Bonnie Crombie unveils subway action plan to connect Mississauga directly to Toronto's Network

Bonnie Crombie unveils subway action plan to connect Mississauga directly to Toronto's Network

Bonnie Crombie's Mississauga subway action plan calls for a Council motion, partner meetings and a joint business case on extending Line 2 west from Kipling

MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO, CANADA, October 21, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Mississauga mayoral candidate Bonnie Crombie has unveiled a Subway Action Plan to connect Mississauga directly to Toronto's subway network by extending Line 2 Bloor-Danforth west from Kipling station. The plan sets out the steps she would take in her first 100 days as Mayor, including meetings with government partners, a motion to Mississauga City Council and the launch of a joint business case.

Announced on October 20, the proposed extension would run west from Kipling, the line's current western terminus, serve Sherway Gardens and continue into the heart of Mississauga City Centre. Residents would be able to board the subway in Mississauga and travel directly into Toronto's subway network. Mississauga, Canada's seventh most populous municipality with 717,961 residents at the 2021 census, has no subway service today.

Toronto's subway already reaches beyond the city's boundaries. Line 1 has served Vaughan Metropolitan Centre in York Region since December 2017, and the province is building a three-station extension of Line 2 east into Scarborough. Crombie's plan aims to give Mississauga a direct subway connection of its own.

"I'm running for Mayor because there is important work to be done. I'm asking residents for a mandate to lead Mississauga into its next chapter: to make life more affordable, keep our neighbourhoods safe and build the transportation network our city needs," said Crombie.

Within her first 100 days, Crombie would take three steps. First, she would meet with the Government of Ontario, Metrolinx, the City of Toronto and the Toronto Transit Commission to advance a joint business case and seek agreement on its scope, funding, responsibilities and delivery schedule. Second, she would meet with federal representatives to seek support for planning and begin discussions about federal participation in funding the project. Third, she would bring a motion to Mississauga City Council to initiate the City's participation in the business case, identify its share of planning funding and direct staff to negotiate the necessary partnership agreements.

"Too many people leave home before their children wake up and struggle to get back for dinner," said Crombie. "Residents deserve more time with their families and better access to jobs and opportunities. Bringing the subway to Mississauga would help build that future."

The business case would examine potential routes and stations, ridership, construction and operating costs, and connections to the wider transit network, including the Hazel McCallion Line, GO Transit, MiWay and the Mississauga Transitway. It would assess the Dundas corridor alongside other technically feasible alignments and examine whether elevated construction along suitable sections could reduce costs and construction time.

Crombie would seek to have the jointly funded study underway within her first year, with a target of completing the initial business case within two years of taking office. Its findings would guide the engineering, environmental work and funding negotiations needed to move toward construction. Quarterly public reports would track completed work, spending, funding commitments and outstanding decisions. The full Mississauga subway action plan (PDF) is available on the campaign website.

The subway proposal is part of Crombie's broader Mississauga Moves 2.0 transportation plan. It calls for the Hazel McCallion Line, originally scheduled to open in 2024, to be in passenger service no later than December 31, 2028; bus service every 15 minutes or better throughout the day on major MiWay corridors; and continued advocacy for all-day, two-way service on the Milton GO line, which has six stations in Mississauga.

The announcement follows the latest Mainstreet Research poll, released October 19, which places Crombie first in the Mississauga mayoral race with 33.6 per cent of decided voters. Voting day is Monday, October 26; details on the Mississauga election 2026 are on the City's website.

"Building a subway takes sustained leadership," said Crombie. "It takes a mayor who brings partners together, makes a strong case and follows through. I'm working to earn residents' trust and a mandate to get that work done."

About Bonnie Crombie
Bonnie Crombie served as Mayor of Mississauga from 2014 to 2024, succeeding Hazel McCallion, who had led the city for 36 years. She won three consecutive city-wide elections, with 63.5 per cent of the vote in 2014, 76.7 per cent in 2018 and 78.5 per cent in 2022. During her tenure, the province committed in 2015 to fully fund the Hurontario LRT, now the Hazel McCallion Line, which she called the largest infrastructure project in the city's history. The City also introduced Making Room for the Middle, a housing strategy for Mississauga, in 2017.
Before becoming mayor, Crombie represented Ward 5 on Mississauga City Council and Peel Regional Council from 2011 to 2014 and served as Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Streetsville from 2008 to 2011. From 2023 to 2026 she led the Ontario Liberal Party, which won about 30 per cent of the popular vote in the 2025 provincial election and regained official party status.
Before entering public life, Crombie held senior roles in marketing, public affairs and government relations, including with McDonald's, The Walt Disney Company and the Insurance Bureau of Canada. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto, an MBA from York University's Schulich School of Business and the Institute of Corporate Directors' designation, earned through the Rotman School of Management. A Mississauga resident for nearly three decades, she is the mother of three adult children and a new grandmother. Learn more at bonniecrombie.ca.

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