To complement the growing resident and employee population and to leverage public transit and infrastructure investments, the City is investing in creative placemaking and exploring the feasibility of a creative hub. In 2018, the City of Vaughan commissioned a Feasibility Study for a Cultural Arts Centre in the VMC.

Phase I (the Feasibility Study) concluded that market demand and community need is evident to support a cultural hub in Vaughan’s downtown given the critical mass of high-order transit and highway infrastructure, open spaces and ongoing population, business and employment growth in the VMC.

Phase II (Site Selection and Development) will include a review and update of
the operational models developed in Phase I and a facilitated consultation process with VMC landowners and impacted stakeholders that results in the final selection of a site and partnership model.

Study Timeline

1. In 2018, Hariri Pontarini Architects, AMS Planning and Research, and FDA were retained to complete the study.
2. Phase 1 was completed in 2019.
3. Phase 2 is expected to be complete in Q4 2021.

Reports

• April 2019 – Phase I: Needs Assessment Report
• November 2019 – Phase I: Final Report
• December 2019 – Feasibility Study for a Cultural Arts Centre in the Vaughan Metropolitan Centre (VMC Sub-Committee Report)
• December 2019 – VMC Cultural Centre: A Creative Hub (Presentation to VMC Sub-Committee)
• March 2021 – Phase II: Development of a Cultural and Performing Arts Centre in the VMC (VMC Sub-Committee Report)