How you can help
When you direct the money you already spend on food and supplies to Canadian products and businesses, you help build resilience in our community for adapting to an uncertain future.
Wherever possible, choosing products made or produced in Canada, and sold by Canadians, supports your local and country-wide economy during these turbulent times and harmful tariffs.
- Buy products with a Made in Canada or Product of Canada label
- Shop at local Canadian-owned businesses
- Get your supplies from Canadian suppliers
- Choose to vacation in Canada
What the labels mean
According to Competition Bureau Canada:
- Product of Canada: At least 98% of the product contains Canadian ingredients and materials
- Made in Canada: At least 51% of the product is made in Canada in our factories and businesses
Invest in Mississauga, Ontario and Canada
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February 11, 2025
Public engagement and education activities
The City is launching a new public engagement campaign to seek the public’s ideas and input on eight key priorities identified by City Council. Residents can share their feedback through these activities:
- Visit mississauga.ca/imagine to learn more about the project and complete a survey to share your ideas and contribute to the fabric of Mississauga’s future.
- Engage with our City Ambassadors to share your opinions at various events, community centres, arenas and museums in your neighbourhood.
- Speakers event (spring): Be inspired by leading experts in equity, diversity, inclusion, climate action and urban mobility at this free special event (registration in advance will be required).
Imagine Mississauga guided by your vision
Imagine Mississauga is about creating a collective vision that reflects the hopes, needs, and aspirations of every resident. This visionary blueprint will steer our city’s growth, resource allocation, and response to both present challenges and future opportunities. It’s a commitment to creating a Mississauga that resonates with all who call this municipality home.
Key themes for the Strategic Plan
As we imagine the next chapter of Mississauga’s story, the City is focusing on eight central themes and will be engaging with residents on the following:
- Reimagining mobility: Envisioning innovative transportation solutions to reduce congestion and enhance connectivity.
- Climate resilience: Imagining a greener, more sustainable Mississauga for generations to come.
- Housing for all: Creating solutions for accessible, affordable housing that fosters diverse communities.
- Wellness reimagined: Visualizing a city where personal and public wellbeing flourish through enhanced services and programs.
- Fiscal innovation: Imagining smart, sustainable financial strategies that support our city’s growth and stability.
- Inclusive Mississauga: Creating a city where diversity is celebrated, and every resident feels a sense of belonging.
- Economic vibrancy: Nurturing an economy that attracts investment, inspires innovation and creates opportunities for all.
- Arts and culture: Cultivating a vibrant creative environment that celebrates diversity, enriches community life through artistic expression and positions Mississauga as a cultural destination.
Learn more, get involved
Your imagination is the key to unlocking Mississauga’s potential. Be part of this transformative journey by sharing your ideas at mississauga.ca/imagine.
The City of Mississauga is converting the former Glenforest Secondary School swimming pool, located at Fieldgate Drive and Burnhamthorpe Road East, into a youth hub.
February 4, 2025
The City has announced plans to convert the former Glenforest Secondary School swimming pool into a youth hub that provides services and programs that reflect the needs of local youth aimed at fostering growth, creativity, and connection. The new Youth Hub will be designed with inclusion at its core, ensuring all young people, can fully participate in the future activities that will be offered.
After the success of the Malton Youth Hub, it’s clear that youth hubs make a positive impact within the neighbourhood it serves. This will be a safe and supportive place where youth can showcase their talent, express themselves, work on projects or engage in physical activities that contribute to their wellbeing.
We want to hear from you!
Feedback from Mississauga residents helps the City shape or develop programs and services that serve the community. Receiving resident feedback is an effective way to determine which activities, programs, resources and services are the most desired and needed by those who live and spend time in the neighbourhood.
Get involved and have your say.
Register to participate in an engagement session:
- In-person youth engagement session – Burnhamthorpe Community Centre, Forest Glen Room on Friday, February 7 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
- Virtual resident engagement session – online only on Monday, February 10 from 6 to 7 p.m.
Take part in a survey
Share your feedback by completing our quick and easy survey, and you’ll have the chance to win a pair of Apple AirPods. Your input is valuable, and by participating, you can help shape the future of your community. Complete the survey by Friday, February 28, online at: yoursay.mississauga.ca/glenforest.
A time to recognize and celebrate the achievements of Black communities in Mississauga and beyond, listen to their stories and learn more about their history and contributions to Canadian society.
February 3, 2025
Throughout the month of February, the City of Mississauga, in partnership with the Black Caucus Alliance, will continue to commemorate Mississauga’s Black community through a variety of programs and events.
All are encouraged to visit the Black History Month webpage, which highlights a variety of learning opportunities and engagement activities designed to deepen the understanding of this important month, some of which include:
- Library author talks, storytelling and book lists
- Music playlists highlighting local Black artists and musicians
- Museum tours
- Community celebrations and events
- Sports and shows
Celebrating Black Excellence Event
The third annual Celebrating Black Excellence event will take place on Friday, February 28, 2025 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Mississauga City Hall. The event will include performances, keynote speakers and an awards ceremony. If you know someone deserving of a Black Excellence Award, please take a moment to submit a nomination – which will be accepted until Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
The community is invited to take part in the conversation and more importantly, learn and develop a deeper understanding of the history of people of African descent in Canada and Mississauga. For more information, visit the webpage.
Background
Discover more about the actions the City is taking to engage Black community members in decision-making processes, ensuring that programs and services are equitable and inclusive for all residents.
- First Steps: A Community-Driven Report on Making Mississauga More Equitable for Black Communities was received by Mississauga City Council in April 2022. The City developed a multi-year implementation plan and tracking mechanism for the 36 recommendations in the City’s purview. The City is well on its way to implementing the recommendations with:
- 7 initiatives completed prior to the roadmap
- 18 initiatives implemented and operational
- 4 initiatives in progress
- 11 initiatives are either awaiting initiation and/or require further planning
- Mississauga’s Black Community Engagement sessions helped inform the First Steps report through the recommendations, ideas and the lived experiences of hundreds of community members.
- Anti-Black and Indigenous Racism – Resolution 207: The City of Mississauga recognizes that racism, and in particular anti-Black racism and discrimination is a crisis in our community that requires immediate and sustained attention.
- International Decade for People of African Descent – Resolution 0039-2022: The City of Mississauga joins the global community in recognizing 2015 to 2024 as the International Decade for People of African Descent.
- In 2021, the House of Commons officially designated August 1 as Emancipation Day. Each year, the City of Mississauga raises the Pan-African flag and lights the City Hall clock tower red, black and green to recognize this important day.
The City of Mississauga reminds drivers to stay sober while driving to prevent collisions.
December 13, 2024
Alcohol and drug use
Driving under the influence of alcohol or cannabis is dangerous for yourself, your passengers as well as other drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. A collision that results in a fatality or serious injury has significant consequences to those involved and their loved ones.
Driving impaired is dangerous as even minimal amounts can affect your driving skills. Driving requires full control over your mind and body, and requires you to be alert so you can make quick decisions. When you drink or consume drugs, it can disrupt your ability to focus, affecting your risk perception, motor skills, reaction time, decision-making abilities and overall co-ordination.
Impaired driving in Mississauga
According to Peel Regional Police, impaired driving (driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol) continues to be a concern in Mississauga. From January 1 to November 30, 2024, there were 89 collisions that involved impaired drivers on Mississauga roads.
Peel Regional Police has launched their Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) program to help address impaired driving. R.I.D.E. checks are conducted throughout the year, but the holiday campaign includes increased enforcement levels and additional officer deployment. The program has already checked more than 4,600 vehicles and will continue to early January. If you suspect someone is driving impaired, call 911 to report it.
Driving under the influence of alcohol, cannabis or certain drugs is a serious offence. You put yourself at risk of immediate license suspension, hefty fines, education or treatment programs and even vehicle impoundment. Penalties can vary depending on your age, licence type, the amount of alcohol or drugs in your system, and how many times you have been convicted or had your licence suspended.
Stay safe while out on the roads
Whether you’re walking, cycling, taking transit or driving, it’s important that you stay extra alert when travelling around the city to your destination.
If you’re planning to drive – stay sober. If you’d like to consume alcohol or cannabis, plan an alterative way home. You can designate a driver, use MiWay to get around or use a rideshare program or taxi.
If you’re walking, cycling or taking transit, remember to stay alert and be aware, especially when crossing intersections. Make sure to use a crosswalk or crossride when possible.
To learn more about impaired driving, visit peelpolice.ca/en/safety-tips/road-safety.aspx
Learn more about road safety in Mississauga: mississauga.ca/roadsafety
Peel Regional Police officially launched the Seasonal Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) Campaign in partnership with Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD). This initiative is part of our ongoing and collaborative efforts to reduce impaired driving and enhance road safety across Peel Region.
From November 16 to December 31, 2024, additional officers from Road Safety Services and divisions will be deployed to conduct increased roadside checks to ensure the community is driving safely and responsibly.
Officers will be reminding the public to not drive if they have consumed alcohol or any type of drugs, as well as ensuring they have a plan to get home by having a designated driver, an alternate place to stay, or using public transportation. Road safety is a shared responsibility.
While the Seasonal R.I.D.E. Campaign marks an increase in strategic enforcement, PRP remains committed to year-round education about the dangers of impaired driving.
We encourage you to keep an eye out on our social media to share road safety tips with your communities throughout the holiday season.
For a Growing Skyline
By: Andrea Josic
Mississauga—meaning:
“The River of the North of Many Mouths”
A meeting point for the water and land
where the sailboats kiss along the midpoint of its shore
and dance in the hushed haze of the night sky
The people of this land lifelined across the rivers
to their kin and neighbours
and I like to think today’s skyline twinkles for all of us
nearly 1,000,000 shooting stars
every joyous face, like smiles marking pins on a world map
across our brief city limit
For decades, families have fed the ducks in Kariya Park
under summer’s promising breeze
or ice skated in endless circles in our city’s centre
under winter’s subdued skies
In each beautiful season
our community built stronger than the etching skyscrapers
Children’s wonder follow the pinball’s birthday party thwack
teenagers peruse the malls with hopeful $10 pockets
and parents teach their kids to bike ride behind grocery store plazas
I know we used to flow along gentle fields surrounding sparse high rises
and although a growing city brings shade in its afternoons
it never darkens its brightening future
Each corner of this city carries with it a unique melody
Dozens of brick villages led to this present union
all eager to move forward, clutching each other’s hearts
as we grow and develop as a city
Even amidst the busiest highways
where we hurry to reach our community
and the loudest skies
where we fly to bring our loved ones over
all so we can share our special places
with them