#ShopVaughanLocal for St. Patrick’s Day
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Dine, shop and order online with Vaughan’s local businesses
How will you show your local love this St. Patrick’s Day? Whether staying home and wearing green or going out safely to a local restaurant, Vaughan has everything you need to celebrate the luck of the Irish.
There are many ways to show your love for small and local business in Vaughan. Make a difference by:
- dining out safely, ordering takeout or delivery from a local restaurant.
- shopping online or in-person from local businesses.
- buying gift cards from local businesses.
- sharing your local love using #ShopVaughanLocal on social media.
As the City of Vaughan marks the first anniversary of the declared state of emergency in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic today, the team also continues to provide support and guidance for local businesses through the following programs.
Open for Business
The voluntary Open for Business online directory includes both essential services and businesses that are open or providing modified operations by phone, online, takeout or delivery in compliance with provincial and municipal regulations. Vaughan businesses interested in being included in this list must apply through this online form.
Vaughan Business Resilience Plan
The City’s Vaughan Business Resilience Plan (PDF) is an immediate and long-term plan to help Vaughan’s business community build capacity to adapt to the post-COVID-19 world.
Through this plan, the Economic and Cultural Development department helps businesses and the economy build resilience into key economic opportunities and strategic sectors, such as healthcare, supply-chain and manufacturing, and tourism. It also shares Vaughan’s reimagined public spaces within physical distancing guidelines and invites the community to experience Vaughan’s culture and arts.
Advisory consultations and business events
The Economic and Cultural Development team continues to offer advisory consultations via tele- or video-conference, email and phone. They have also added a new service, offering educational webinars. For information, additional resources or to book a consultation, visit vaughanbusiness.ca.
The City continues to offer and promote events for local businesses and entrepreneurs to attend virtually and network with others in their industry. For a list of events targeted to our business community, continue to visit vaughanbusiness.ca/events.
To receive the City’s latest COVID-19 updates as they happen, sign up for the City Update eNewsletter at vaughan.ca/CityUpdate and follow the City’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram channels.
Those who feel unwell, and believe they have symptoms related to COVID-19, should contact York Region Public Health at 1-800-361-5653 or Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000.
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