A council answerable here
Port Credit’s future should be the principal business of a government accountable to Port Credit. An elected local council should set priorities, explain its decisions and answer for delivery.
Where river meets lake
SELF-GOVERNMENT
FOR OUR TOWN
Port Credit should govern itself.
Separate from Mississauga. Restore our town government within Ontario and Canada.
Let Port Credit chart its own course
THIS IS OUR TOWN.
WE SHOULD GOVERN IT.
Port Credit is more than a line in Mississauga’s budget—and more than another site to develop. We deserve a future we shape and a government that represents us and answers to us. Local issues need local decisions.
The case for independence
LOCAL AUTHORITY.
REAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Local authority means taking responsibility. These are our six commitments.
A future we shape
Growth needs a local mandate. Publish development commitments, match housing plans to infrastructure, and assess traffic, transit and construction together.
A waterfront held in public trust
Protect public access, maintain the shore and care for the river. Local stewardship must work with neighbouring communities throughout the watershed.
A village beyond its façades
Heritage lives in streets, public spaces and everyday community life. Support the people who care for historic places, and account openly for the costs and benefits of hosting visitors and events.
Public money, clear accountability
Publish a boundary-specific account of revenues, costs, assets and obligations. Independence deserves a serious financial case—not an untested promise of lower taxes.
Independence through cooperation
Keep essential services dependable through transparent agreements. Respect the continuing rights and authority of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. Municipal independence cannot decide Indigenous rights.
Help build the proposal
HELP SHAPE AN
INDEPENDENT PORT CREDIT.
Making the case takes a community. Bring your knowledge, questions and practical skills. You don’t need to agree with every detail to help shape what comes next.
Bring local knowledge
Share historical sources, experience of local services and the concerns that matter in your neighbourhood.
Test the practical case
Contribute experience in finance, planning, infrastructure, public services or governance. Help assess options, costs and risks.
Help people take part
Write, design, research or organize. Help make the case clearer and bring different views into community discussions.
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Our next step
CALL FOR A PATH
TO SELF-GOVERNMENT.
We call on Mississauga and Ontario to open a public path to self-government, with residents shaping the proposal and deciding whether to support it.
- Put a concrete proposal before us. Set out potential town boundaries and explain how services, public assets and responsibilities would be managed.
- Give the community the facts. Commission and publish an independent assessment of revenues, costs, transition requirements and shared services.
- Give residents a meaningful say. Commit to public consultation and a clear route to an informed local vote, while respecting Indigenous rights and engaging the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and neighbouring governments.
Would independence happen automatically after a petition?
No. A petition can demonstrate support. It does not change municipal boundaries or replace provincial authorisation, a financial assessment or a public decision process.
Does the manifesto promise lower taxes?
No. A complete local comparison has not been established. The demand is for transparent costs and accountable decisions before any transition.
Support Port Credit independence
GIVE THE PROPOSAL
A PUBLIC HEARING.
Proposed petition
We call on the City of Mississauga and the Government of Ontario to begin a transparent public process to assess the restoration of Port Credit as a self-governing town within Ontario and Canada. That process should publish boundary options, an independent financial and service assessment, and a route to an informed local vote, while respecting Indigenous rights and maintaining essential services.
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A community before the city
A HISTORY OF OUR OWN.
A FUTURE STILL TO CHOOSE.
- 1951
A proposal to amalgamate Port Credit with Toronto Township was the subject of a preliminary report dated 23 October.
- 1961
Port Credit became a town in 1961, retaining its own municipal government until the 1974 amalgamation.
- 1974
Port Credit became part of the new City of Mississauga. A change in government did not erase the community.
Sources and qualifications: manifesto, Appendix A. Indigenous histories and the Mississaugas of the Credit’s continuing relationship with this place extend beyond this municipal chronology.
Read the full argument
THE PORT CREDIT
QUESTION
Twelve chapters setting out the case for self-government, supported by historical illustrations, six evidence appendices and a detailed, 65-entry source register.
Download the manifesto ↓PDF · 33 pages · illustrated edition
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YOUR TOWN.
YOUR PERSPECTIVE.
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