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Maple is a high-growth suburban community located northwest of Toronto. In 2001, its population was 36,385.

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Maple is accessed by Major Mackenzie Drive and Keele Street. The nearest exit is 3 km west (Highway 400). It is accessed by only one superhighways. The west branch of the Don River flows 1 km west of Maple and rises northwest of Maple. Several creeks are to the east and the Black Creek used to began slightly west of Vellore. The Oak Ridges Moraine is to the northeast which supplies a lot of water to the GTA. The industrial area lies south of Maple. Maple is located 13 km NE of Woodbridge, 11 km E of Kleinburg, 8 km S of King City, 6.5 km from downtown Richmond Hill 12 km NW of Thornhill, N of Highway 401, and SSE of Barrie. Maple is accessed by a CN line (Toronto - Barrie) to its east with its rapid transit station near Rutherford. Black Creek flows in the west, the Don River flows to the northern and the eastern part. York University is to the south, and is accessed 2 km NE from Paramount Canada's Wonderland. Maple formerly had small airport in the west which was closed down in the late 20th century. The runways ran diagonally like the letter x, the runway ran from northwest to southeast and was the longest, and another which ran southwest to northeast and was the shortest. Street names line Avro, Lockheed and Mustang are named after these planes where the former airport once located.

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