Custom Signs Aurora
Aurora is a small town with one very large exception: Magna International, one of the world's biggest automotive parts manufacturers, with roughly $42.8 billion in annual revenue and over 150,000 employees worldwide, has its global corporate headquarters at 337 Magna Drive, right in Aurora. Founded in 1957 by Frank Stronach and publicly traded on both the New York and Toronto stock exchanges, Magna is one of the largest companies in Canada, full stop, and its headquarters campus sits a few minutes from a heritage Main Street where sign size and materials are still governed by rules meant to protect century-old storefronts.
We design, manufacture, and install signage entirely in-house, and we work with Aurora business owners online, by email and phone, rather than through a retail storefront.
Email: hello@branditt.ca
Signage for Aurora's Corporate and Business Park Areas
Magna International's headquarters campus, along with the broader business park area along Wellington Street East and Industrial Parkway, gives Aurora a corporate office and light-industrial base well beyond what its population size would suggest.
What we build for corporate and business park tenants:
- Monument signs for corporate campus and business park entrances
- Directory signs for the smaller number of multi-tenant office buildings
- Directional signs and wayfinding and utility signs for larger campus and light-industrial facilities
- Office interior signs for reception and room identification
- Plaques, including metal plaques and acrylic wall plaques
- Ground signs and panel and post signs for smaller professional office buildings
Completed work: indoor signs portfolio.
Signage for Historic Yonge Street
Aurora's historic downtown along Yonge Street predates the town's modern corporate identity by well over a century, and heritage character guidelines here shape what a sign can look like far more than in most of Aurora's business park buildings.
What we build for historic Yonge Street businesses:
- Blade signs, a strong fit for Aurora's historic downtown, available illuminated, non-illuminated, as a lightbox, or as premium push-thru
- Channel letter signs for storefronts
- Marquee signs and free-standing letters, well suited to Yonge Street's heritage character
- Custom window decals, sized for smaller heritage storefront windows
- Custom wall murals for restaurant and retail interiors inside older heritage buildings
Further reading: What Is the Difference Between a Wall Mural and Wallpaper?. Completed work: outdoor signs portfolio.
Signage for Aurora Medical and Professional Offices
Independent professional and medical offices scattered throughout Aurora need standard reception and wayfinding signage, a smaller-scale job than either the Magna campus or the multi-tenant towers common in bigger York Region cities.
What we build for offices and clinics:
- Office interior signs for reception and room identification
- Directional signs and wayfinding and utility signs for medical clinics
- Plaques, common in dental and medical practices
- Dimensional letter and logo signs in alupanel, acrylic, or PVC
- Non-illuminated signs for interior lettering
Completed work: indoor signs portfolio.
Aurora Sign Permits
The Town of Aurora has its own sign bylaw. Yonge Street within the historic core carries additional heritage character guidelines, administered alongside the general bylaw, covering sign size, materials, and sometimes colour. Corporate campuses and business park buildings along Wellington Street and Industrial Parkway follow standard commercial rules without that heritage layer.
Frequently Asked Questions
My storefront is on historic Yonge Street. Are there extra rules? Yes, likely. Aurora's historic core has heritage character guidelines in addition to the general bylaw, which can affect sign size, materials, and mounting style.
Does Magna International's headquarters campus have any effect on the local business signage market? Indirectly, yes. It brings a genuine concentration of professional services, suppliers, and corporate-adjacent businesses to Aurora that a town this size wouldn't otherwise have, alongside standard office signage needs like directory and wayfinding signs.
What sign type works best for a narrow historic storefront? Usually a blade sign or smaller channel letter treatment rather than a large illuminated cabinet.
Is there a minimum project size? No, from a single door sign to a full corporate campus package.
Do I need a permit? Most outdoor signs do, under the Town of Aurora's bylaw, with additional heritage review downtown.
Email hello@branditt.ca with your sign type, location, and timeline. We'll follow up with a quote.
Other cities we serve: Newmarket, King City, Richmond Hill, Vaughan.