Mississauga’s downtown could gain a convention centre, hotel, music hub and rental housing under a redevelopment vision endorsed by City Council for nearly 12 acres of City-owned land beside City Hall.
The proposal covers the Living Arts Centre and four other City-owned parcels now used for parking and underused open space, according to a City of Mississauga news release. The arts centre will continue operating throughout the visioning and procurement process.
Council’s endorsement establishes a framework for further study and decisions about the redevelopment. Staff will now prepare a project plan that includes technical analysis, business case studies and a financial strategy for delivering the project.
An update is expected in June 2026. Residents, businesses and partners will be invited to help refine the vision and provide input as the work progresses, the City said.
Music, housing and public space
The proposed music hub would include a performance venue, recording studios and a music school. Together with the convention centre and hotel, it would anchor a redevelopment intended to support tourism, employment and the creative sector.
The vision also includes office space and rental housing, with atrium-style retail along a redesigned Princess Royal Drive. The street would be made more pedestrian-friendly.
New open spaces, including a proposed Sky Park, are intended to connect and strengthen the downtown’s public spaces. The City describes the broader goal as moving the core beyond its suburban beginnings toward a more walkable urban centre supported by light-rail transit.
The redevelopment area connects the Civic Centre area, including Sheridan College, with neighbourhoods growing around Square One to the east and Confederation Parkway to the west. The vision would also create connections to a new urban park and the revitalized Zonta Meadows Park.
Further analysis ahead
The City says the Living Arts Centre remains an important part of Mississauga’s cultural infrastructure, but its building is outdated and needs significant investment to meet the needs of a modern city.
Planning the arts centre site and surrounding parcels together gives the City an opportunity to consider the downtown lands as a whole, rather than redeveloping them through separate, incremental projects.
The vision draws on technical, financial and cultural analysis, including a hotel and convention centre feasibility study, land appraisals and development analysis. It also builds on recommendations in the City’s Music Strategy, Tourism Master Plan and newly released Economic Development Strategy.
Mayor Carolyn Parrish described the concept as an economic shift for the downtown, with City-owned land used to support jobs, creative industries, tourism spending and international conventions. City manager and chief administrative officer Geoff Wright said the redevelopment offers opportunities for housing and creative-sector growth alongside tourism and employment.
