Mayor Parrish launches task force to accelerate housing in Mississauga

On July 10, 2024, Mayor Carolyn Parrish, along with Deputy Mayor Matt Mahoney, welcomed partners from the development and building industries to the first meeting of the Mayor’s Housing Task Force.

The task force, which was a key pledge during the Mayor’s election campaign, aims to help the City of Mississauga enhance the efficiency of housing approval processes.

The task force includes a variety of development and building representatives from both the private and not-for-profit sectors. Key city planning and building staff are also represented.

The task force is designed as a forum to find solutions to the housing supply and affordability crisis in Mississauga as well as identify areas for partnership.

In particular, it will be asked to provide solutions for how to deliver more housing quickly, identify opportunities to streamline development application and building permit approval processes and review incentives needed to deliver homes for a range of Mississauga families.

“I’m pleased that we were able to convene the first meeting of my Housing Task Force just two weeks after I took office. It signals how seriously we take the housing crisis in this City.  It’s time to do things differently. I want to give reputable developers and builders who are ready to deliver housing a candid forum to tell us what’s working, what we need to do more of and what we can do better,” said Mayor Parrish.

The Mayor’s Housing Task Force compliments the City’s 2023 Housing Action Plan which includes five goals and 23 actions to increase the supply and affordability of homes across Mississauga.