Peel Regional Municipality, Ontario

   

Regional Municipality of Peel, Ontario, Canada
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Motto: Working for you
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Area: 1,241.99 sq. km.
Population

 - Total (2001)
 - Cdn. CD Rank:

- Density

988,948
Ranked 5th

796.3/km²
MPs
Navdeep Singh Bains, Colleen Beaumier, Ruby Dhalla, Albina Guarnieri, Wajid Khan, Gurbax S. Malhi, Carolyn Parrish, Paul Szabo, David Tilson
MPPs
Bob Delaney, Vic Dhillon, Ernie Eves, Peter Fonseca, Linda Jeffrey, Kuldip Kular, Tim Peterson, Harinder S. Takhar
Regional ChairEmil Kolb
Governing bodyPeel Regional Council
Region of Peel (http://www.region.peel.on.ca/community/index-flash.htm)

The Regional Municipality of Peel encompasses the suburbs directly to the west of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Within the region are the cities of Brampton, Mississauga and the town of Caledon. Mississauga occupies the southernmost portion of the region, a sprawling city of 620,000 (the sixth largest in Canada) that reaches from Lake Ontario north to Highway 407. In the centre is Brampton, a smaller city of 320,000, which is still one of the larger municipalities in Canada. Finally, by far the largest (in area) and the most sparsely populated part of the region is Caledon, which is home to only 50,000 residents. The Region of Peel is the second-largest municipality in Ontario. The regional seat is in Brampton.

The Region was incorporated in 1974 and was legislated to provide community services to the large and highly urbanized area. Owing to immigration and its transportation infrastructure (six highways pass through Peel and the Pearson International Airport is within its boundaries), the Region of Peel is a rapidly-growing area with a young population and an increasing profile. In recent years, the torrid growth in Mississauga has prompted many in the city to call for it to withdraw from Peel and become a single-tier city, arguing it pays far more into the region and relinquishes far too much power.

The Region of Peel was named after Sir Robert Peel, the nineteenth-century Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Attractions

Protected areas

  • Albion Hills Conservation Area
  • Alton Forest Conservation Area
  • Belfountain Conservation Area
  • Caledon Lake Forest Conservation Area
  • Forks of the Credit Provincial Park
  • Glen Haffy Conservation Area
  • Heart Lake Conservation Area
  • Ken Whillans Conservation Area
  • Palgrave Conservation Area
  • Rattray Marsh Conservation Area
  • Robert Baker Forest Conservation Area
  • Terra Cotta Forest Conservation Area
  • Warwick Conservation Area

Highways

Demographics

(Statistics Canada, 2001)

  • Dwellings: 313,650

Surrounding census divisions

External links


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Counties of Ontario: Bruce | Dufferin | Elgin | Essex | Frontenac | Grey | Haliburton | Hastings | Huron | Lambton | Lanark | Leeds and Grenville | Lennox and Addington | Middlesex | Northumberland | Oxford | Perth | Peterborough | Prescott and Russell | Renfrew | Simcoe | Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry | Wellington
Regional Municipalities of Ontario: Durham | Halton | Niagara | Peel | Waterloo | York
Single Tier Municipalities of Ontario: Brant | Brantford | Chatham-Kent | Greater Sudbury | Haldimand | Hamilton | Kawartha Lakes | Norfolk | Ottawa | Prince Edward | Toronto
Separated municipalities - Historic counties of Ontario
Districts of Ontario: Algoma | Cochrane | Kenora | Manitoulin | Muskoka | Nipissing | Parry Sound | Rainy River | Sudbury | Thunder Bay | Timiskaming


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