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Mississauga, historically known as Toronto Township, is a city in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the shores of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, adjoining the western border of Toronto. With a population of 717,961 as of 2021, Mississauga is the seventh-most populous municipality in Canada, third-most in Ontario, and second-most in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) after Toronto itself. However, for the first time in its history, the city's population declined according to the 2021 census, from a 2016 population of 721,599 to 717,961, a 0.5 percent decrease.The growth of Mississauga was attributed to its proximity to Toronto. During the latter half of the 20th century, the city attracted a multicultural population and built up a thriving central business district. Malton, a neighbourhood of the city located in its northeast end, is home to Toronto Pearson International Airport, Canada's busiest airport, as well as the headquarters of many Canadian and multinational corporations. Mississauga is not a traditional city, but is instead an amalgamation of three former villages, two townships, and a number of rural hamlets (a general pattern common to several suburban GTA cities) that were significant population centres, with none being clearly dominant, prior to the city's incorporation that later coalesced into a single urban area.Indigenous people have lived in the area for thousands of years and Mississauga is situated on the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabeg people, including the namesake Mississaugas. Most of present-day Mississauga was founded in 1805 as Toronto Township within York County, and became part of Peel County when new counties were formed by splitting off parts of the original county in 1851. Mississauga itself was established in 1968 as a town, and was reincorporated as a city in 1974, when Peel was restructured into a regional municipality. -Wikipedia
General Info
Time Zone
GMT -04:00
Currency
Canadian Dollar
1USD = 1.36 CAD
Best time to visit
June
July
Local Weather
JAN
-7.3°
-7.3°
FEB
-7.7°
-0.2°
MAR
-3.6°
4.4°
APR
2.2°
11.0°
MAY
8.6°
17.7°
JUN
14.7°
23.0°
JUL
18.0°
26.2°
AUG
17.8°
25.4°
SEP
14.7°
21.9°
OCT
8.4°
14.6°
NOV
2.3°
8.0°
DEC
-3.1
2.1°
Popular Activities
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Mississauga Celebration Square
Kariya Park
Lakefront Promenade Park
Bradley Museum
Jack Darling Memorial Park
Art Gallery of Mississauga
Port Credit Memorial Park
Erindale Park
Lake Aquitaine Park
Adamson Estate
Rattray Marsh Conservation Area
Port Credit Lighthouse
Egyptian Museum Mississauga by appointment
J.C. Saddington Park
Captive Escape Rooms Mississauga
Benares Historic House
Meadowvale Conservation Area
Richard's Memorial Park
Leslie Log House
Jack Darling Splash Pad
St. Lawrence Park
Mississauga Valley Park
Dunn Park
Creditview Wetland
Lake Aquitaine Trail
The Sikh Heritage Museum of Canada
Flight view
Old Wagon
Streetsville Memorial Park
Paul Coffey Park
The Riverwood Conservancy
Mississauga Music Walk Of Fame
Brickyard Park
Lakeside Park
Serson Park
Jaycee Park
Tom Chater Memorial Park
Streetsville Village Square
Saluit Island
Zonta Meadows Park
Brueckner Rhododendron Gardens
Danville Park
O'Connor Park
Huron Heights Park
Flight View Point Dixie Road
The Grange
Richard Jones Park
Tree Sculpture - Animal Totem by Jim Menken
Fantasy Fair
Ashgate Park
Hyde's Mill Hollow
Tall Oaks Park
ESCAPE FROM THE 6 - Escape Room Mississauga
Hewick Meadows
Mullett Creek Park
Journey into Enchantment Drive-thru
Totoredaca Dog Park
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