Mississauga
Mississauga is a city in Peel Region, Ontario, Canada.

Mississauga is a city in Peel Region, Ontario, Canada. Situated on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario, it borders Toronto (Etobicoke) to the east, Brampton to the north, Milton to the northwest, and Oakville to the southwest. With a population of 717,961 as of 2021, Mississauga is the seventh-most populous municipality in Canada, third largest city in Ontario, and second-most populous in the Greater Toronto Area 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 per cent decrease.
Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Worth seeing in and around Mississauga
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Golden Horseshoe
The Golden Horseshoe is a secondary region of Southern Ontario, Canada, which lies at the western end of Lake Ontario, with outer boundaries stretching south to Lake Erie and north to Lake Scugog, Lake Simcoe and Georgian Bay of Lake Huron. The region is the most densely populated and industrialized in Canada.
6.4 km · region of Ontario centered on Toronto and extending around western Lake Ontario · Wikipedia - 02Absolute World
Absolute World Towers is a residential condominium twin tower skyscraper complex in the five-tower Absolute City Centre development in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. The project was built by Fernbrook Homes and Cityzen Development Group.
1.3 km · Twin residential skyscraper complex in Mississauga, Ontario · Wikipedia - 03Square One Shopping Centre
Square One Shopping Centre, or simply Square One, is a Canadian shopping mall located in the city centre of Mississauga, Ontario. It is the largest shopping centre in Ontario and the second largest shopping centre in Canada, after the West Edmonton Mall.
1 km · shopping mall · Wikipedia - 04CAA Centre
The CAA Centre is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. It was built in 1998, and officially opened the same year on October 7.
8.8 km · arena in Brampton, Ontario, Canada · Wikipedia - 05Mississauga Sports and Entertainment Centre
The Mississauga Sports and Entertainment Centre, formerly the Hershey Centre and Paramount Fine Foods Centre, is a multi-purpose sports and entertainment complex located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
3.6 km · indoor arena in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada · Wikipedia - 06Rob Ford Stadium
Rob Ford Stadium is a 2,200-seat stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is primarily used for soccer, track and field and football.
8 km · stadium in Toronto, Canada · Wikipedia - 07University of Toronto Mississauga
The University of Toronto Mississauga is one of the three campuses of the University of Toronto and its second-largest academic division, located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is set upon 225 acres of protected forest along the valley of the Credit River, approximately 33 kilometres west of the St.
5.8 km · campus and division of the University of Toronto in Mississauga, Ontario · Wikipedia - 08All Serbian Saints Serbian Orthodox Church
All Serbian Saints Serbian Orthodox Church is an Eastern Orthodox church located in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. It is under jurisdiction of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada of the Serbian Orthodox Church and is dedicated to all the Serbian saints.
5.5 km · church in Mississauga, Ontario · Wikipedia - 09Ontario Khalsa Darbar
Ontario Khalsa Darbar, popularly referred to as Dixie Gurdwara, is a Sikh Gurdwara in Mississauga, Ontario. A "gurdwara" means "the doorway of the Guru" and is a Sikh place of worship.
8.8 km · Sikh temple in Ontario · Wikipedia - 10Fo Guang Shan Temple, Toronto
Fo Guang Shan Temple of Toronto was built to serve as a cultural, educational, community and spiritual centre for Chinese Buddhism and those interested in Buddhist teachings and practice. Founded by Venerable Master Hsing Yun in 1991 and completed in 1997, Fo Guang Shan Temple of Toronto is one of the over 400 Fo Guang Shan Temples worldwide.
7.6 km · Buddhist temple of the Mahayana monastic order in Mississauga, Ontario · Wikipedia
Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What Wikivoyage says to see
Two communities have retained much of their village atmosphere.
- 01Port Credit
An older, historic village at the centre of Mississauga's Lake Ontario shore features many intimate small restaurants, cafes and bars.
- 02Streetsville
This small village is where the late renowned mayor of Mississauga, Hazel McCallion, used to reside.
- 03Art Gallery of Mississauga
- 04Blackwood Gallery
- 05Kariya Park
Kariya Park contains authentic Japanese gardens, and is named after Mississauga's twin-city, Kariya in Japan.
- 06Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Garden
300 City Centre Dr (at south-west corner of City Hall).
From Wikivoyage: Mississauga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
- 01Living Arts Centre
4141 Living Arts Dr, ticket.operations@mississauga.ca.
- 02Paramount Fine Foods Centre
A sports and entertainment facility which has staged numerous high profile events including regional, provincial, national and world hockey championships, Skate Canada, and concerts.
- 03Scooter's Roller Palace
Just south of the Clarkson GO station, this is a popular option for families and teenagers.
- 04BraeBen Golf Course
5700 Terry Fox Way, braeben@mississauga.ca.
- 05Lakeview Golf Course
The Credit River is a jewel set in the heart of southern Ontario, Canada.
From Wikivoyage: Mississauga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Where to eat
- 01Axia Restaurant and Bar
5045 Plantation Place (Along Eglinton Ave W near Erin Mills),.
- 02Nirvana
35 Brunel Road (in the north end of Mississauga close to Brampton),.
- 03Apricot Tree Café
- 04Master Steaks
5895 Dixie Road (three lights north of the 401),.
- 05Desi Bar & Grill
925 Rathburn Rd E, L4W 4C3 (Tomken Plaza), info@desi.bar.
From Wikivoyage: Mississauga, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Mississauga
- Airports
- Toronto Pearson (YYZ), 9 km · John C. Munro Hamilton (YHM), 53 km · Buffalo Niagara (BUF), 104 km
- Stations
- Toronto Pearson International Airport, 8.7 km · Meadowvale GO Station, 8.4 km · Clarkson GO Station, 9.8 km · Erindale GO Station, 3.9 km · Streetsville GO Station, 5.5 km
- Hamilton → Mississauga13880 km · quickest by air, 28h 39m · NZ$3,040–4,690
- Windsor → Mississauga308 km · quickest by air, 4h 10m · C$120–190
- Ottawa → Mississauga374 km · quickest by air, 4h 14m · C$140–210
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Mississauga
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Mississauga. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inMunro Hamilton International Airport () is approximately 1 hour by car from downtown Toronto or Niagara Falls, and accommodates major air carriers and tour operators.
From Wikivoyage: Golden Horseshoe, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-07.
- 01629 km
- 02869 km
- 032,889 km
- 042,981 km
- 053,118 km
If you know how people move in Mississauga – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Mississauga
Mississauga is 8 km from Etobicoke, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Regional Municipality of Peelregional municipality in Ontario, Canada3.3 km
- Port Credithuman settlement in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada7.5 km
- Streetsvillehuman settlement in Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada5.9 km
- Mississauga Centrefederal electoral district in Ontario, Canada (Since 2015)1.8 km
- Etobicoke—Lakeshorefederal electoral district in Ontario, Canada (Since 1979)8.9 km
- Mississauga—Erin Millsfederal electoral district in Ontario, Canada (Since 2015)7.2 km