Mississauga is the place to be for innovation. The City continues to invest in developing the right tools, resources and physical assets to support its entrepreneurs, and creating a culture of innovation that spurs growth and leading-edge solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges.

A new innovation hub – IDEA Square One – is the nexus of the City of Mississauga’s strategic plan to retain and attract ambitious entrepreneurs, start-ups and scale-ups.

Mississauga has become a top Canadian city for innovative and technologically driven companies to call home and is gaining global attention in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector with a growing number of international investments including Cognizant, HCL Technologies, and Infosys.

Named one of the Top 7 Intelligent Communities of the Year based on its survey of communities from around the world, Mississauga shares “74 Reasons Why Mississauga is a top Intelligent Community.”  These include initiatives and services that foster innovation, inclusion and transparency.

Downtown Mississauga is a healthy mix of employment and residential land uses, and is an ideal location for the tech industry and its employees.  The city’s downtown offers  an abundance of amenities and an active nightlife, direct routes to Pearson International Airport and transit connections to anywhere across the region.

The 20-acre Lakeview Innovation District will include 1.5 million square feet of flexible office and co-working spaces, and state-of-the-art labs and research facilities across 12 to 14 buildings. At full buildout, it will employ 9,000 people in knowledge-intensive jobs.