Brampton has surpassed Mississauga in population, making it the third largest city in Ontario. With this, Brampton has added about 100,000 people to its population since 2020, bringing the city's current population to 791,486, according to Statistics Canada. Mississauga's population is 780,747.
Brampton is growing faster than ever and is the fastest-growing major city in the country, Premier Dougford said at a news conference in Brampton last week. He also discussed plans to build an underground tunnel between Mississauga and Brampton.
Among Ontario cities, the Peel Region city is the second-largest by population, behind Ottawa (1.15 million) and Toronto (3.27 million). Statistics Canada ranked Brampton as the fastest-growing city among the country's 25 most populous municipalities, with a population growth of 10.6 per cent from 2016 to 2021.