Mississauga Green Development Standards Update

Buildings in Mississauga are responsible for roughly 50% of greenhouse gas emissions, but we can reduce these emissions through building and site design.

The City of Mississauga's Green Development Standard (GDS) has been the tool through which the Planning and Building Department promotes environmentally friendly development through the Site Plan process. The GDS is being updated as per action 3.1 in the Climate Change Action Plan.

Update

On April 8, 2024 the City’s Planning and Development Committee unanimously approved the new Green Development Standards. All new residential and non-residential Site Plan Applications submitted after March 1, 2025, will be required to conform to the mandatory Green Development Standards. The report is available here.

In case you missed it, the report and recording of the presentation are available here.

This is an important step towards achieving a greener, more sustainable future for our City.

Stay informed

We are committed to keeping you informed throughout this process. Be sure to keep an eye on our website for updates and news regarding our progress, or subscribe to the project at the top of the page. Your involvement was valued, and we look forward to sharing the final draft GDS metrics with you this winter. If you wish to mail your comments, please send them to:

Edward Nicolucci, Urban Design, Planning and Building, City of Mississauga, 300 City Centre Dr, Mississauga, ON L5B 3C1.

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This project was carried out with assistance from the Green Municipal Fund, a Fund financed by the Government of Canada and administered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Notwithstanding this support, the views expressed are the personal views of the authors, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Government of Canada accept no responsibility for them.