Location & Market Access

Vaughan’s location is a major draw for businesses.

The City’s proximity to major transportation assets support connectivity to key regional supply chains, access to talent, and position at the heart of the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA) economic region provide a strong value proposition for Vaughan.

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Business quality of life is good or very good

Access here mean access everywhere

Vaughan’s location is a major draw for businesses. The City’s proximity to major transportation assets which support connectivity to key regional supply chains, access to talent, and position at the heart of the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area (GTHA) economic region provide a strong value proposition for Vaughan.

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The City has direct access to Highways 427, 400 and 407, and is 20 minutes away from Highways 401, 404 and 410.
Vaughan is connected to rail service via the Canadian National (CN) MacMillan Yard and the Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Railway Vaughan Intermodal Terminal, as well as the passenger rail service via the Maple and Rutherford stations on GO Transit’s Barrie line.
Vaughan is the only municipality outside of Toronto with direct subway access located in the VMC, in addition to an award-winning mobility hub with inter-regional connections to subway and bus rapid transit.
There are non-stop flights on 75 carriers to 180 destinations worldwide via Toronto Pearson International Airport — Canada’s busiest airport — located within 10 kilometres of Vaughan’s southwestern boundary.
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.
The City remains the largest industrial market in York Region and the fourth largest industrial market in the GTA after Toronto, Mississauga and Brampton, with nearly 100 million square feet of total inventory at the end of 2023.