The City of Vaughan (population ~306,200) is in the Regional Municipality of York, north of Toronto, Ontario. It is the fifth-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area, and the 17th largest city in Canada.

The City of Vaughan’s interest in natural assets is two-fold. First, it wants to expand and update its earlier work in the natural inventory domain such as the Natural Heritage Network Study (2014-2016), the Forest Inventory Report (2019), and its Stormwater Management Ponds Bathymetric Study (2017-2022) for improved capital planning.

We respectfully acknowledge that the City of Vaughan is situated in the Territory and Treaty 13 lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We also recognize the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee. The City of Vaughan is currently home to many First Nations, Métis and Inuit people. As representatives of the people of the City of Vaughan, we are grateful to have the opportunity to work and live in this territory.