Regional Municipality of Peel
In Ontario, regional municipalities (or Regions) are a type of municipal government formed in highly populated areas to provide certain services over an area that includes more than one local municipality.
Peel's Local Municipalities
The Regional Municipality of Peel is made up of 3 local municipalities:
- City of Mississauga
- City of Brampton
- Town of Caledon
They serve more than 1.1 million residents who live within the Region’s 1,254 square kilometres service area.
Governance
Regions are governed by an elected Council responsible for planning and making decisions about services. In Peel, individuals are elected as Regional councillors who also sit on their local municipal council. The Regional Chair is elected by members of Regional Council. The mayors of all three local municipalities are also members of Peel Regional Council. Peel Regional Council consists of 25 members:
- The Regional Chair
- The Mayors of Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon
- 11 City of Mississauga Council members
- 6 City of Brampton Council members
- 4 Town of Caledon Council members
Regional services
The Region of Peel provides a broad range of services to residents of Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon including:
- Public Health
- Long Term Care
- Paramedic (ambulance) Services
- Water and Sewage Treatment
- Waste Management (garbage and recycling)
- Regional Roads
- Social Assistance and Employment Supports (Ontario Works)
- Child Care
- Child Care Subsidy for Licensed Care
- Social Housing
- Peel Living - market rentals
- Emergency Shelters
- Transit for Disabled
- Peel Heritage Complex
- Regional Planning
- Regional Emergency Planning/Preparation
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