Mississauga Official Plan guides how the City will grow and develop, as required by the Ontario Planning Act. The goals and policies of this Official Plan are intended to be achieved over 25 years, by 2031.
The Official Plan provides the basis for Mississauga’s land use and urban design, in line with the City’s Strategic Plan. Its policies address important parts of city-building that affect everyone that lives and works in Mississauga, including transportation, housing, culture and heritage, the environment, and the economy.
The Official Plan also sets standards for the review and approval of development applications in the City.
As of July 1, 2024, per Ontario Bill 23 (More Homes Built Faster Act, 2022) and Bill 185 (Cutting Red Tape to Build More Homes Act, 2024), Regional land Use Planning responsibilities have been assigned to lower tier municipalities in accordance with their jurisdictions. As a result, the sections of the Region of Peel Official Plan applicable to Mississauga now constitute part of the Official Plan for the City of Mississauga.
Every 10 years the City reviews and updates the plan with ideas and guidance from the community, and we want to hear from you.
Tell us how you want Mississauga to improve in the future or ask us a question at mississauga.ca/officialplan.
The most recent office consolidation of Mississauga Official Plan is updated to August 7, 2024. It includes Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) decisions and City Council–approved Official Plan Amendments up to this date. It also shows City-wide and site-specific appeals to the Plan.
The office consolidation is prepared for the purpose of convenience only. For accurate reference, the original Plan as approved by the Region, Ontario Land Tribunal decisions and amendments to the Plan should be consulted.
Amendments that have been approved by Council as well as appeal activity since August 7, 2024, are outlined in the List of Unconsolidated Official Plan Amendments and OLT Decisions.
To understand the planning rationale and policy objectives of Mississauga Official Plan, it should be read in its entirety and all relevant text, tables and schedules are to be applied to each situation.
For information about the office consolidation of Mississauga Official Plan, including approvals, amendments, appeals and in effect policies, the following Office Consolidation and Information Tracking section has been created. It is for convenience only and is not considered part of Mississauga Official Plan.
Some of these PDF files are large and may take some time to download. For best quality, print in colour.
To find out more information about the Official Plan, call 311 (905-615-4311 outside City limits).
To learn more about city planning, check out our Guide to City Planning and Development.