan. The Small Business Enterprise Centre assisted over 230 businesses to start and grow and delivered over 780 business consultations. Furthermore, Tourism Vaughan was successful in its bid for the City to host the 2022 Toyota National Championship Challenge and Jubilee Trophy Competition in Oct 2022. Activate! Vaughan has received the International Economic Development Council Gold award for its Innovation Program. Out of 12 key activities, two have been completed and 10 are in progress.

Legend: green means Proceeding as Anticipated, yellow means Monitoring Progress, red means Under Review/Reassessment, grey means Not Yet Commenced/On Hold

Proceeding as Anticipated	​Economic Prosperity Task Force
​​ Proceeding as Anticipated	​Smart City Task Force

  

Complete	​Attract a post-secondary institution to Vaughan: Niagara University
Complete	​Promote Vaughan’s city-building projects through Mayor and Members of Council attending the 2019 trade mission to Israel organized by the Vaughan Chamber of Commerce
Proceeding as Anticipated	Advance Smart City and technology led economic development opportunities
Proceeding as Anticipated	Build economic resiliency in Vaughan’s priority sectors through, project and policy development related to key sectors in a post-COVID-19 context
​ Proceeding as Anticipated	​Contribute to the development of a complete community in the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC) by improving awareness of the VMC as a premier office and retail business location, activating public spaces through signature events, and setting the stage for a creative and cultural hub
​ Proceeding as Anticipated	​Develop Vaughan as an entrepreneurial and small-business and innovation hub
​ Proceeding as Anticipated	​Engage the Vaughan business community and regional partners; strengthen networks and relationships and make business and labour connections to regional and international networks.
Proceeding as Anticipated	​Increase Vaughan’s brand recognition as the place to be (to Think, Start-up, Invest and Visit)
Proceeding as Anticipated	Invest in the tourism and accommodation industry
Proceeding as Anticipated	Promote the development of Vaughan's industrial sectors and business parks
Proceeding as Anticipated	​Promote Vaughan's advantages, strategic projects, market opportunities and local businesses in targeted global centers (International Business Development)
Proceeding as Anticipated	​Secure Vaughan as the Region’s largest employment centre through programs that help business owners build resilience into their businesses and adapt to the new normal