Looking to come by for in-person support, register for a program or make a payment? Several services now have a permanent presence in the Great Hall.
January 30, 2025
Looking to come by for in-person support, register for a program or make a payment? The below services now have a permanent presence in the Great Hall (ground floor of City Hall) and are open during regular City business hours: Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Welcome Desk
Our friendly customer service staff from the 311 Citizen Contact Centre are here to assist with wayfinding, inquiries related to City services and assisting with booking appointments at the self-service electronic kiosk. Payments can be dropped off at designated drop boxes, with one located just outside of City Hall at the north entrance and another located at the Welcome Desk. Need additional support? 311 is available to serve residents by phone (dial 311 or 905-615-4311, if outside City limits), email and online.
Legislative Services
Service counters are open and staff are ready to issue marriage licenses, perform civil ceremonies, provide commissioner of oath services and intake liquor licence applications, freedom of information (FOI) requests, claims and liens submissions, formal complaints and burial permits. Residents can also visit to receive assessment roll information and have minor variance and consent applications processed. Visitors are asked to kindly book an appointment prior to visiting City Hall.
Planning and Building
Members of the public can visit in-person with inquires or requests to schedule meetings for development applications, building permits or related matters. Walk-in appointments for these services are accepted.
Recreation Customer Service Desk
Residents can interact with our Recreation Customer Service Team to book many facilities across the City, including rooms in community centres, gymnasiums and arenas, including outdoor sport and picnic amenities. Residents can also register for recreation and culture programs, sign up for a fitness membership or apply for recreation’s financial assistance program, ActiveAssist. Walk-in appointments are accepted. Questions? Call 905-615-4100 or email.
C Café
Looking to grab breakfast or lunch while visiting? C Café has re-opened with a tasty menu of options for everyone to enjoy.
Security Services
Security staff are onsite to provide support to City staff, customers and visitors through heightened visibility at City Hall.
Model of City Centre
Located in the Great Hall across from C Café is a model of City Centre that was originally constructed in 1989 that took approximately three months to complete. Constructed at a scale of 1:500 (500 times smaller than the real buildings), the model features current and future visions for City Centre. Check it out today!
For more information, please visit the City’s website or call 311.
January 28, 2025 – Peel Region is pleased to announce the approval of two significant grants from the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) under the Industrial Energy Efficiency Program. These grants, totaling $5.19 million, will support energy recovery and energy conservation projects at the G.E. Booth and Clarkson Water Resource Recovery Facilities (WRRFs).
The G.E. Booth WRRF will receive $2.39 million to upgrade aeration blowers and implement a more energy-efficient Ammonia-Based Aeration Control (ABAC) process. This project is expected to save 12,000 MWh of electricity annually, equivalent to reducing 456 tonnes of GHG emissions and saving $1.3 million in electricity costs each year.
The Clarkson WRRF will benefit from a $2.8 million grant for a cogeneration (cogen) project that will recover energy from waste gas and an ABAC upgrade for the aeration system. This initiative is projected to save 14,165 MWh annually, cutting 538 tonnes of GHG emissions and reducing electricity costs by $1.8 million yearly.
Both projects are anticipated to be completed by Q4 2026.
Peel Region extends its gratitude to the IESO for their crucial support in making these energy efficiency improvements possible.
Mississauga welcomes federal funding to get more affordable housing built and improve public transit
With long-term funding, the City can build more affordable homes for residents and modernize critical housing-enabling infrastructure like transit.
January 28, 2025
Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF)
Today’s announcement provides the City with the second installment of HAF. The more than $28.2 million will be used to support the City’s housing incentives as recommended by the Mayor’s Housing Task Force, including:
- Offsetting the shortfalls relating to reductions to development charges for the 2,700 shovel ready market condo units, and other incentives outlined in the Mayor’s Housing Task Force Motion.
- Discretionary grants under the City’s Affordable Rental Housing CIP to assist with the construction of 400 new affordable and below market rental apartment units.
The City will use the third HAF installment for the same purposes and will be seeking provincial support through the province’s Building Faster Fund.
Funding to advance key transit priorities
Starting in 2026, the City of Mississauga will receive more than $112 million in funding over ten years, from the federal government’s Canada Public Transit Fund (CPTF). This funding comes from the Baseline Funding stream and an additional investment is being provided through the Zero-Emission Transit Fund.
Baseline Funding stream
The majority of the funding the City will receive comes from the CPTF’s Baseline Funding stream. This funding will help advance key improvements to Mississauga’s transit system. This includes assistance with long-term planning as well as public transit and active transportation infrastructure updates.
Zero-Emission Transit Fund
The additional funding announced today, up to $10.9 million, will come from the Zero-Emission Transit Fund to support a project aimed at deploying electric hydrogen fuel cell buses in Mississauga. The funding will allow Mississauga’s transit agency, MiWay to purchase 10 hydrogen fuel cell buses, and install equipment at its Malton transit facility to fuel these buses. Mississauga will be Ontario’s first municipality to pilot hydrogen fuel cell buses in its transit fleet.
The Mayor’s Housing Task Force report includes 30 actions to help kick-start development and outlines immediate steps the City is taking to help get homes built more quickly and affordably.
January 22, 2025
The recommendations in the task force report will help guide future housing efforts in Mississauga. As an immediate next step, Mayor Parrish will bring forward a motion next week with actions the City will take to help quickly address housing affordability.
The task force includes more than 30 experts from Ontario’s private and not-for-profit building and development industry. It was assembled by Mayor Parrish two weeks after taking office in June 2024. The Mayor’s goal was to help break down barriers by bringing together those who plan for and approve housing (government) and those who build it (industry).
Over the course of four months, and engagement with federal and provincial ministries, the task force assembled a series of recommendations in four key priority areas:
- Reform development charges, taxes and fees to help lower housing costs: Ninety-five per cent of new homes built in Canada are built by the private sector. The Task Force is recommending 14 actions to help balance demand and incentivize more affordable housing developments.
- Update building and design standards to help boost supply and make building more affordable: In a housing crisis, the aim of guidelines and standards must be to help – not hinder – good city-building. The Task Force is recommending seven actions that will help create efficiencies across the industry to increase supply.
- Transform zoning to unlock more housing: Zoning reform provides certainty for developers and can help streamline the development application process. The Task Force is recommending five actions that will support Mississauga’s transformation into a dynamic urban city.
- Create sustainable programs and funding that will mobilize industry to help meet the demand for affordable housing: The private sector can – and is willing to – play a significant role in helping to build affordable housing. The Task Force is recommending four actions to help develop a sustainable, long-term funding program for affordable housing.
The report also outlines 14 actions the City is taking right now to address the housing crisis, including:
- Increasing housing supply: Adding permissions for another 124,000 units to boost residential growth, making it easier to build mixed-use communities around transit, and finding creative ways to build new housing above or alongside city facilities.
- Bringing down costs: Offering financial incentives to get more purpose-built rentals built, making it less expensive to build homes on residential lots – like garden suites, triplexes and fourplexes, lowering borrowing costs and costs for non-profit developers.
- Streamlining processes: Creating a housing-focused team of city-builders at the City to review applications quickly, update urban design guidelines, improve financial policies, and drive efficiencies in the housing development approval process.
In the coming months, staff will update the City’s Housing Action Plan with recommendations that will be advancing from the Mayor’s Housing Task Force.
To read the full report and learn more about the task force members, visit Mississauga.ca/housing-taskforce.
Presented in partnership with the Black Caucus Alliance, the awards focus on the efforts and achievements of Mississauga’s Black residents and volunteers.
Mississauga residents can be nominated in one of nine categories:
Youth
Nominees must be between the ages of 15 and 24 and have volunteered for at least two consecutive years. They must act as role models for other young people and demonstrate all-around positive community involvement.
Business
Nominees must be currently engaged in business as an owner and/or entrepreneur. Ideal candidates should demonstrate a combination of the following criteria:
- Entrepreneurial spirit and success in owning and managing a business
- Significant contribution of new ideas, innovative practices, processes or inventions, or created employment opportunities
- Demonstrate a commitment to fairness and equality
Community Service
Nominees should possess an outstanding record of significant community involvement and service. Candidates must also demonstrate a strong commitment to enriching the lives of others as well as building relationships and collaborating meaningfully with the individuals and communities they serve.
Education
Nominees for this award are being recognized for exemplary contributions to the well-being of students and/or community members through their active involvement in education at the school, board, in extracurricular activities or at the community level.
Health Services
Nominees for this award are being recognized for their involvement in the creation and/or promotion of methods that keep the physical health or mental wellbeing of Black communities. Ideal candidates must be employed or studying in the field of health sciences. Exhibits leadership in healthcare management administration.
Arts and Culture
Nominees for this award are being recognized for their involvement in and/or promotion of developing arts and culture within the community. Ideal candidates should demonstrate a combination of the following criteria:
- Have demonstrated a commitment to and/or focus on community-engaged art and/or expressions of culture in Mississauga.
- Have experience in the area of art and/or culture for a minimum of three years.
- Have completed and/or been involved in one significant arts and culture project in the last 12 months.
Sports
Nominees for this award are being recognized for their model contribution to sports at the community or national level as an athlete or official.
Hospitality and Food Services
Nominees for this award are being recognized for the best in food, drink and/or hospitality in African-Caribbean products and/or services. The nominee will have received positive reviews and feedback from customers and peers demonstrating their commitment to customer service and satisfaction. The nominee will also have demonstrated leadership and management in hospitality operations, commitment to sustainable and ethical practices in the hospitality industry and be actively involvement in their local community.
Legacy – Lifetime Achievement
This is the highest community-based honour bestowed on an individual whose continued commitment has uplifted the lives of others.
Nominees are individuals who have made significant contributions to the Black community for 15 years or more. Candidates would have improved the quality of life for citizens or brought recognition to the City of Mississauga through their accomplishments.
Eligibility and nomination process
To be eligible, the nominee must:
- Live and/or work in Mississauga
- Identify as being Black
- Stand as a role model for others
- Inspire volunteerism and civic engagement
If you know someone deserving of an award, the steps to recognizing eligible residents include:
- Review the award criteria and descriptions above to determine the most appropriate category.
- Email the nomination to BlackExcellenceAwards@mississauga.ca
- In your email, please include the following information:
- Full name of the nominee, including their preferred pronouns and phonetic pronunciation.
- Category for nomination (please only choose one category).
- A brief explanation indicating why the individual should be nominated.
Please note that only completed nomination forms will be evaluated.
Nominees who qualify will be invited to receive their award during an evening ceremony in honour of Black History Month next month at Mississauga City Hall on Friday, February 28 at 7 p.m.
For more information, visit the webpage.
It’s that time of year when we ask for citizens to highlight and nominate local environmental champions through the Friends of the Credit Conservation Awards program.
The program is an opportunity for the CVC Board of Directors and our staff to celebrate those who deserve recognition for their important work in the watershed. Through your work with partners, community members and businesses, we’re confident you know many deserving candidates whose contributions support a thriving environment that protects, connects, and sustains the Credit River Watershed.
Nominations are open to individuals, companies, and groups in the following nine categories:
- Youth Achievement
- Outstanding Volunteer
- Environmental Awareness
- Landowner Stewardship
- Corporate Leadership
- Green Cities
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leadership
- Legacy Donor
- Watershed Excellence
Examples of eligible projects include:
- Landowners who’ve taken action to protect and restore nature on their property.
- Local businesses, municipalities or regional government who have adapted new approaches or green infrastructure.
- Individuals or businesses that donate land or funds to purchase land for its long-term protection.
- Individuals that generously donate their time through on-the-ground environmental work, education, or outreach efforts.
Nominations for the Friends of the Credit Conservation Awards are open until February 22, 2025.
For more information or to submit a nomination, please visit cvc.ca/ConservationAwards.
Visit Mississauga invites all to Celebration Square to experience the excitement of Ontario’s free, first-of-its-kind epic skiing and snowboarding competition.
For three days, Celebration Square will be bustling with skiing and snowboarding competitions, snowskate classes and demonstrations, DJ sets and afterparties! All ages are invited to come and enjoy some outdoor winter fun and watch an impressive roster of more than 80 professional athletes compete for a $100,000 prize purse, judged on the quality and style of their tricks and descents.
The custom built installation in Celebration Square will host the world’s best professional athletes including American skiing legend Tom Wallish, professional snowboarder Natalie Allport, Canadian Championships gold slopestyle medallist Frank Jobin, snowboarder and Olympian medallist Laurie Blouin, and Olympian skier Megan Oldham, who has brought home hardware from many celebrated ski and snowboard competitions. They’ll be performing their mind-blowing tricks for the public for free.
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience the electrifying ambience of a winter sports competition locally!
Following on the success of last summer’s first JACKALOPE Action Sports Festival, Visit Mississauga is once again partnering with TRIBU Expérientiel Inc. to bring APIK to the city for the first time, in its first venture anywhere outside of its long-time home in Montreal.
Check out the full schedule here.
Event information
APIK Mississauga
Friday February 7 to Sunday February 9, 2025
Celebration Square, 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga ON
Free admission has been made possible by Visit Mississauga
Quotes
“We can’t wait to welcome visitors as we transform Celebration Square into a winter sports haven – complete with skiing and snowboarding competitions in the middle of our city! We invite you to bring your whole family out to this free event and enjoy the magic of winter while you experience the rush of watching these incredibly talented athletes compete. It’s going to be exhilarating, entertaining, and lots of fun. Come join us in February!” – Victoria Clarke, CEO, Visit Mississauga
“We’re excited to be back at Celebration Square! We’ve always been about creating and developing bold and Innovative concepts that generate unique, adrenaline-powered experiences. We’re bringing the snowy mountain spirit to the city with APIK! After two successful editions of APIK in Montréal, we’re proud to be able to inject this unique energy into downtown Mississauga and make it more attractive than ever.” – Micah Desforges, Tribu Expérientiel Inc. CEO
About
Visit Mississauga is the official destination marketing organization (DMO) for the City of Mississauga. The organization is industry-led and responsible for developing a tourism strategy and leading tourism marketing and development efforts for the destination. The organization’s mandate of implementing the City of Mississauga’s Tourism Master Plan Tourism Mississauga is committed to promoting local businesses and coordinating large-scale events within the city. To learn more about Visit Mississauga, or check out other exciting events coming to Mississauga, go to visitmississauga.ca.
Tribu Expérientiel Inc. builds solid relationships thanks to the power of adrenaline. It helps organizations forge stronger ties with youth and adults who are young at heart by creating daring, integrated experiences that get the adrenaline flowing and forge indelible memories. TRIBU is making sure that its generation will always have ways to have fun, celebrate and get inspired. Visit tribu.co
Peel Region Public Works regularly maintains and repairs the water system to make sure you have a consistent supply of quality drinking water. Sometimes we must turn off your water supply while work on the system or conduct tests.
On Sunday January 12th, 2025, between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m., please expect a loss of water pressure and a brief water outage (roughly 15 minutes) while we work in your area. If we need to reschedule this work due to weather or other circumstances, we will let you know the new date and time.
If this interruption may affect an alarm or maintenance company, it is your responsibility to notify them.
Property owner/manager responsibilities during a water interruption
If you are a property owner/manager, it is your responsibility to:
• Ensure maintenance, mechanical or plumbing staff are on site during the water interruption, as it may
affect internal systems that rely on water such as boilers, fire suppression, and alarms.
• Notify the fire alarm company if the interruption could affect an alarm system.
• Have a fire watch completed during the water interruption, as the building’s sprinkler protection system will not function when the water supply is shut off.
After the water interruption
When we turn the water back on, air in the pipes may make the water cloudy and your plumbing may vibrate or make noise. We recommend removing the air by slowly turning on your taps from the lowest to the highest faucet in the building (that is, starting in the basement/first floor, and finishing on the top floor). You will likely need to run the water for 10 to 30 seconds. Run the water until it is clear, and any vibration or noise has stopped.
Important note
After the water is turned back on, we recommend checking the water meter (usually located in the basement). If it is leaking, call Water Meter Installations Dispatch at:
• 905-791-7800, extension 3226 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Monday to Friday)
• 905-791-7800 extension 4409 (after hours or statutory holidays)
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Keeping you informed
We will let you know if there are any major changes to the plans. Information on this project can also be found at peelregion.ca/construction/project-18-1310-c
Thank you for your patience as we complete this necessary work. This work will allow us to continue providing you with high quality tap water.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
Water Linear Engineering
Engineering Services Division
Public Works, Peel Region
Email: construction@peelregion.ca
Phone: 905-791-7800 ext. 4409
Residents are encouraged to join a virtual meeting on Jan. 23 to learn more about the City’s proposed new Official Plan.
Public input from earlier consultations has helped shape the latest version of the proposed new Official Plan, helping determine the best places for housing, services, and amenities. The proposed plan now includes more housing options, a vision for complete communities with better walking, cycling and transit networks, support for local businesses and job growth, stronger environmental protections, and a focus on culture, heritage, and inclusion. It also aligns with recent provincial planning changes.
To share these updates, the City is hosting a virtual public meeting on January 23 from 6:00-7:30 PM. Residents are encouraged to join to learn how the proposed plan will shape the City’s future and see what’s next for Mississauga.
What
- Official Plan Virtual Public Meeting
When
- Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
- Time: 6:00-7:30 PM
- Location: Online – WebEx virtual meeting
How to participate
- Visit our website to register for the online meeting.
- If you are unable to attend, the virtual meeting will be recorded and posted on the website following the session.
Prepare for the meeting
- Review the complete Official Plan by visiting Your Say – Official Plan Review
Background
- The City reviews and updates the Official Plan every 10 years to meet Mississauga’s changing needs, as required by the Ontario Planning Act. It covers key areas like transportation, housing, culture, heritage, the environment, and the economy.
- The proposed new Official Plan will come into effect once it is adopted by City Council and approved by the Province of Ontario.
- To learn more, visit mississauga.ca/officialplan