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| Motto: Working for you | ||
| Area: | 1,241.99 sq. km. | |
| Population - Total (2001) | 988,948 | |
| 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 JeffreyLinda Jeffrey is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Brampton Centre for the Ontario Liberal Party. Jeffrey was born in Cork, Ireland, and moved to Brampton in 1983., Kuldip Kular, Tim PetersonTim Peterson is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the Greater Toronto Area riding of Mississauga South for the Liberal Party. Tim Peterson is the brother of former Ontario Premie, Harinder S. Takhar | ||
| Regional Chair | Emil Kolb | |
| Governing body | Peel Regional Council | |
| Region of Peel | ||
The Regional Municipality of Peel encompasses the suburbs directly to the west of Toronto, OntarioOntario ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains Capital Toronto Largest City Toronto Area Total % fresh water 4th largest(2nd lgst prov. 1 076 395 kmē 14. 7% Population Total (2001) Density Rank, CanadaCanada historically the Dominion of Canada is the second-largest, and northernmost, country in the world. It is a decentralized federation of 10 provinces and 3 territories, governed as a constitutional monarchy, and formed in 1867 through an act of Confe. Within the region are the cities of BramptonBrampton, Ontario is a city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada. In 2002, Brampton's population was 351,646, and it is estimated that by the year 2021, the city population will have almost doubled to 600,000 people. As one of Canada's fastest g, 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.