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A LIVEABLE FUTURE
governments of Ontario and Canada, several
not-for-profit organizations, and a broad cross
section of private sector corporations.
That body shares the city’s mission of pro-
viding businesses with professional assistance
when it comes to evaluating, planning and im-
plementing an expansion or move to the area.
For example, they have a “soft landing pro-
gram” that aids companies looking to move the
business from another country, providing them
with everything from immigration law advice to
help locating appropriate real estate – “what-
ever you need, they’ll pull together for no cost,
which is very unique,” Mayor Crombie says.
The city also works with local partners,
such as the Economic Development Advisory
Board (EDAB). EDAB is a dedicated group of
volunteers from the business and education
community who provide advice and input to
the city and the EDO on matters related to the
economic sustainability of the community.
In partnership with the EDAB, the city de-
veloped a program that Mayor Crombie envi-
sioned during her mayoral campaign – the Mis-
sissauga International Partnership Program
committee (MIPP). That committee will focus
on creating new and existing connections with
cultural groups in order to help attract foreign
direct investment and improve the city’s inter-
national competitiveness.
“We’ve brought boards of trade and cham-
bers of commerce from our diverse commu-
nities onto this committee, and we work with
them to generate leads in their home coun-
tries,” Mayor Crombie explains. “That way,
we’re able to leverage our residents and their
business networks from abroad.”
Mississauga is still a relatively young city at
roughly 40-years-old, but it has already come
a long way, and the future is even brighter.
Moving forward, Mayor Crombie says the city
will continue down the path it’s already on, as
it focuses on creating more jobs, growing its
profile globally, and becoming even more in-
terconnected.
The city will also focus its attention on en-
vironmental sustainability. After the United
Nations Climate Change conference in Paris,
Mayor Crombie asked her staff to prepare a
climate change report for council that will help
them consider their own initiatives.
In the meantime, Mississauga is already a
leader when it comes to stormwater manage-
ment. In recent years, the city found that its in-