City invests $5.7 million to support community, culture and live music in Mississauga

Today, Mississauga City Council approved $5.7 million in grant funding to support various community and cultural groups in Mississauga.

A total of 88 groups and initiatives will receive support for programming and services in the areas of sports, youth initiatives, older adult initiatives, theatre, dance, visual arts and other community services. This funding also includes Culture Projects Grants, which support projects that explore and integrate art into urban surroundings, providing unique opportunities to experience art outside traditional galleries, theatres and other artistic spaces.

Residents can also look forward to the spring intake of the Live Music and Small Project Matching Grants. The Live Music Grant provides funding to help offset the costs of hosting for-profit live music events, while the Small Project Matching Grant funds projects that increase resident engagement and enhances opportunities for residents to participate in events and activities at the neighbourhood level.

Community Grant Program

This program provides annual and multi-year grants to Mississauga-based, not-for-profit community groups to deliver programs and services that keep Mississauga residents active, healthy and engaged in their communities.

Approved grants:

*Indicates multi-year funding

• Active Adult Centre Mississauga: $9,600

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel Inc.: $10,000

• Blooming Boulevards: $10,000

• Breakfast With Santa Foundation: $10,000

• Cruisers Sports for the Physically Disabled: $10,000

• Citizens for the Advancement of Community Development: $10,000

• Ecosource: $109,863*

• Erin Mills Youth Centre: $58,000*

• Global 180 Student Communications Inc.: $9,980

• Heart Comonos: $9,698

• Learning Disabilities Association of Peel Region: $10,000

• Malton Black Development Association: $10,000

• MIAG Centre for Diverse Women & Families: $10,000

• Mississauga Sports Council: $122,500*

• Music For Every Child: $10,000

• The Mississauga Youth Action Committee: $2,790

• Pak Pioneers Community Organization of Canada: $9,950

• Peel Multicultural Council: $10,000

• Port Credit Lawn Bowling Club: $8,000

• Safe City Mississauga: $310,142*

• Senior Tamils Society of Peel: $10,000

• Skills For Life: $10,000

• The Dam: $80,000*

• The Riverwood Conservancy: $369,859*

• The International Soccer: $10,000

• Tong Le Senior Association: $7,410

• Unity in the Community Centre of Mississauga Inc.: $5,000

• Volunteer MBC: $40,000*

Arts and Culture Grant Program

This program supports emerging and established, not-for-profit, professional and community-based arts, culture and heritage organizations in Mississauga. The grant supports the development of exemplary arts and culture programs, and services that improve participation, knowledge, understanding and an appreciation of arts, culture and heritage for residents of Mississauga.

Approved grants:

*Indicates multi-year funding

• Art Gallery of Mississauga: $471,600*

• Arts on the Credit: $15,000

• Crane Creations Theatre Company: $200,000

• CreativeHub 1352: $100,000

• Eagle Spirits of the Great Waters: $19,999

• Ensemble for French: $2,400

• Fashion Circuit Series Inc.: $17,000

• Figurative Expressions Life Drawing Group: $2,800

• Frog in Hand Productions Inc.: $165,000

• Heritage Mississauga: $391,690*

• Hispanic Canadian Arts and Culture Association: $19,999

• Meadowvale Music Theatre: $12,500

• Mississauga Arts Council: $471,600*

• Mississauga Big Band Jazz Ensemble: $3,087

• Mississauga Children’s Choir: $44,000

• Mississauga Chinese Arts Organization: $22,500

• Mississauga Choral Society: $62,000

• Mississauga Festival Choir: $38,000

• Mississauga Music: $19,999

• Mississauga Potters’ Guild: $19,999

• Mississauga Theatre Alliance: $10,000

• NeoVoce Philharmonic Choir: $6,000

• Orchestras Mississauga: $275,100*

• Sampradaya Dance Creations: $190,000*

• Sawitri Theatre Group: $140,000

• Studio 145 Initiative (Coop 145): $19,999

• Theatre Unlimited Performing Arts: $19,999

• The Canadian Arabic Orchestra: $120,000

• The Chamber Music Society of Mississauga Inc.: $112,500

• Visual Arts Mississauga: $275,100*

• Youth Troopers for Global Awareness | Studio.89: $66,000

Cultural Festivals and Celebrations Grants

This grant provides funding to offset expenses associated with providing a clean and safe venue for the presentation of arts, heritage and cultural festivals, and celebrations to residents and visitors. This grant supports a range of events that reflect the City’s many cultural traditions.

Approved grants:

*Indicates multi-year funding

• International Film Festival of South Asia Toronto: $15,000

• Mississauga Italfest: $50,000

• Malton Celebrates Canada Day: $13,500

• Mississauga Latin Festival: $19,900

• Mississauga Polish Days Festival: $19,999

• Mississauga World Music Festival: $14,896

• Mosaic – South Asian Festival of Mississauga: $150,000

• Muslimfest: $70,000

• Paint the Town Red: $105,000

• Philippines Festival Mississauga: $60,000

• The Streetsville Founders’ Bread and Honey Festival: $105,000

• Streetsville Christmas in the Village: $15,000

• Living with Wellness – Arts Festival: $15,000

• Discover Egypt Heritage Festival: $19,999

• Saigon Park Group Saigon Park Anniversary: $10,000

• Tastes of South East Asia : $15,000

• The Classical: Celebration of world music: $5,000

• The Egyptian Coptic Festival: $7,500

Culture Project Grants

This grant supports organizations, art collectives and Business Improvement Areas (BIAs) to create temporary, site-specific arts and culture projects that reimagine and activate urban spaces throughout Mississauga.

Approved grants:

• Blackwood Gallery: $5,000

• The Canadian Arabic Orchestra: $5,000

• Frog in Hand Productions Inc.: $5,000

• Kaleidoscope Chinese Performing Arts Society: $5,000

• Crane Creations Theatre Company: $5,000

• MonstrARTity Creative Community: $5,000

• Youth Troopers for Global Awareness | Studio.89: $5,000

• Indus Community Services: $5,000

• Sheridan Homelands Ratepayers’ Association: $700

Quotes

“Mississauga is fortunate to be a city where arts, culture and festivals bring people of all ages and backgrounds together—whether it’s inspiring our young people, engaging our seniors or connecting neighbours through shared experiences. These groups are the heart of our community and their work strengthens our identity as a creative and vibrant city. We will continue to fully support them as a City. I want to extend my gratitude to the Arts, Culture and Festival Groups Subcommittee of Council for their invaluable work over the past year. Their thoughtful review of funding, feedback on the needs of these organizations and recommendations to Council have been instrumental in ensuring our continued support for this vital sector. Together, we are building a city that celebrates and nurtures its creative spirit.” – Mayor Carolyn Parrish

“The 2025 grant program provides increased support to both new and established groups across Mississauga, helping to advance City priorities and our Future Directions Plan for Culture, Recreation and Parks. Residents can look forward to a wide variety of programming this year, including live performances, cultural festivals, neighbourhood initiatives and recreational activities.” – Jodi Robillos, Commissioner, Community Services

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