OPA 50 — Adopted 2019 · OLT Approved 2021
Block 41 Secondary Plan (OPA 50)
The Block 41 Secondary Plan is the City of Vaughan planning document that governs what can be built inside the 428-hectare North Vaughan New Community Area — approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal as OPA 50 in August 2021.
- Amendment: OPA 50
- Regulation: O. Reg. 644/20
- OLT approval: Aug 18, 2021
- Plan area: ~428 hectares
What the Secondary Plan does
A Secondary Plan is a City-level policy document that translates high-level Official Plan direction into detailed land use, road, park and infrastructure requirements for a specific area. For Block 41, the Secondary Plan sets the block structure, land use schedules, height and density envelopes, and location of parks, schools and community facilities across the entire 428-hectare community.
Once adopted and approved, its policies bind builders, staff and Council decisions on every future application inside the plan area.
The approval timeline
The Block 41 Secondary Plan moved through every layer of Ontario's planning system:
- Pre-2019 — background land use, transportation, servicing and environmental studies plus statutory public consultation
- October 7, 2019 — Vaughan City Council adopts the Block 41 Secondary Plan
- January 30, 2020 — York Region approves the Secondary Plan as upper-tier municipality
- August 18, 2021 — Ontario Land Tribunal issues final approval as Official Plan Amendment 50 (OPA 50)
- Ontario Regulation 644/20 — defines permitted uses across ~178 ha (~440 acres) of the plan area
Land uses permitted under OPA 50
OPA 50 and O. Reg. 644/20 together permit four broad building categories, plus supporting institutional, park and infrastructure uses:
- Low-rise residential
- Low-rise mixed-use
- Mid-rise residential
- Mid-rise mixed-use
What this means for buyers
Because Block 41 is governed by an adopted Secondary Plan and an OLT-approved amendment, the community framework — road network, parks, schools, community centre, library, mixed-use core — is fixed by policy rather than left to individual builders. Individual builders shape their own architecture and floor plans, but they build inside the framework OPA 50 established.
That's the paper trail that separates Bridgelands / Block 41 from a paper-launch project. Register at bridgelandsvaughan.ca to receive floor plans and pricing from each builder as their release opens inside Block 41.
Frequently asked questions
What is OPA 50?
OPA 50 is Official Plan Amendment 50 to the Vaughan Official Plan, which brings the Block 41 Secondary Plan into force. It was approved by the Ontario Land Tribunal on August 18, 2021.
What is Ontario Regulation 644/20?
O. Reg. 644/20 is the provincial regulation that defines the permitted uses across roughly 178 hectares (~440 acres) of the Block 41 plan area — low-rise residential, low-rise mixed-use, mid-rise residential and mid-rise mixed-use.
Where can I read the Block 41 Secondary Plan?
The Secondary Plan and OPA 50 are public documents available through the City of Vaughan's planning portal, York Region's official plan amendment records, and the Ontario Land Tribunal's decision archive.