City of Vaughan

Situated between prime conservation areas, heritage preservation districts, historic main streets, and some of the city’s best recreation amenities, the Vaughan Village Corridor attracts talent and businesses that support the creative industries throughout the city.

It connects Kleinburg Village with Woodbridge Avenue, offering unique and eclectic attractions, dining and shopping experiences, and world-class cultural and creative amenities.

Vaughan’s creative corridor presents significant opportunities across the creative industries and professional services, including but not limited to: retail, performing arts, film, fine arts and design, financial and legal services, and real estate.

• Film: Kleinburg Film Studios, McMichael Canadian Art Collection, the Doctor’s House (a historic event space on Kleinburg’s main street), City Hall and conservation areas have been locations for many productions such as Designated Survivor, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Silence, Widow on the Hill, The Boys and American Gods. Vaughan is also home to the established and internationally recognized Vaughan International Film Festival, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2022.
• Art: Another prominent location along the corridor, the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, welcomes more than 56,000 visitors annually. It is home to a permanent collection of more than 6,400 works of art by famed artists, including the Group of Seven and their contemporaries. It also houses the work of many First Nations, Métis, Inuit and other Canadian contemporary artists who have contributed to the development of Canadian art.
• Retail: At the top of the corridor, Kleinburg Village’s main street and commercial area double as Vaughan’s only Business Improvement Area (BIA). It is comprised of approximately 75 local business owners and 25 commercial property owners. To the south, Woodbridge Avenue is home to the Market Lane Shopping Centre where the City is investing in road improvements and streetscaping enhancements.
• Food and Hospitality: Contributing to Vaughan’s food industry, Vaughan’s Village Corridor is home to 75 restaurants. For visitors to Vaughan, this area is within a 10-minute drive of four accommodations and an additional 12 properties across the city.
• Leisure and Lifestyle: Pristine conservation areas complement Vaughan’s Village Corridor with Nashville Conservation Reserve to the north, and Boyd Conservation Area, William Granger Parkway, and Kortright Conservation Centre at the heart of the corridor. Kortright alone boasts more than 100,000 visitors a year. These areas are all managed by the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority. City-run Al Palladini and Chancellor community centres provide residents access to further amenities, such as swimming pools, squash courts and bocce courts.