The riding covered the fast-growing region of Vaughan north of Toronto, Ontario.

It consisted of the part of the City of Vaughan that lies west of Highway 400 or north of Rutherford Road.

The rest of the riding, the more suburban southern part is strongly Liberal.

[1] Racial groups: 74.3% White, 9.3% South Asian, 2.7% Latin American, 2.5% Black, 2.4% Southeast Asian, 2.4% Chinese, 1.7% West Asian, 1.7% Filipino, 1.0% Arab Languages: 44.8% English, 0.5% French, 54.6% Other Religions (2001): 77.0% Catholic, 7.3% Protestant, 2.7% Muslim, 2.6% Christian Orthodox, 2.1% Sikh, 1.6% Hindu, 1.3% Buddhist, 3.9% No religion Average income: $34,485 The Vaughan riding had the highest percentage of Italian Canadians in all of Canada (54.4%).

[3] 17.1% of its residents are Italian immigrants,[4] the highest such percentage for a Canadian federal riding, and 19.2% of its residents having Italian as their mother tongue.