r/mississauga • • Sep 15 '26

Bylaws, Permits & Municipal Politics Election Megathread

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Did you know that we had a 21.84% voter turnout in the 2022 election? That's pathetic! We had less turnout than Brampton. C'mon Mississauga, we can do better than that. Please go out and vote! Remember: if you don't like any of the candidates you can decline, reject or spoil your ballot so that your displeasure is counted.

ELECTION DAY

Election Day is October 26. Polling locations open at 9am.

Advance voting takes place October 6-11th

We are voting for: Mayor, your Ward/Regional Councillor and School Board Trustees for the City of Mississauga for the 2026 to 2030 term of office.

Check if you're registered:
https://vrp.voterview.ca/index/2105?

Where do I vote?
https://mississaugavotes.ca/2026-municipal-election/for-voters/where-do-i-vote/

Advanced Voting Locations:
https://www.mississaugavotes.ca/2026-municipal-election/for-voters/advance-voting-locations/

Accessible Voting / Voting by Proxy Information:
https://mississaugavotes.ca/2026-municipal-election/for-voters/ways-to-vote/

Identification:
You must bring one of the following acceptable identification (ID) with you to the voting location:

  • Ontario driver’s licence
  • Ontario photo card
  • Cancelled personalized cheque
  • Insurance policy or statement
  • Any other document included on the voter identification list

MAYORAL CANDIDATES

KARAM AHMED
A Ward 4 resident who has lived in Mississauga since 2009.

AAMIR BHATTI
Bhatti told CityNews he is a businessman, real estate developer and investor by profession. He holds degrees in political science and international relations from the University of the Punjab and the University of Amsterdam. Bhatti describes himself as “a common man who wants to work for the common people.” He is campaigning to help families and lower the cost of living.

BONNIE CROMBIE
Sixth mayor of Mississauga from 2014 to 2024 and the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2023 to 2026.

DIPIKA DAMERLA
Current Mississauga City Councillor for Ward 7, ran for Mayor in the 2024 by-election placing 3rd with 19.4% of the vote.

GORD ELLIOTT
He ran as an independent candidate in Mississauga East—Cooksville in the 2021 federal election.

FRANK FANG
Ran in the 2024 mayoral byelection and competed for the Ward 9 council seat in the 2022 municipal election.

AMJAD JILANI
"Not a politician. A resident stepping up for us."

MOHSIN KHAN

MIKE MATULEWICZ
A retired police sergeant who spent 34 years with the Toronto Police Service, ran in the 2024 mayoral byelection.

FADI NAAMI
Sales representative for Remax Realty.

CAROLYN PARRISH

Current Mayor of Mississauga since June 24, 2024, previously served as a MP from 1993 to 2006 and Mississauga City Councillor from 2006-2010 and 2014-2024.

DAVID SHAW

Ran for mayor in both the 2024 mayoral byelection and 2022 municipal election.

ALVIN TEDJO

City councillor for Ward 2 since 2022. Liberal candidate in Oakville North—Burlington for the 2018 provincial election and a candidate for the 2020 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, placing fifth.

ANA LUISA VASQUEZ DE ESPINAL

President of the Toronto Latino Lions Club, Member of OCLE, Dominican Electoral Logistics Coordination Office in Toronto.

UPCOMING DEBATES / EVENTS

CITY COUNCIL

Candidates
Putting everyone is going to make this post really long, please check your candidates at the following link:
https://mississaugavotes.ca/2026-municipal-election/for-voters/whos-running/

Find Your Ward
Mississauga is divided into 11 wards, and you can find yours using the city’s interactive map or by checking your address online

Ward Map
https://data.mississauga.ca/maps/mississauga::city-of-mississauga-ward-boundaries/explore?location=43.572222%2C-79.385718%2C10

Address Lookup
https://www.mississauga.ca/apps/#/property

SCHOOL BOARD TRUSTEE

Your locally-elected representatives that serve as the community’s advocates for public education. They are responsible for student achievement and well-being, for ensuring effective stewardship of the board’s resources and for delivering effective and appropriate education programs for their students.

WHICH BOARD AM I VOTING FOR

In Ontario, there are English public and Catholic (separate) school boards, as well as French Catholic and public boards. People are assigned to the English Public school board by default.

You can only be a supporter of a French or Catholic board if you are of the Catholic faith or speak French as a first language.

You can set your school support designation through MPAC:

June 1 was the deadline to update your school support designation so MPAC could provide accurate information to Elections Ontario for the creation of the Preliminary List of Electors, in accordance with election timelines. You can still update your designation after June 1 using MPAC AboutMyProperty™ or MPAC’s online portal for tenants. Your change will be recorded by MPAC, but it will not appear on the Preliminary List of Electors. After submitting your update, you’ll receive an email confirmation. Share this with your municipality so your information can be updated on the final Voters List. 

CANDIDATES

Putting everyone is going to make this post really long, please check your candidates at the following link:
https://mississaugavotes.ca/2026-municipal-election/for-voters/whos-running/

Q&A POSTS

I don't know how to assess candidates for School Board Trustee. What exactly do they do? How can I assess track record of the current School Board Trustee?


r/mississauga • • 4h ago

Election day

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Go vote!


r/mississauga • • 5h ago

Waste collectors destroyed my yard waste bag and left it on my curb

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Whoever was throwing out the green bin today destroyed my yard waste bag and left it on the curb. To say I'm mildly infuriated is putting it lightly. I know it was them because pieces of the yard waste bag were underneath my empty compost green bin.


r/mississauga • • 21h ago

holy shit..

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129 Upvotes

3575 Kaneff Crescent is the building


r/mississauga • • 20h ago

Photos & Media Combining gorgeous, cinematic golden hour light with the absolute reality of suburban rush hour.

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A futuristic downtown skyline, highlighted by the twisting Absolute World towers and the blocky, under-construction M City skyscrapers. To the left, a seemingly infinite row of heavy-duty wooden utility poles and messy overhead power lines runs down the grassy sidewalk, looking hilariously like a rural highway that accidentally crashed into a sci-fi metropolis. The warm golden hour sunlight denches the entire scene, giving the clash between suburban sprawl and high-rise density a dramatic, cinematic glow. #OhMyDouglas


r/mississauga • • 19h ago

Left Side Psychopath

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Please be aware of a psychopath walking the Waterfront Trail around Jim Tovey/Marie Curtis park.

I was riding along and see this guy and his wife/girlfriend in front of me walking on the wrong side of the path. I moved over to the centre to avoid him and he strong armed my bike straight into the path another bike coming from the opposite direction.

No personal damage but both our bikes were damaged.

Another cyclist went looking for him to take his photo but they went off trail. The cyclist said it was the second time today that the psycho has done this.

PSA. In Canada, we drive on the right and walk/bike paths on the right as well.


r/mississauga • • 1d ago

Photos & Media Riverwood colours yesterday 🍁🍂

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r/mississauga • • 5h ago

Recommendations Property Taxes - Auto pay yet they say I owe them more

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Hey all!

My property taxes are on Auto pay but I still got a message saying I owe $58.

Any idea why ??


r/mississauga • • 19h ago

Are you seeing fewer than usual houses decorating for Halloween

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Curious if it’s just my neighborhood / opinion or a trend


r/mississauga • • 23h ago

Misty morning in East Credit

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r/mississauga • • 4h ago

Fantasy Book Club (Greater Toronto Area - Toronto, Mississauga, Oakville, Burlington, Hamilton)

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r/mississauga • • 4h ago

Where do I vote- Finding voting locations on an incorrect map

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I was going through the city of Mississauga's website to find where do I vote. I am not sure which maps they are using but it is not accurate/up-to-date.

It shows a Canadian Tire at Lakeshore and Cawthra, in place of a McDonalds, Shoppers and many more stores. I noticed it as I live close by. Wonder how many more such mistakes are there in this ESRI powered map.


r/mississauga • • 5h ago

Events & Meetups Special Event! Blood On the Clocktower Night Tuesday Oct 27 @ 7pm.

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Have you recently gotten into the tv show the Traitors? Are you a huge fan of the social game of Survivor? Do you like board games where you can LARP as a drunk or village idiot? Well if you are, we highly encourage you to come out and experience the highly deceptive and secretive game know as Blood on the Clocktower ("BoTC")!

In BoTC, you are placed in a village with a bunch of strangers who are either friend or foe. Your goal and the groups goal is locate and eliminate the demon and their minions hidden amongst you before they kill the innocent villagers. Or maybe not, maybe you yourself are the demon 😈.

Our excellent storyteller and game master will help guide all new players to the game and make sure that you have a great time. We've run this event several times and the amount of fun and hilarious twists we've experienced make it a cult classic with the group.

(Honestly, personally speaking this is probably one of the best games to play to celebrate Halloween too!!)

The entry fee is $20. This fee helps to cover the cost of the private space we've rented, and includes food for you. Please shoot us a DM if you want to sign up, spots are limited (we only have 9 left as our members gobbled up the rest of the seats!).

And if you want to join our amazing group please shoot us a DM for the discord invite. We run a bunch of side events and activities including TTRPG sessions, Escape Rooms, Food Adventures, Hikes and runs!!


r/mississauga • • 1d ago

Possible Scam at Eglinton and Hurontario

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A lady stopped on the street, at Nahani way and Belbin St. Is stopped asking for help with her car. Talking with her for 1 min her story made no sense to me so I just left. Tried to call the police, they sent me to the non emergency number (fair), and at that number nobody answered.

Be advised, in this type of scam she may try to offer some collateral (typically fake jewelry) for some money so she can get her car fixed.

-- EDIT to add details --

  • I believe in looking out for our community, which is the reason why I pulled over.

  • I can't say with 100% certainty this was a scam, but the interaction raised a red flag for me

  • ​I’m frustrated that the police don't have a way for residents to verify or report suspicious encounters like this.

​What happened:

Because the Eglinton and Hurontario intersection is closed for construction, I took the back streets to get from East to West Eglinton. That's when I saw a woman waving down passing cars, so I pulled over.

The interaction went more or less like this:

​Me: "Good morning, are you okay?"

Her: "Do you know anything about cars?"

Me: "What’s going on? How can I help?"

Her: "I need to get to a client, but when I turn the key, it goes tick tick tick (she made sounds) but the car won't start."

Me: "That sounds like a dead battery. You’ll need a boost, but I don't have jumpers on me. Do you have roadside assistance?"

Her: "Yes, but they take too long. Can you just come over to my car and check it out?"

Me: "Sorry, without a booster or jumpers there's nothing I can do. Roadside assistance is your best bet. Have a good day."


r/mississauga • • 21h ago

Photos & Media Had no idea singer Suzie McNeil is from Mississauga

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Great interview about growing up near square one


r/mississauga • • 1d ago

Photos & Media It's tough being a flawless scoop of vanilla soft-serve lounging in a giant bowl of liquid autumn gold, but someone has to do it. | Little Etobicoke Creek Trail - Mississauga.

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A large, plump white Pekin duck floats serenely on water that looks like a liquid optical illusion, radiating absolute "no thoughts, head empty" energy.
The duck, looking like a flawless scoop of vanilla ice cream, has its eyes peacefully closed in a state of pure bliss or deep midday dissociation. Its bright pinkish-orange bill is slightly upturned as if it knows it is beautiful. Below, the water is a mesmerizing, dizzying ripple of bright gold, bronze, and copper reflections from autumn trees, framing the duck as it lounges majestically in what looks like a giant bowl of melted caramel. #OhMyDouglas


r/mississauga • • 19h ago

Anyone know where I can make/print business cards fast?

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r/mississauga • • 2d ago

Local News ‘I’m trying to propose to you’: Mississauga couple gets engaged mid-race at Toronto Waterfront Marathon

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r/mississauga • • 1d ago

Why is the area near walmart/square one stinking so much??!!!

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r/mississauga • • 2d ago

Is John Kovac a real person?

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I'm in his Ward and I've been trying to find any information on him. He reguarly calls our landline with those pre recorded messages.

I looked at his Twittsr and he seems very religious. But there is close to nothing on what he actually stands for. He's deputy mayor and just crickets online.

I also did a search on him and lgbt and nothing as well. He never mentions Pride month like other Mississauga city Hall public servants.

I grew up all through the Hazel years where there were no lgbt celebrations or events. We didn't exist. It's only in the last decade and a half where things have changed for the better.

I want to know anything about this man. I want to do my civic duty and vote knowing what and who I'm voting for.


r/mississauga • • 2d ago

Events & Meetups Mississauga classic cars

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Noticed a lot of vintage, classic and historic vehicles in Mississauga. Are there any local groups for meet-ups, group cruising ?

Photos: my 1975 MGB and my son's 1997 MX5 Eunos


r/mississauga • • 2d ago

Local News John Tory weighs in on the mayoral race — in Mississauga (gift link)

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r/mississauga • • 1d ago

Quarter Panel Dent Repair ?

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Hye, I need help regarding this dent. Can this be pulled out ? Or do I’ve to go for a paint job ?

It’s a toyota corolla


r/mississauga • • 1d ago

Where to buy leather boots in Mississauga for men ? I am looking for Trumans. Thank you

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r/mississauga • • 2d ago

Recommendations Electrolysis Recommendation

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I’m looking for a clinic in Mississauga that is reputable for electrolysis treatment for the body.

Does anyone have any notable experiences/technicians they can share? thank you!