What's typically included in Mississauga rent?

High-rise condo rentals near Square One and the City Centre core commonly include building amenities (gym, concierge) in the rent but bill tenants separately for hydro. Rentals in Port Credit and Clarkson vary more by building age. Always confirm exactly what's covered in writing on the Ontario Standard Lease before signing.

What is Ontario's rent increase guideline for 2026 and 2027?

For most units first occupied on or before November 15, 2018 (Ontario's rent control cutoff), annual increases at renewal are capped by a guideline the provincial government publishes every year. The guideline is 2.1 percent for 2026 and 1.9 percent for 2027. Landlords seeking an increase above the guideline generally need approval from the Landlord and Tenant Board (an Above Guideline Increase application), typically justified by capital expenditures, extraordinary utility cost increases, or municipal tax increases. Units first occupied after November 15, 2018 are exempt from the guideline entirely. This applies the same way in Mississauga as anywhere else in Ontario.

How does a security deposit work in Ontario?

Ontario does not allow a traditional damage deposit the way most other provinces do. Landlords can only collect a rent deposit equal to at most one month's rent (or one rental period's rent if shorter), and it must be applied as the payment for your last month of tenancy, not held separately and refunded afterward. Ontario landlords cannot charge a separate damage or pet deposit. If damage occurs beyond normal wear and tear, the landlord's recourse is to apply to the Landlord and Tenant Board directly, not to deduct from a deposit that does not exist for that purpose.

Does my Mississauga landlord have to use the Ontario Standard Lease?

Yes, for most private residential tenancies entered into on or after April 30, 2018. The Ontario Standard Lease is a mandatory government form. If a landlord does not provide it within 21 days of a tenant's written request, the tenant can withhold one month's rent, and the landlord loses the right to collect it once the form is provided. Some tenancy types are exempt (care homes, social housing, some co-ops), but the large majority of Mississauga apartment and condo rentals must use this form.

How do I dispute my landlord at the Landlord and Tenant Board?

The Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB) is Ontario's tribunal for residential tenancy disputes, covering everything from illegal rent increases and maintenance issues to eviction applications. The LTB carries a significant multi-year backlog, and hearings can take months to be scheduled. Bring your Ontario Standard Lease, all written correspondence with your landlord, photos or inspection records, and any notices you received or served. LTB orders are binding and enforceable, including through the Ontario Court of Justice or Superior Court where needed.

Can my landlord enter without notice?

No, with narrow exceptions. Ontario's Residential Tenancies Act requires landlords to give at least 24 hours' written notice before entering for a reasonable purpose (repairs, inspections, showings to prospective tenants or buyers), and entry must occur between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. Emergencies (fire, flood, gas leak) are the main exception where notice is not required. Repeated no-notice entries can be raised with the Landlord and Tenant Board as a breach of the tenancy.

What if my landlord wants to sell the property?

A sale does not automatically end your tenancy. The new owner takes over the existing lease on the same terms. The one major exception is if the new owner (or an immediate family member) intends to personally move in, in which case the landlord must serve a valid Landlord's Own Use notice with the correct notice period and, since recent amendments, compensation requirements. Showings for a sale still require the standard 24 hours' written notice, same as any other entry.

Mississauga, Ontario Canada

Living and Renting in Mississauga in 2026

Real neighborhoods, real answers. The complete SQRFT guide for renters and landlords in Canada's sixth-largest city, part of the Greater Toronto Area.

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Population

717,961

StatCan, 2021 Census

Canada rank

by city population

Universities

UTM, Sheridan

To downtown Toronto

25-40 min

via QEW/GO Transit

FFrancis, SQRFT TeamCanadian Rental Market Analysts, SQRFT Editorial Team Updated September 20, 2026 9 min read

Section 1

What renting in Mississauga looks like in late 2025

Mississauga is Canada's sixth-largest city and sits inside the Greater Toronto Area, anchored by Pearson International Airport. Neither CMHC's Fall 2025 Rental Market Report nor Rentals.ca's National Rent Report break out Mississauga as its own market — both fold it into the broader "Greater Toronto Area" CMA figure alongside Toronto proper and other 905-region municipalities.

We will not present a GTA-wide number as if it were Mississauga-specific, and we will not estimate one. CMHC's Fall 2025 report does note, qualitatively, that post-secondary-adjacent GTA neighbourhoods (a category that includes areas near UTM and Sheridan) saw vacancy climb above 4 percent — but this is a regional observation, not a Mississauga figure, and we are labeling it as such rather than implying more precision than the source actually provides.

The practical read

If you want a hard rent number, our Toronto guide and rent estimator tool are the closest verified reference points for GTA-area pricing until CMHC or Rentals.ca begin reporting Mississauga individually.

Section 2

Where people rent in Mississauga

Mississauga's rental market splits between its high-rise condo core at Square One and its lower-density lakeside villages.

Canada's sixth-largest city and part of the Greater Toronto Area, anchored by Pearson International Airport. Distinct downtown core (Square One / City Centre) plus a separate lakeside village character in Port Credit and Clarkson.

Landmarks that anchor each area

Absolute World condominium towers ("the Marilyn Monroe Towers")

A defining Mississauga landmark renters use to orient themselves by area.

Port Credit waterfront and marina

A defining Mississauga landmark renters use to orient themselves by area.

Square One Shopping Centre

A defining Mississauga landmark renters use to orient themselves by area.

Celebration Square

A defining Mississauga landmark renters use to orient themselves by area.

SQRFT is building out detailed neighborhood-level pages across Mississauga. In the meantime, browse live listings from the rentals index and filter by area.

Section 3

Mississauga schools and school boards

Where you live decides which public school your kids attend.

The two boards

Peel District School Board

PDSB

Serves families across Mississauga with designated catchment schools plus alternative and specialized programs.

Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board

DPCDSB

Serves families across Mississauga with designated catchment schools plus alternative and specialized programs.

How to find a school for your address

1
Use the board's school locator first.Enter the address on the PDSB or DPCDSB site and it returns the designated school for each grade level.
2
Check whether the school is capped.Fast-growing areas near Meadowvale and Churchill Meadows can see designated schools close to non-catchment students.
3
Confirm before you sign the lease.School-driven address decisions do not have a rewind button once you have committed to a lease term.

Public vs Catholic vs private

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Public (PDSB):free, catchment-based, one of Ontario's largest school boards.
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Catholic (DPCDSB):free, catchment-based, priority for baptized Catholic families with some open enrolment for others.
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Private schools:concentrated near Port Credit and Erin Mills, tuition typically $12,000 to $30,000+ per year.

Section 4

Mississauga universities and post-secondary

University of Toronto Mississauga and Sheridan College together enroll roughly 40,000 students.

University of Toronto Mississauga

~16,000 students

UTM

Students concentrate in neighborhoods within walking or short-transit distance of UTM.

Sheridan College (Hazel McCallion Campus)

~24,000 students

Sheridan

Students concentrate in neighborhoods within walking or short-transit distance of Sheridan.

Timing tip

Rentals near UTM (Erindale/Mississauga Road corridor) and Sheridan's Hazel McCallion Campus (City Centre) hit peak demand in August and September as students sign leases for the fall semester.

Section 5

Getting around Mississauga

MiWay runs the city's local bus network; GO Transit connects Mississauga to downtown Toronto.

The essentials

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Mississauga Transitway:a bus-rapid-transit corridor along Highway 403/Eastgate, MiWay's fastest cross-city service.
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GO Transit Milton and Lakeshore West lines:both serve Mississauga into Union Station, making a car-free downtown Toronto commute realistic from stations near these lines.
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Pearson International Airport:Canada's largest airport straddles Mississauga, a major employment driver for the surrounding area.

Car-optional zones

City Centre (Square One) and areas directly along the Mississauga Transitway or a GO station are the most transit-friendly parts of the city. Much of the rest of Mississauga's low-density residential area expects a car.

Section 6

What it costs to live in Mississauga in 2026

Rent is the biggest line, but not the only one. Here's how Mississauga's fixed costs compare.

Where Mississauga wins

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GTA access without downtown Toronto pricing.Mississauga generally offers lower rents than downtown Toronto proper while keeping a 25-40 minute commute via GO or highway.
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No separate damage deposit required.Ontario law caps the move-in deposit at one month's rent applied to your last month, unlike provinces requiring a separate refundable damage deposit.
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Major employer density.Pearson Airport, RBC, PepsiCo Canada, Microsoft Canada, and Amazon Canada head offices all sit within city limits, reducing commute times for many local renters.

Where Mississauga is expensive

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HST.Ontario charges 13 percent HST (combined federal and provincial sales tax).
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GTA-adjacent pricing pressure.As part of the GTA, Mississauga rents track closer to Toronto than to mid-size independent Ontario cities.
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Parking and condo fees.High-rise rentals near Square One often carry separate parking costs on top of rent.

For live monthly cost-of-living data, Statistics Canada's Consumer Price Index release publishes the Toronto CMA component (which includes Mississauga) broken down by category.

Section 7

Mississauga events, culture, and why people love it here

The last section before we get to the practical answers. If you're deciding whether to move to Mississauga in the first place, this is what tips the scale.

Mississauga blends a dense, modern downtown at Square One with a distinct lakeside village character in Port Credit and Clarkson, plus one of the GTA's most ethnically diverse festival calendars.

Major annual events

Mississauga Waterfront Festival

August, Port Credit

A signature Mississauga event drawing large crowds citywide.

Carassauga Festival of Cultures

May

A signature Mississauga event drawing large crowds citywide.

Southside Shuffle Blues and Jazz Festival

September, Port Credit

A signature Mississauga event drawing large crowds citywide.

Mississauga's climate

-7°C

January average low

27°C

July average high

Lake-moderated

Winters and summers are softened by proximity to Lake Ontario

Mississauga's professional sports

Mississauga Steelheads (OHL)

Mississauga's major-junior hockey franchise.

Section 8

Renting in Mississauga: Ontario tenancy law essentials

These rules apply to every Mississauga rental. Bookmark this section.

The common rule of thumb is 30 percent of gross monthly income on housing (rent plus utilities). Mississauga rents generally track close to the wider Greater Toronto Area, so budgeting against GTA-wide averages is a reasonable starting point, though Mississauga does not have its own CMHC or Rentals.ca reported figure. As part of the GTA, Mississauga's rental market is shaped heavily by its condo supply near Square One and its GO Transit corridors.

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Section 9

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Sources

Where these numbers come from

CMHC Fall 2025 Rental Market Report, Greater Toronto Area CMA — does not break out Mississauga individually; cited here for the regional context noted above, not as a Mississauga-specific figure.
Government of Ontario, 2026 Rent Increase Guideline
Landlord and Tenant Board of Ontario
MiWay (City of Mississauga transit)
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population

Living and Renting in Mississauga in 2026

What renting in Mississauga looks like in late 2025

Where people rent in Mississauga

Landmarks that anchor each area

Mississauga schools and school boards

The two boards

How to find a school for your address

Public vs Catholic vs private

Mississauga universities and post-secondary

Getting around Mississauga

The essentials

What it costs to live in Mississauga in 2026

Where Mississauga wins

Where Mississauga is expensive

Mississauga events, culture, and why people love it here

Major annual events

Mississauga's climate

Mississauga's professional sports

Renting in Mississauga: Ontario tenancy law essentials

Live Mississauga rentals on SQRFT

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What should Mississauga rent cost?

Where these numbers come from