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Peel Public Health encourages families to report their child’s updated vaccination records to avoid school suspension

By Announcement, Resources

BRAMPTON, Ont. – March 12, 2026. Peel Public Health (PPH) will continue working with families and school boards to ensure students meet the school attendance requirements of Ontario’s Immunization of School Pupils Act (ISPA).

“The Immunization of School Pupils Act exists to protect children from serious, vaccine preventable diseases that can spread quickly in school settings,” said Dr. Hetal Patel, Associate Medical Officer of Health, Peel Region. “We know tracking and reporting vaccination records can feel overwhelming, especially for families juggling priorities. That’s why we’re working closely with families and school boards to help students catch up as quickly as possible, so their learning isn’t disrupted and they are still protected from serious diseases.”

The next rounds of suspension orders are scheduled to go out to Peel students throughout March and April. As of the week of March 9, 15,861 students are slated for potential suspension. The exact number varies by week and is expected to decrease as PPH continues to work quickly with families to receive updated vaccination information. Medical Officers of Health have the operational discretion to make decisions about ISPA enforcement. Suspension is a last resort and is used only when the required documentation is not received by the deadline.

How Peel Public Health is working with families and schools:

  • PPH provides 2 separate notification letters a few months apart with clear instruction to give families time to catch up on missing vaccines or report doses to PPH before a suspension order is issued.   
  • PPH is holding in-school vaccination catch up clinics for secondary students. Families can also book an appointment for March Break clinics.  
  • Public health nurses will provide extra onsite support to schools leading up to suspension periods. Staff have also equipped school boards with webinars and communication toolkits to help guide families through the process.  

 

Things parents can do right now
   

  1. Check your child’s vaccination record online 

Check if you have submitted all vaccine records to Peel Public Health at peelregion.ca/reportvaccines. If information is missing, you can enter and upload records through the website. Vaccines required for school include protection against measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, varicella, and meningococcal disease.  

If your child is 16 years or older, they will need to call PPH themselves to access their account. Because of privacy legislation, information about their account cannot be provided to parents without the child’s consent.  

  1. Report any missing vaccinations 

If your child already has the vaccines, report them as soon as you receive a letter from Peel Public Health. In some cases, records may appear incomplete even when a student isn’t missing vaccines; this happens when doses have not yet been reported to public health.

 

You can report at peelregion.ca/reportvaccines. An instructional video on the website can help those who need it.

 

To report, you will need:  

  • Child’s Ontario Health Card or Ontario Immunization ID  
  • Child’s full name, address, and date of birth  
  • Date and name of each vaccine received  
  • School name (if applicable)  
     

Families are responsible for reporting their child’s vaccination records to public health. Doctors do not report vaccinations.  

It can take a few business days for submitted records to be processed so parents are encouraged to catch up on any missing vaccines and report them as soon as possible.

If you don’t have an Ontario Health Card, call Peel Public Health at 9057997700 or 18889197800 Monday–Friday, during regular business hours. Translation support is available.  

  1. Catch up on missing vaccines 

If your child is missing vaccine doses, book an appointment with your healthcare provider or at a Peel Public Health clinic.
 

The importance of ISPA and routine immunization 

The latest data from Public Health Ontario’s Immunization Data Tool shows that Peel’s immunization coverage continues to recover from COVID-19 related disruptions, though gaps remain.   

“Catching up on routine vaccinations keeps our children and community healthy,” said Nazia Peer, Director of Immunization Services, Peel Region. “Vaccination is one of the most effective public health measures available, protecting not only each student but classmates, teachers, and vulnerable community members.”  

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March 12, 2026
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Mississauga extends development charges incentive program

By Announcement, Planning & Development

Getting more homes built and making them more affordable is one of Council’s top priorities.

March 12, 2026

City Council has approved a motion to extend the City’s development charges incentive program through December 31, 2027. The extension gives the development industry an additional year to take advantage of the incentives so they can continue planning and delivering much-needed housing for Mississauga families.

The program, which was launched in January 2025 and enhanced in February 2026, offers the following development charge reductions for residential properties:

  • 50 percent for all residential unit types
  • 100 percent for purpose-built apartment rental units
    • Applies to 1-bedroom plus den, 2-bedroom or 3-bedroom units
    • 25-year rental tenure agreement required

When the program launched, it included a November 13, 2026 deadline to pull building permits. Now, to be eligible for the incentives, developers have until December 31, 2027 to pull a building permit. These incentives are designed to help drive new housing construction while advancing overall housing affordability.

Today’s motion builds on the City’s ongoing efforts to get more homes built and make them more affordable in Mississauga. In January 2025, following the release of the Mayor’s Housing Task Force report, Mississauga became one of the first municipalities in Ontario to reduce and/or eliminate development charges for residential housing. For more information, visit Mississauga.ca/housing-taskforce.

March 12, 2026
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Mississauga unveils ‘once-in-a-generation’ vision to transform the downtown core

By Announcement

New cultural and tourist venues, landmark open spaces, housing and office development will act as major economic drivers for the City while creating a livelier urban centre.

March 11, 2026

 

Artist rendering of vision for downtown with titles showing performing arts centre, hotel, retail, rental apartments, convention centre, office

City Council has endorsed a transformative new vision for the future of Mississauga’s downtown core. The vision re-imagines 12 acres of City‑owned land next to City Hall, creating a vibrant, new downtown area that will spur economic growth and become a destination for residents and visitors alike.

The vision is anchored by a conference centre, hotel and state-of-the-art music hub with a performance venue, recording studios and a music school. It also features a new office and rental development with atrium-style retail space along a re-designed pedestrian-friendly Princess Royal Drive. A mix of innovative open spaces, including a signature Sky Park, will help strengthen and connect public spaces in the downtown core.

The new vision is part of Mississauga’s ongoing efforts to transform the downtown core from its suburban origins into a dynamic, walkable, urban centre supported by light-rail transit. It emphasizes a renewed commitment to music excellence, tourism and economic development.

Revitalizing City-owned lands and facilities

The redevelopment site includes the Living Arts Centre (LAC) and four other parcels of City-owned land that are currently used as parking lots and underutilized, passive open space. While the LAC remains a cornerstone of Mississauga’s cultural infrastructure, the building is outdated and requires significant investment to make it viable to meet the needs of a modern city.

In total, these lands provide a rare opportunity to revitalize almost 12 acres of the City’s downtown through a comprehensive, rather than incremental, planning approach. This area serves as a key downtown connection, linking the City’s Civic Centre area including Sheridan College, with the urban neighbourhoods growing up around Square One to the east and along Confederation Parkway to the west. It will also provide a connection to major downtown greenspaces including a new urban park and the newly revitalized Zonta Meadows Park.

Artist rendering showing vision of streetscape with pedestrian bridge connecting buildings in downtown

Guiding framework – next steps

The vision for the redevelopment was informed by technical, financial and cultural analysis including hotel and convention centre feasibility study, land appraisals and development analysis. It also builds on the recommendations of related Council-approved studies, including the City’s Music Strategy, Tourism Master Plan and the newly released Economic Development Strategy, which highlights the need for and importance of fostering and promoting vibrant communities and creative sector growth.

The vision endorsed today sets the guiding framework for future analysis and decision-making related to the redevelopment. With the framework in place, staff will develop a project plan including required technical analysis, business case studies and financial strategy for project delivery.

Public engagement has been central to the City’s ongoing work to revitalize the downtown, and it will continue to play a key role in this redevelopment. As the project advances, residents, businesses and partners will be invited to help refine the vision and provide input at every stage.

Staff will provide an update on the project in June 2026.

Quick facts

Economic benefits

  • Tourism is a major economic driver in Mississauga, providing:
    • $493.6 million in government revenues across all levels including $83.6 million in Mississauga in 2024
      • Provincial and municipal revenues generated by visitor activity offset the need for approximately $1,100 per household in taxes (in 2024)
      • The redevelopment is expected to further increase accommodation demand in the downtown, generating an estimated $1.7 to $2.0 million annually in additional Municipal Accommodation Tax (MAT) revenues, providing a recurring and dedicated funding source that can be reinvested into tourism, culture, and destination development.
  • Local jobs and businesses:
    • The redevelopment build-out is expected to also spur additional economic growth and activity, resulting in approximately:
        • 28,000 job-years in construction trades, engineering and professional services as well as indirect local employment
        • $4 billion in total economic output

Tourism uses

  • 400,000 – 500,000 square foot convention centre and 400-room hotel with 1,500 – 3,000 underground parking spaces
  • Regional economic and tourism catalyst supporting business tourism and conference activity

Cultural facilities

  • New state‑of‑the‑art music hub, including a 2,500–5,000 capacity performance venue, recording studios, and a music school
  • Positions downtown Mississauga as a regional centre for music, culture, and creative industries

Office and residential development

  • New 9-storey office building and 20-storey purpose-built rental development
  • Supports employment growth, housing affordability, downtown vibrancy and transit‑oriented living

Open spaces

  • A signature Sky Park creating a unique elevated open space, and more programmable Community Common urban park
  • Creates visual landmarks and strong publicly accessible open space and park connections

Improved streetscape and activity

  • A redesigned and widened Princess Royal Drive with “atrium style” open space
  • Prioritize programming and events, and retail activity to animate the downtown and to generate more pedestrian activity

Transit

  • Leverages existing and planned higher-order transit, including the
    Hurontario LRT and a potential downtown loop extension
  • Supports compact, accessible downtown core and transit-oriented living

The Living Arts Centre is Mississauga’s premier arts and culture facility. It will continue to operate throughout the visioning and procurement process serving as a dynamic space for cultural programming in the downtown core.

March 12, 2026
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Mississauga receives $28 million in federal funding to help ongoing efforts to boost housing supply

By Announcement, Planning & Development

The third installment of the Housing Accelerator Fund will help the City continue to get more homes built and make them more affordable.

March 10, 2026

The City has received $28.2 million from the federal Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF) to help get more homes built faster in Mississauga. This is the third installment the City has received under the HAF, totalling more than $84 million in federal housing funding to date.

The HAF is designed to support the delivery of new homes, including important housing enabling-infrastructure. The City will use the third installment of the HAF to:

  • Support the funding available for grants under the City’s multi-residential stream of the Affordable Rental Housing Community Improvement Plan. This program offers incentives to private and non-profit developers. It’s designed to get shovel-ready rental housing projects with affordable units under construction as soon as possible.
  • Offsetting shortfalls resulting from reductions to development charges and fees. The City’s development charges incentives program – which was recently expanded to provide deeper incentives for purpose-built rental apartments – is helping kick-start construction to make housing more affordable.

Stimulating housing construction

The City has made significant strides in changing the housing landscape since receiving its first HAF installment. In January 2025, following the release of the Mayor’s Housing Task Force report, Mississauga became one of the first municipalities in Ontario to reduce and/or eliminate development charges for residential housing. Other important actions include:

  • Tax relief for new multi-residential development: In response to a motion by Mayor Parrish, Peel Region approved a resolution adopting a new municipal Multi-Residential Property Tax subclass to help encourage the development of much-needed rental housing. The new subclass provides a 35 per cent property tax reduction for eligible properties.
  • Incentives for additional residential units and fourplexes: The City’s gentle density incentive program provides grants to cover city fees and development charges (if applicable). The City also offers pre-approved garden suite design plans that residents can use free of charge and has partnered with the federal government on its Housing Design Catalogue.
  • Making it easier to build housing in neighbourhoods: Council approved updates to the City’s Official Plan and Zoning By-law to allow fourplexes as well as semi-detached homes and homes on smaller lots in residential neighbourhoods.
  • Simplifying planning approvals for housing near transit: Mississauga is moving forward with pre-zoning lands in the City’s Protected Major Transit Station Areas. Mississauga is one of the first municipalities in Ontario to pre-zone lands of this scale. When fully implemented, this will help speed up the construction of new housing while ensuring meets the City’s vision for new development.

To learn more visit Mississauga.ca/housing.

March 11, 2026
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Big win for Mississauga! Unveiling the new gym and Raptors 905 practice court at Paramount Fine Foods Centre

By Announcement, Resources

Unveiling the new gym and Raptors 905 practice court at Paramount Fine Foods Centre.

March 10, 2026

Join Members of Council, along with Raptors 905 and the G League President, to celebrate the grand opening of the new gym and Raptors 905 practice facility at Paramount Fine Foods Centre – Sportsplex.

Event details

What

Opening of new gym and Raptors 905 practice facility

When

Saturday, March 14, 2026.

  • 1 p.m. – Ceremony
  • 1:30 p.m. – Media interviews and Raptors 905 basketball clinic, featuring youth from local community groups, including participants from Erin Mills Youth Centre, PDM Basketball and the Mississauga Monarchs.

Where

Paramount Fine Foods Centre – Sportsplex
5600 Rose Cherry Pl.
Mississauga, ON

The new gym will be a shared amenity between the City of Mississauga and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment. The gym will serve as the new practice facility for Raptors 905.

During the basketball season, Raptors 905 will have an allocation of 75 per cent of the gym time, with the remaining 25 per cent available for community use. In the off‑season, this allocation will shift, with community use increasing to 75 per cent and Raptors 905 using the court 25 per cent of the time.

Paramount Fine Foods Centre with blue sky behind.

March 11, 2026
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TRCA Flood Information: Stay Flood-Ready This Spring

By Announcement

Stay Safe and Informed This Spring

As winter transitions into spring, warmer air temperatures and melting snow and ice can create hazardous conditions near rivers, lakes, and streams.

Follow these safety tips around water:

  1. Call 911 in an emergency. Rescuing someone from cold or fast-moving water is extremely dangerous.
  2. Exercise caution around all water bodies. Riverbanks, shorelines, and trails near water will be slippery due to melting snow and ice.
  3. Avoid recreational activities in or around water. Always stay off ice-covered rivers, ice jams and all bodies of water.
  4. Keep family and pets away from rivers and streams. Cold, fast-moving water poses a serious risk if you fall in.
  5. Never drive through flooded roads. Even shallow water may be deeper than it appears.

Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) reminds residents to stay cautious and aware of changing water conditions during the spring season.


TRCA’s Flood Forecasting and Warning Program monitors watershed and weather conditions and issues flood messages to municipalities and emergency services and members of the public who subscribe.

March 6, 2026
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Peel Region partners with Ontario government to strengthen emergency preparedness

By Announcement, Resources

BRAMPTON, ON – March 5, 2026. Peel Region is the first municipality in Ontario to partner with the Ministry of Emergency Preparedness and Response (MEPR) to deliver IMS 101: Incident Management Overview training.

This partnership supports Peel’s Future Disruption Readiness Strategy and reflects Peel’s ongoing commitment to emergency preparedness, organisational resilience, and business continuity across all programs and services. Peel’s Future Ready pillar is a core component of Peel’s Strategic Agenda to ensure Peel is prepared for disruption, volatility, uncertainty, growth, complexity, and ambiguity with resilience and foresight.

The Incident Management System (IMS) is a standardised emergency management framework used across Ontario. It is aligned with North American response systems to ensure coordinated emergency planning, response, and recovery. By making the Ministry’s IMS 101 e-learning program mandatory for all staff, Peel ensures every employee receives foundational training in emergency preparedness principles.

Quotations

“Ensuring Peel Region’s future readiness is essential. This partnership strengthens Peel’s ability to deliver the programs and services residents rely on – even during times of emergency and uncertainty.”

Brad Butt, Regional Councillor and Chair, Emergency Management Program Committee

“Preparing our organisation for emergencies is an investment in resilience. When our employees are trained and ready, Peel Region can act quickly and effectively to provide the steady, coordinated support our community depends on in tough times.”

Gary Kent, Chief Administrative Officer, Peel Region

March 5, 2026
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Mississauga taps into provincial funding to expand investments into road safety measures

By Announcement, Issues

The City of Mississauga welcomes funding from the province to enhance road safety measures in school and community safety zones across the city.

City services | March 5, 2026

While the use of automated speed enforcement (ASE) cameras ended last November as a result of provincial legislation, Mississauga remains committed to road safety. Following the province’s decision to cancel the ASE program, the City has received interim provincial funding of $2,242,888 from the Road Safety Initiatives Fund (RSIF). Additional provincial funding of $8,934,513 will be provided to enhance road safety initiatives in school zones and community safety zones across Mississauga, reimbursed after costs are incurred by the City.

In November 2025, the Government of Ontario passed Bill 56, Building a More Competitive Economy Act, 2025, an omnibus bill that includes amendments to the Highway Traffic Act to ban the use of speed cameras throughout the province. The bill required all municipalities to discontinue the operation of its speed camera program. To comply with the new legislation, the City ended its ASE program on November 14, 2025. To offset the loss of the speed cameras, the Government of Ontario introduced the Road Safety Initiatives Fund to allow municipalities to invest more money into road safety measures in school zones and community safety zones.

How the funds will be spent

RSIF is only eligible to be used in school zones and community safety zones where ASE cameras were deployed or were intended to be deployed.

The City is planning to implement the immediate interim RSIF equally across all 11 wards, approximately $200,000 to be used in three to four school zones in each ward. The additional $8,934,513 will also be made available to the City but will only be reimbursed after costs are incurred.

City staff will review the data collected before and during the deployment of the ASE cameras to determine the impact this program has had on speeds at each location where they were installed to identify priority locations. Staff will also consult and work with each Ward Councillor in selecting the most appropriate school zones to receive safety improvements in their respective wards.

Other road safety investments

In addition to the new projects that will be implemented as a result of RSIF, the City’s existing road safety programs help reduce speeding and promote safety. They include:

  • Designating 31 school zones on major roadways as Community Safety Zones in 2025, bringing the total to more than 200 Community Safety Zones designated in Mississauga as of September 2025. These are designated sections of the roads where public safety is of special concern. Many set fines are doubled in these zones, such as speeding and traffic-signal related offences.
  • In 2025, new traffic calming projects were installed on 24 roads in residential neighbourhoods and near school zones to help reduce speeding and aggressive driving.
  • Installing more pedestrian crossovers to provide protected pedestrian crossings. In 2025, 13 new pedestrian crossovers were installed to help increase safety for pedestrians crossing the road.
  • Continuing the School Walking Routes program to guide the way to school and alert drivers to watch for children.
March 5, 2026
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Yard waste collection begins the week of March 9

By Announcement, Resources

BRAMPTON, Ont. – March 2, 2026. Curbside yard waste pickup begins the week of March 9 in Peel. The cities of Brampton and Mississauga will receive weekly yard waste pickup, while urban areas in the Town of Caledon will receive bi-weekly yard waste pickup. Rural areas of Caledon will have yard waste picked up on designated Fridays.

Residents can check their collection calendar to find their pickup day or sign up to receive free waste collection reminders.

Remember:

  • Yard waste must be at the curb by 7 a.m. on your pickup day.
  • Put yard waste at the curb in kraft paper bags (plastic bags not accepted) or reusable containers clearly labelled ‘yard waste’ with a sticker or marker.
  • Grass clippings are not accepted at the curb or at Community Recycling Centres.

Visit our website to view more curbside set-out tips and acceptable yard waste items.

March 2, 2026
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