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Employment survey

The City has conducted an annual employment survey since 2001. We ask business owners, administrators and organizational leaders across Mississauga to participate by providing key business information.

The information collected tells the City about growth, trends and changes. It helps us support the business community, shape economic strategies, guide policy, and inform infrastructure and service planning. We do this to ensure Mississauga remains a place where businesses succeed.

2025 Employment Survey

The survey is mostly conducted during in-person site visits between May and August. Post-secondary student surveyors hired by the City visit businesses across Mississauga. Businesses may also be contacted by phone or email to complete the survey.

The 2025 survey is now open online.

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Business directory

The directory includes almost 14,000 businesses that provide consent to have their information listed publicly when taking the survey.

It lists businesses from a wide range of economic sectors, including retail, services, health care, manufacturing, accommodation, professional services, real estate and more.

Download the 2024 Mississauga Business Directory.

Sharing information about your business

By taking the survey, businesses help the City gain valuable insights about the economic sectors and employment trends across Mississauga. This information will support and guide decision-making related to future economic development that will benefit residents and local businesses.

Business that choose to be part of the directory can also increase their visibility, making it easier for potential clients and customers to find them.

The survey responses provide the City and other organizations with important information on businesses and employment opportunities in Mississauga.

It collects:

  • Business name
  • Business address
  • Business activity
  • Number of employees and employee type
  • Contact information

The information is used to:

  • Monitor economic conditions and employment across the city
  • Forecast and plan for the provision of infrastructure, services and programs
  • Understand long term economic trends
  • Support evidence-based policy development
  • Form business attraction and retention strategies
  • Track the success of local economic development initiatives
  • Build connections with local businesses and the creation of the business directory

Information provided by businesses that choose not to be a part of the business directory is treated as confidential.

The data is used internally, and only aggregated data and analysis is posted to the City’s web page for the public to view.

Businesses that choose to be a part of the business directory have the following information published online:

  • Business name
  • Business address
  • Business activity
  • Number of employees and employment type
  • Contact information

Personal information is not shared or published.

The employment survey is a point-in-time survey based on voluntary participation. The data and results may not reflect the most current circumstances, particularly in industries experiencing rapid and frequent changes.

The City does not warrant the completeness or accuracy of the information contained in the survey’s results and does not accept liability arising from the use or misuse of all or portions of such information.

2024 survey results and 10-year trends

The last survey was conducted in the summer of 2024. Survey results are published on the City Planning Data Hub web page.

Key highlights include:

  • Between 2023 and 2024, the total jobs in Mississauga increased by 1% to 501,500.
  • Over the past decade (between 2014 and 2024), the total number of employees grew by 17% (or about 74,200 jobs).
  • Despite the number of businesses in Mississauga remaining flat last year, the number has been on a steady increase over the past decade (from 20,124 operating businesses in 2014 to 24,090 in 2024). This figure does not include home-based businesses.
  • The health care sector has seen the largest increase in the number of employees over the last decade.
  • The transportation, accommodation, retail and management sectors also continue to grow.
  • Mississauga continues to be dominated by small businesses, with 84% of the reported businesses having less than 20 employees.
  • 75% of the jobs are in mid and large size businesses, demonstrating the City’s ability to attract both small and large employers.

Contact us

For more information, or to update your business directory information, contact the City Planning Strategies Division at employment.survey@mississauga.ca.

For information about moving or expanding your business in Mississauga, or other business development inquiries, contact the City’s Economic Development Division Invest Mississauga.

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