Logistics, Distribution and E-Commerce

Vaughan is home to one of the largest transportation hubs in Ontario.

The logistics, distribution and E-commerce solutions sector is thriving in Vaughan. As one of the largest transportation hubs in Ontario, this sector plays a crucial role in moving goods across North America with direct rail connections to air- and sea-ports linking Vaughan to the world!

Vaughan’s position in Canada’s largest market, major highways, airports and intermodal rail terminals, companies have the potential to increase efficiencies and reduce transportation costs significantly.

The City of Vaughan has one of the largest supplies of vacant employment land in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) – Our Vaughan Enterprise Zone (VEZ) is the gateway to the greater Toronto Economic Region.

More than a third of land in the VEZ is developable, offering one of the largest supplies of vacant employment lands in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Information on available lands can be accessed via the Vacant Employment Land Directory.

Vaughan’s industrial market is one of the busiest in the country by value of industrial construction permits, ranking sixth nationally in 2023.

Vaughan remains the largest industrial market in York Region and the fourth largest industrial market in the Greater Toronto Area after Toronto, Mississauga, and Brampton, with nearly 100 million sq. ft. total inventory at the end of 2023.

Leading Logistics, Distribution, and E-Commerce Solutions Companies

You’re in good company. Vaughan has a higher concentration of logistics, distribution, and E-Commerce companies than the national average. Concentrations include, couriers, support activities for rail transportation, warehousing and storage, paper and paper product distribution, lumber distributors, home furnishing distributors, which all boast a location quotient of more than 2.7.

Sector Ecosystem

Logistics

160

Companies

9,670

Employees

Distribution and E-Commerce

1,050

Companies

21,000

Employees

Supporting organizations

Vaughan benefits from being centered in a highly connected location in Ontario.

Home to the country’s largest international rail carriers – the Canadian National (CN) MacMillan Yard and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Railway Vaughan Intermodal Terminal
Direct access to major Highways 427 (including a recently completed 6.6-kilometre expansion in Vaughan), 400, and 407 and minutes away from Highways 401, 404 and 410
Within 10 kilometres of Canada’s busiest airport, Pearson International Airport, located on the western boundary of Vaughan

Vaughan is Transformative, Ambitious and Purpose-driven.

As the go-to source for insight into Vaughan’s business community, Economic Development can support you with business, economic, real estate, and demographic information; highly customized end-to-end site selection assistance; zoning, planning, by-law information and more!

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