The master urban plan is based on certain principles that help in enhancing transportation facilities, development of a multicultural place and economic development.

The first guiding step of the development plan recommends that development patterns should be designed in a way to facilitate walking, cycling, job or housing services should be at nearby places to each other. The second point stresses on organizing downtown in unique districts to promote cultural values and education. The third point emphasises on the employment of LEED building practices for further development, storm water management practices and development of ENVAC. The fourth point details a framework that defines the future streets and the design standards of buildings. The fifth point focuses on creating a new Main Street ,that would be established to facilitate job sector, housing and education. The sixth point describes the efforts required to enhance economic and urban vitality.

Downtown framework plan consists of collection of districts: Confederation, Square One, Hurontario, Main Street, Sussex, Mississauga Valley, Civic District, Clearly Park and Rathburn. The plan explains the set of new streets and its land usage, details of the redo related to streets framework. Generally speaking the plan will improve the City’s grid.

Downtown 21 master development plan helps to target action, projects, partnerships and all organizational structures in order to implement the plan. The plan focuses on the Main Street District in order to establish a development momentum in downtown.

Downtown Mississauga may be called the civic centre of the city. As, it is the most intense growth area possessing many employment opportunities with transit support, so that is why it is selected for further development. Down town has potential for more development intensity due to its several transits. Further development will promote recreation and will also protect ecosystem.

The future framework plan envisions new streets, greenways and transits and represents a long term build out of Mississauga downtown.

Condominiums are residential units, apartments in a building which are owned by an individual. They can be townhouses, apartment loft, semi detached or detached or can be a hotel condo. Some of the condos are specially designed for senior citizens. Condo owners receive a deed for their apartment, letting them to mortgage or then let the owner to sell it independently.

In Downtown Mississauga, about 7,800 units have been built, 8,000 are in the application process and 15,700 are in the construction phase. Most of the new and prominent condos in Mississauga City Centre are Capital Condos, One Park Towers, Chicago Condos, City Centre Dr. Condos, City Gate 1 and 2, Solstice, Onyx, Tridels, Eden Park, Elle, Eve and Absolute Condos.

City Centre condo statistics shows many variations – active to sold and condo median values have been increased during 2006 and 2009. Sale in condos is increasing about 16% in every four years. As, condo resale is increasing currently so it has provided a good market for condo owners.

Due to start of new projects, signs of progress are obvious including the planned Parkside Village city community and 15 storey high rise buildings are expected to fill up rapidly. Shopping malls, restaurants, entertainment areas are growing in order to ease homeowners.

Due to the demographics of Mississauga City Centre, the city is attracting immigrants, businessman and young professionals for living and various employment opportunities.

Square One Shopping Mall

Square One is Ontario’s biggest shopping mall with over 350 stores. It is Canada’s second largest mall. You may find anything and every thing you want.

The mall is very close to Mississauga Civic Centre, the Living Arts Centre as these are located direct right across the mall.

Many residential condominiums are located near the Square Mall. Mississauga Central
Library, Chapters – bookstore, 13 – screen Cineplex theatre is in the Mall’s vicinity. The mall grounds have the main terminal of Mississauga Transit Bus network.

Square One Departmental Stores

Square One Shopping mall offers many departmental stores that are: Zellers, The Bay, Sears and Walmart and the other top retailers including Tommy Hilfiger, Parasuco, Banana Republic, Godiva Chocolatier, Birks, Benetton, Esprit and Talbots.

Heartland Centre

Mississauga City Centre has another magnificent shopping complex which is Heartland Centre. It is a dining complex as well and offers endless choices for its visitors. There are many outlets naming: Club Monaco, Jacob, Harry Rosen, Stitches, Daniel Leather, Timberland, Mikasa. If you are in search of some good place to eat then you might visit Heartland. Other choices are Applebee’s, East side Mario’s while Swiss Chalet and Canada’s first Krispy Kreme are fast food chains.

Port Credit Village

People who like to shop in smaller establishments, they might visit Port Credit Village near Lakeshore Road and Hurontario Street. You may find all stuff related to fashion clothing, restaurants, spas, cafes, craft stores, jewellers, and shops for antique goods.

Mississauga Chinese Centre

If you like to eat or shop Chinese, then visit Dundas Street or Golden Square Centre, while the other Mississauga’s largest Asian Centre at Central Parkway features bakeries, restaurants, medical services clothing, imported foods and boutiques.

Clarkson Village which is located on the Lakeshore road and The Village of Streetsville on the Mississauga road have many collections of shops.

In Mississauga, the Farmer’s Market is the popular feature and is located in the Square One parking lot every Friday between the third week in June and the last of October. Fresh produce are brought by the food growers and whole sellers to the market and then they sell it to the public.

BRT network will ease residents and offer businesses of the city newer ways of commuting. This plan consists of two key components:

a) BRT (Bus rapid transit) along highway 403/Elington Corridor

This plan will help to ease traffic congestion in GTA. It’s a planned network that extends from Oakville to Pickering. BRT will help to interconnect present rail commutes and subways. BRT road way is designed especially to be used by buses. BRT will provide a two way commuting route in to Toronto because more people travel to work into Mississauga.

b) Higher order transit that is BRT or light rapid transit which is along Hurontario street corridor.

The other component of the transit strategy i.e. Higher order transit system addresses Hurontario corridor, which is the most busy and fastest transit corridor. This corridor serves two stations with in GO Rail network linking Mississauga and Brampton.

These kinds of residential units are cheaper and offer a lot of amenities such as exercise rooms, recreation areas, spas, clubs and much more. It is a different way of living as compared to an ordinary house.

Urban living style in Mississauga City Centre helps in forming great communities. Condo market is increasingly growing in Downtown Mississauga. These buildings are sprouting out not only from the Mississauga City Centre grounds but also in its neighbourhood.
Several condominium projects are planned and many already completed. It has been observed that Mississauga City Centre’s population has increased during and that’s why condo unit requirement is increasing day by day.

The metropolitan style of living provides various options to live care free. While living in a condo, you don’t need to maintain the garden by yourself or change roof shingles or shovel the drive way. The Condo Corporation is responsible for all the work related to the maintenance and the owners have to pay the maintenance fee.

The greatest benefit of Mississauga City Centre condos is that all the utilities are included under your monthly maintenance fee while all the amenities are included as well. Most of the well appointed amenities in the Mississauga Condos include luxuries such as indoor swimming pools with hot tubs, guest suites, large party rooms, private theatres etc.

Mississauga City Centre may be called as an urban community that offers high class life styles to its citizens. Landmark projects of the City Centre are Absolute Condos which will be the tallest that are located in the heart of Mississauga Downtown core, Capital Condos located at Square One City Centre and others including One Park, Solstice, and Tuscany Gates are one of the award winning condo projects found in downtown Mississauga.

Great Business Centre point

Square One Shopping Mall, Art Gallery, Civic Square and Sports Hall of Fame are famous places that make Mississauga City Centre a destination of choice. Square One is the largest shopping mall in Mississauga, Ontario having 360 stores. It is the second largest store in Canada. Mississauga City Centre is the home of politics as one may find the Office of the Mayor of Mississauga here as well.

Revitalization plans for the City Centre

City government authorities of Mississauga are planning to increase the city centres present built up area. The Growth plan advised by the government includes revitalisation of public areas and to make substantial changes associated with transportation.

Vibrant Community

Mississauga City Centre is a significant urban place where people are collaborating and bringing communities together for developing a prosperous and vibrant place. The city centre plans to provide attractive pedestrian environment and a Rapid Transit Plan has been formulated for this purpose. All the public places including Kariya Park, Square One Living Arts Centre, Central Library and City Hall Plaza shall be interconnected to create a vibrant area.

Live and Work Place

Mississauga City Centre will be the future home for about 100, 000 people. This is a place where there are enormous opportunities for living and work.

Sheridan College

Sheridan College is a training institute for improving business and educational skills in students. It will open in fall 2011 and will accommodate 3,740 students. This campus is located at the northern side of Living Arts Centre.

Public Areas

One may find vast public places in a network of organized streets including outdoor cafes, skating rinks, play areas for children, markets, transit stops and crosswalks.

Special Events

At the arrival of summer, Mississauga Civic Square becomes an outdoor community centre and the place is filled with people to enjoy various fun activities.

Canada’s Day event is celebrated warmly by displaying lights and decorations in the pathways.

Other popular activities are Carassauga, MOSAIC, Mississauga Marathon and many more.

City Centre Condos

Mississauga City Centre offers many condominiums for comfortable living. Immigrants, young professionals and student benefit from these residential units. Investors and people wanting to start an independent business of their own consider this place to be perfect for their future. City Gate 1 and 2, One Park Tower, Eden Park, Eve, Elle, Onyx, Solstice, Tridel, Metro and Absolute Condos are offering luxurious life styles to the citizens of Mississauga.

Civic region will act as a central place for the residential areas towards the south, Living Arts Centre, YMCA, Central Library, Square One, and Sheridan College where there shall be a network of streets which will help the slow moving traffic and will offer safety for students.

Hotels near Civic district:
- Fairfield Inn and Suites
- The Alexandra Hotel
- Comfort Inn
- Ingle wood Arms Hotel

Condos near Civic:
- Fleet ale apartments
- High Park
- Orchards Towers
- Better Services Furnished Suites

In the future, when there shall be more urban development, the Clearly Park would extend as west to Grand Park Drive and will form the western gateway to Downtown.

Condos near Clearly Park:
- High Park
- Downsview Park
- Trinity Bellswood Park
- Humber Bay Park

Hotels near Clearly Park:
- Novotel

Government authorities of Mississauga City centre have planned to make the Confederation area of Mississauga City Centre a luxurious and urban residential neighbourhood that will accommodate about 20, 000 residents. These neighbourhood will be centred around Confederation Parkway. This plan would help to connect Zonta Meadows Park to the Civic District.

This district shall be the main focus for the Park side Village development plan, which is offering a master planned city with in itself.

Hotels in Confederation Parkway:
- Novotel
- Pelican Executive Suites
- Better Service Furnished Suites
- Sheraton Gateway Hotel

Condos near Confederation Parkway
- Ovation At City Centre
- Peel Condominiums 452
- Peel Condominiums 327
- Morguard Residential Inc.

Hurontario Street is a road way between Lake Ontario at Mississauga and Lake Huron’s at Collingwood. It is considered as a main thoroughfare with in the cities of Mississauga and Brampton. Hurontario is the busiest transit entranceway in the 905 Region of GTA. It is planned to build a light rail transit along the Mississauga Street and towards the southern side of Brampton.

Some of the attractions and institutions towards the Hurontario are:

- Square One Shopping Centre
- Britannia Farm
- Peel District School Board
- Peel Heritage Complex
- Rose Theatre
- Historic Port Credit