Brampton is Ontario’s third-largest city and the seventh-largest in the country with a population of nearly 800,000. It’s the second-fastest growing of Canada’s 10 largest cities.
Brampton has experienced unprecedented growth since the year 2000, with a population growing five times faster than the Province of Ontario and at four times the pace of the national average.
City of Brampton's Funding Priorities
The Government of Canada and the Government of Ontario are important partners for the City of Brampton. The funding received from Ottawa and Queen’s Park, is helping to build an inclusive, healthy, and sustainable Brampton. The City looks to the federal and provincial governments to help advance our priorities and improve the quality of life for all Brampton residents.
Brampton’s Key Asks | Funding Building Brampton
Federal
- Attainable Housing
- Modernizing Transit
- Expanding Innovation
- Active Transportation
- Climate Action
View the 2025 Federal Pre-Budget Submission Document
View the 2025 FCM Conference Advocacy Document
Provincial
- More Housing Choices
- Transit Enhancement
- Better Healthcare
- Economic Development
- Municipal Sustainability
View the 2024 Ontario Pre-Budget Submission Document
Balancing that level of growth with public expectations is both a challenge and an opportunity.
The City of Brampton is constantly looking for ways to strengthen its partnership with the Regional, Provincial and Federal governments to advance projects that will have a long-lasting economic impact, creating well-paying jobs, and improving community pride and the quality of life for our residents.
About Intergovernmental Affairs & Advocacy
The Intergovernmental Affairs & Advocacy team works to strengthen the City’s partnerships and collaboration with the regional, provincial and federal governments to advance and secure funding key priorities and projects that will have a long-lasting economic impact, creating well-paying jobs, and improving community pride and the quality of life for our residents.
Brampton actively collaborates and engages with intergovernmental partners and seeks to expand potential sources of funding through grants and other programs to support high quality of service and program delivery. The City also works closely with organizations such as the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to advance municipal priorities with the provincial and federal governments.
