Mississauga is Canada's seventh largest city and a key economic centre in the Greater Toronto Area. Located in Southern Ontario on the beautiful waterfront of Lake Ontario, the City has rapidly grown into a major hub for innovation and economic development. People from around the world are attracted to its high-quality balanced lifestyle, excellent community programs, efficient services, leisure options and welcoming atmosphere. The City is a globally connected and culturally diverse municipality where residents hail from every part of the world.
As a young city that emerged from the amalgamation of the Town of Mississauga, Port Credit and Streetsville in 1974, Mississauga has established itself as an enabling environment for businesses to thrive. The City maintains a naturally balanced lifestyle with green spaces such as the Credit River and its beautiful waterfront. Mississauga is conveniently located 30 minutes from downtown Toronto, within reach of Niagara Falls, and less than 90 minutes from the US border. The City acknowledges and thanks the Anishinaabe peoples, particularly the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, for their historical connection to the land and for allowing the use of the name Mississauga.