Vaughan tenant and community resources
For information on your rights as a tenant go to the Ontario Tenants Most Asked Questions and Answers page.
This is also a helpful list for those who are moving to Vaughan, not just those looking for Vaughan apartments.
Vaughan apartments for rent, plus houses and condos:
Viewit.ca - photos and videos of apartments, houses and condos in Vaughan
Vaughan apartments for rent, from GottaRent
Vaughan Citizen - Real Estate for Rent classified ads for Vaughan apartments
Vaughan public housing, rent geared to income accomodations, and government benefits for the disadvantaged:
York Region: Housing Services,
55 Eagle Street West, Newmarket, (905) 830-4444
Housing Help Centre of York Region, 10265 Yonge St, Richmond Hill, (905) 713 2696
Region of York - Social Assistance Ontario Works (welfare) (905) 850-3490
Vaughan Tenants Associations:
City of Vaughan - Government pages
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City of Vaughan, (905) 832-2281
How to contact your City of Vaughan Mayor and Councillors
City of Vaughan By-laws
Regional Municipality of York, 17250 Yonge Street, Newmarket, (905) 895-1231
York Region by-laws
Vaughan garbage and recycling information.
York Region household hazardous waste and recycling depot,
2840 Rutherford Road in Vaughan, just west of Melville Aveune.. Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
for proper disposal of hazardous waste such as batteries, fluorescent and compact fluorescent lamps (as they contain mercury,) pharmaceuticals, paints, solvents,
pesticides, etc.. Map here.
Other Vaughan Social Services, Agencies and Advocacy Groups (help and advice)
- Be WebAware, for Parents to keep your children safe when on the Internet
- Catholic Community Services of York Region , 7368 Yonge Street, #312, Thornhill, (905) 709-8181
- COSTI Immigrant Services, 7800 Jane Street, Unit 1, Concord, (905) 669-5627
- United Way of York Region
Legal Services
- Community Legal Clinic of York Region, 21 Dunlop Street, Suite 200, Richmond Hill, (905) 508-5018
- York Legal Aid Office, 17070 Yonge Street, Main Floor, Newmarket, (905) 898-3943
COMMUNITY LEGAL AID CLINICS
Emergencies: Fire, police, plus distress centres
- Community Crisis Response Service, 310-COPE, (905) 310-2673
- Kids Helpline 1-800-668-6868
- Parent Helpline 1-888-603-9100
- Victim Services of York Region, (905) 474-2955
Fire: for emergencies call 911
City of Vaughan Fire and Rescue, or for non-urgent calls (905) 832-8506 such as Fire Prevention inquiries
York Region Police: for emergencies and crimes in progress call 911
For general and non-urgent inquires call (905) 764-1300
Poison Information 416-813-5900 (TTY-only 416-597-0215)
Distress Centres:
Vaughan Foodbanks and emergency shelters
Vaughan Food Bank, 71 Marycroft Ave, Unit 9, Woodbridge, (905) 851-2333
General information about emergency shelters: 1-888-256-1112
Vaughan Hospitals and Healthcare
Telehealth Ontario 1-866-797-0000 for health advice over the phone
Hospitals
York Central Hospital, 10 Trench Street, Richmond Hill, (905) 883-1212
Doctor Search, a service provided by the
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Education
York Region District School Board, for public Kindergarden to Grade 12 education
York Catholic District School Board, for Catholic elementary to high school education
Le Conseil scolaire public de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest
Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud
Transportation
York Region Transit, (905) 762-2100
Viva - York Region Transit,
GO Transit, for information call toll-free: 1-888-438-6646
Other Services
Other Directories and Search Engines
On Vaughan neighbourhood directory
Google Canada Search Engine
Yahoo Canada Directory
General Reference
Canada 411 Telephone Directory
Canada Post
Postal Code lookup, from Canada Post
Vaughan Map, from Mapquest
I am not responsible for the content of these third-party sites listed here nor the services they provide. If you wish your free social or community service to be added here, send an e-mail to Bob Levitt. Links are voluntary and are solely at the discretion of the webmaster when I get time to post them.
