It’s not a split-up of Peel, but new plan still helps Mississauga: city [Video]

Airport Road has long been a regional route, but the City of Mississauga will assume responsibility for it under a new Peel plan.

It’s not the full-fledged political independence they’d been seeking for some three decades — and had briefly been granted by the Ontario government — but Mississauga officials say a new plan that sees them assume responsibility for several key services will help them better serve the city’s growing population.

The provincial government announced last Thursday some key regional public works services long delivered by Peel Region will, as of July 1, 2026, fall under the jurisdiction of the City of Mississauga.

Similarly, regional services will also be transferred to Brampton and Caledon, Peel’s other member municipalities, by July 2026 as well.

The significant changes, intended to provide the three municipalities with greater independence, come courtesy of the Peel Transition Implementation Act, which is expected to soon be …