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Last updated on August 26, 2025 at 8:24 a.m.

Corrections and clarifications are noted below.

On August 13, 2025, Justice Doi of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Brampton granted the City’s request for an injunction (the Orders), to enable stronger enforcement and order the condominium corporations that own Ridgeway Plaza to take further action to prohibit nuisance gatherings at the plaza. These include large gatherings of people, loud music and sound, parking lot and street racing, fights, and the use of illegal fireworks, among many other disturbances. The City is committed to and responsible for enforcing by-laws which are intended to limit nuisances and ensure a safe and accessible community for all residents and businesses.

Beginning August 13, the City and Peel Regional Police (Peel Police) Joint Enforcement Operations team will be actively enforcing the injunction Orders and the Nuisance Gathering By-law as per the terms of the Orders. Platinum Drive and Odyssey Drive will be blocked at both ends, and signage will be installed to inform people visiting the plaza about the new rules and the Orders. The City is aware of plans for large-scale gatherings at Ridgeway Plaza for Pakistan Independence Day on August 13 and 14, and for Afghanistan Independence Day on August 19. The City pursued this injunction to prevent the planned unsanctioned events which would disrupt public order and safety in the community.

Key terms of the Injunctive Orders

• The Orders will remain in effect from noon on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, until 2 a.m. on Friday, August 15, 2025, and from noon on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, until 2 a.m. on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, subject to variation by court Order.
• The Orders restrain and enjoin (i.e. prevent) any persons as defined in the Nuisance Gathering By-law from contravening section 2 of the Nuisance Gathering By-law.
• The Orders further restrain and enjoin any person from attending and/or participating in a nuisance gathering at Ridgeway Plaza and provides the Peel Police with the authority to enforce the injunctive orders at its discretion to best ensure public safety and order.

Consequences of failing to abide by the Injunctive Orders

Individuals, including, but not limited to, the condominium corporations, the business owners, and attendees at Ridgeway Plaza with notice (as defined by the Orders), who violate the Orders may be, at the discretion of the Peel Police, detained and/or arrested. In addition, could be subject to contempt proceedings for violating the terms of the Orders.

Complaints about the plaza

Since June 2023, the City has received numerous complaints about Ridgeway Plaza, including:

• Excessively loud music
• Large gatherings (thousands of people)
• Illegal patios
• Illegal use of moveable barbeques
• Littering, garbage and debris
• Illegal use of fireworks
• Physical fights and altercations
• Threatening and aggressive behaviour among patrons
• Vehicle noise
• Erratic and dangerous driving of vehicles in the parking lot
• Street racing on nearby roads
• Difficulties with safe entry and exit out of the plaza

The local City Councillors, the Mayor, and City staff, along with Peel Police have tried to work with the condominium corporation owners. To date, there has been no co-operation. The City’s goal is to have the condominium corporation owners address the issues at the plaza and put in place measures to stop them. If this had been done, there would have been no need for the Orders.

Previous enforcement activity

Since October 2023, the City conducted joint enforcement operations with the Peel Police to address public safety, large gatherings and other concerns. Numerous charges have been laid.

Despite best efforts from the City’s By-law enforcement team and Peel Police, large gatherings and unsanctioned events have continued year-round. There has been an upswing in large gatherings on specific days including but not limited to:

• Pakistan Independence Day, August 13 to 14
• Afghanistan Independence Day, August 19
• National Iraqi Day, October 3
• Chand Raat
  • March 19 to 22
  • May 26 to 30
• Other impromptu unsanctioned events periodically that breach the Nuisance Gathering By-law

Nuisance gatherings, attracting crowds of more than 3,000 people, have consistently occurred over the last few years (2023 to present) to commemorate these dates. These gatherings have repeatedly involved conduct and outcomes that violate the City’s Nuisance Gathering By-law and interfered with the City’s ability to safely maintain its roads, regulate the flow of traffic, respond to emergencies in and around Ridgeway Plaza, and enforce other by-laws.

The City is not targeting any specific groups or individuals; but rather is focused on ensuring public safety and reducing community disturbances.

Mississauga is a cultural canvas and is proud of its cultural diversity. The City welcomes celebrations for days of significance for all cultures, as long as all laws are followed, public safety is maintained, and the local community is respected. Many sanctioned cultural celebrations are held in Mississauga that residents can participate in safely, including a Flag Raising for Pakistan Independence Day, Italfest, Muslimfest2025, Japan Festival Canada 2025, Mosaic – South Asian Festival of Mississauga, RED FM Summer Bhangra Jam and many others which can be found on the City’s events calendar.

The City hopes that the condominium corporations named in the Orders will abide by their terms and work to prevent and/or manage any further nuisance gatherings at Ridgeway Plaza. The City’s goal is to make the plaza safe and enjoyable for all who visit and ensure the land and residents of the surrounding community are safe and respected.

You can view the injunction orders here.

Last updated on August 26, 2025 at 8:24 a.m.

Corrections and clarifications

On August 13, 2025, the City of Mississauga (we) issued a news release regarding an Injunction Order from the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Due to the time sensitive nature of the Orders, we moved quickly to inform the public about the details via a news release. We would like to make the following corrections to the original news release, which was amended on August 14, 2025.

The following statements were incorrect:

• “The injunction Orders make it clear that the two condominium corporations have a direct responsibility to protect public safety at the plaza and stop the nuisance gatherings.”

Clarification: The Orders did not state that the two condominium corporations had a direct responsibility to protect public safety at the plaza and stop nuisance gatherings. Rather, the Orders provided the Peel Regional Police (the “Peel Police”) with the authority to enforce the Orders, including the Nuisance Gathering By-law which is normally under the jurisdiction of the City’s By-law Enforcement.

• “The condominium corporation(s) must take action to:
  • Regulate the flow of vehicle traffic in and out of Ridgeway Plaza.
  • Install parking gate arms/barriers.
  • Employ sufficient security and paid duty police officers to control and regulate pedestrian and vehicle traffic at the plaza.
  • Regulate, prohibit and/or control pedestrian traffic/gatherings/loitering in the parking lot of Ridgeway Plaza that may lead to a nuisance gathering.”

Clarification: The Orders did not specifically require the condominium corporations to take any affirmative action regarding the nuisance gatherings occurring at Ridgeway Plaza.

• “The board members, the condo corporations, and the business owners who know or should know about this injunction and are seen to be violating the Orders (e.g. encouraging large gatherings, keeping the restaurants open), can be fined, detained and/or arrested or be held in contempt of the Orders.”

Clarification: The Orders did not provide that persons, including the board members, the condominium corporations, and the business owners, who are seen to be violating the Order can be fined, detained and/or arrested or be held in contempt of the Orders. Fines, detention, arrest and contempt proceedings are all possible consequences of failing to abide by the Orders.

• “On August 13, 2025, Justice Doi of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted the City’s request for an injunction (a court Order) …”

Clarification: Justice Doi’s original order granted a statutory injunction against the condominium corporations.  However, on August 15, 2025, Justice Doi released his written decision which stated that the statutory injunction against the condominium corporations was dismissed. On the same day, Justice Doi issued an amended order correcting the error in his original order.   A copy of the Reasons and Amended Order are found here.

The City updated the news release on August 14 to reflect the right information. We recognize the importance of being a trusted and reliable source for community news and information. We’re committed to ensuring the accuracy and clarity of all City communications and acknowledge, in this instance, that we acted quickly, and the information provided was not fully accurate.

We ask that if your news organization published an online story, please ensure it is corrected and updated with the information above and from the updated news release which was revised as of August 14, 2025: Mississauga takes legal action to address ongoing safety concerns at Ridgeway Plaza.

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