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prosper   Finding Your Way to Culture

The launch of the Culture on the Map project in May 2012 means that residents and visitors can easily access up-to-date culture resources and information in Mississauga through one central digital online source.

The Cultural Resource Map contains information on arts and culture businesses, community cultural organizations, cultural spaces and facilities, public art, heritage properties, festivals and events, local artists and other related cultural resources. Over 50 community groups, cultural organizations and stakeholders contributed to the project.

The development of a cultural resource map was one of the key recommendations from the five year Culture Master Plan approved in 2009. Now stakeholders, residents, newcomers, youth and visitors can search out all the cultural opportunities Mississauga has to offer.

The site, which received a Service to Citizens award from the Municipal Information Systems Association receives close to 1,300 page views a month and received almost 9,000 page views in 2012.

Click here to learn more: cultureonthemap.ca


 

prosper   Sparking Innovation

Imagine a community where government, industry and education partners work together to connect individuals with local resources and opportunities for innovation. In addition to the Mississauga’s Research Innovation Commercialization Centre (RIC Centre), entrepreneurs and innovators can now access a new resource called Advantage Mississauga.

Launched in September 2012, Advantage Mississauga is an industry-led collaborative initiative that will mobilize talent and leverage local resources to enable innovation and stimulate prosperity. Partners include industry, the City of Mississauga, University of Toronto Mississauga, Sheridan College, the Mississauga Board of Trade, the RIC Centre, community associations and organizations who all share a common interest in innovation and economic development.

Advantage Mississauga will provide the connections that are needed to strengthen innovation, build talent and utilize innovation assets, with the goal of positioning Mississauga as a top global city for creativity and innovation.

The launch of a virtual innovation hub in 2013 will provide access to a collaboration tool for Mississauga businesses.

Click here to learn more: advantagemississauga.ca


 
 
Indicators of Progress 2010 2011 2012
Accredited foreign-trained professionals per capita1 In progress In progress In progress
Gross domestic expenditure on research and development2 In progress In progress In progress
Number of patents generated through Mississauga companies3 64 86 100
Number of employees and businesses in creative industries4 21,971 employees / 1,608 creative businesses - 24,125 employees / 1,135 creative businesses
Number of cultural facilities and spaces owned by the City, and the not-for-profit and private sectors5 - - 398
 
The Cultural Resource Map launched in 2012 and is helping us track our indicators! A total of 398 cultural facilities and spaces have been identified using a new definition of cultural facilities. We continue to work on the best way to determine the number of accredited foreign-trained professionals per capita and are awaiting information from Statistics Canada regarding the gross domestic expenditure on research and development. In 2012, we saw the greatest number of patents granted to Mississauga companies, 100, since we started tracking this indicator! We have also seen an increase in the number of employees and businesses in creative industries.
 
1. Methodology for tracking this indicator is currently under review
2. Statistics Canada, Custom Retrieval.
3. World Intellectual Property Organization, Patent Scope
4. City of Mississauga, Economic Development Office - Culture on the Map
5. City of Mississauga, Culture Division - Culture on the Map