City of Vaughan

Vaughan is at the heart of York Region’s innovation economy, linking Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital – Canada’s first smart hospital – and the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC) to Toronto’s renowned research hospitals and top Canadian universities.

Vaughan is connected to a network of emerging incubators and innovation hubs, including ventureLAB, a leading global founder community for hardware technology and enterprise software companies serving York Region that support growth ventures in sectors like:

• Digital media and information and communications technology (ICT)
• Digital health and devices
• Fintech
• Advanced Manufacturing

Vaughan is a Smart City

Vaughan is a city that stands at the forefront of innovation, driven by imagination and creativity. As a Smart City pioneer, Vaughan continues to seek new and meaningful ways to incorporate data-driven technological solutions into our ongoing city-building efforts, setting the standard for others to follow. Our Smart City approach leverages innovation, data and technology to solve civic challenges, provides businesses with a climate for growth and improves the quality of life and standard of living for residents.

Vaughan is a Smart Cities early adopter — achieving International Organization of Standardization (ISO) 37122 certifications from the World Council on City Data – and is among the first cities worldwide to be certified under this new Smart City standard, joining an early adopter cohort of 10 cities globally.