Mobile food businesses in public places
The City of Mississauga is allowing mobile food businesses to operate in designated City parks and on-street parking areas until April 30, 2027, a one-year extension of the pilot program. No park permit is required.
The program aims to simplify the process for food vendors operating in parks and increase the presence of food trucks in Mississauga.
Who can participate
You must have a valid City of Mississauga mobile business licence in one of the following service areas:
Where you can operate
You can operate from approved locations in City parks. Some businesses may also operate from paid on-street parking areas.
City parks
Ice cream trucks, food trucks and food carts may operate in approved park locations on a first-come, first-served basis. Only refreshment cycles may enter a park occupied by other vendors.
You may operate only from spaces with a vendor parking sign.
Hours are from 10 a.m. until the park closes. Check the park location for hours. Some parks will be closed at times for scheduled events.
Find a participating park by ward
- Three reserved parking spaces for trucks or carts in the Lakefront Promenade lot
- Service window must face:
- Grass area at each end of the parking lot
- Hatched pavement in the centre of the lot
- Two reserved parking spaces for trucks or carts
- Service window must face:
- Grass area in the north space
- Hatched asphalt in the south space
Mississauga Sailing Club
- One reserved space for a truck or cart at the north boat launch at Lakefront Promenade
- Service window must face the dock area
- One reserved space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the grass
- One reserved space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the grass
- Two reserved parking spaces for trucks or carts
- Service windows must face the hatched asphalt
- One reserved space for a cart only
- Service window must face the hatched asphalt
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the hatched asphalt
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the grass
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the grass
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the pathway
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the grass
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the grass
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the grass
- One reserved patio for a cart only
- Service window must face the grass
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Three additional spaces around the plaza area for carts only
- Service windows must face the grass
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the grass
- One reserved space at the pavilion for a cart only
- No available reserved parking
- Two reserved parking spaces for trucks or carts
- Service windows must face the grass or sidewalk
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the asphalt
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the grass
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the sidewalk
Dr. Martin L. Dobkin Community Park
- One reserved parking space for a cart only
- Service must be contained to the single parking stall
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the asphalt pathway
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the grass
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the grass
- One reserved parking space for a truck or cart
- Service window must face the grass
Date restrictions by location
Mobile food businesses aren’t allowed to operate in parks during the following special events. Check this page for updated event information before you operate in a park.
| Dates | Park | Event |
|---|---|---|
| May 23 to 24, 2026 | Paramount Fine Foods Centre, Mississauga Valley Park | Carassauga Festival of Cultures |
| June 13, 2026 | Paul Coffey Park | Walk for CAWS |
| June 13, 2026 | Mississauga Valley Park | Race Against Racism |
| June 20, 2026 | Saigon Park | 2026 Saigon Park Mississauga Festival |
| June 20, 2026 | JC Saddington Park | Toronto Brain Tumour Walk |
| August 15, 2026 | JC Saddington Park | Christian Music Concert |
| August 30, 2026 | Lakeside Park | Labour Day Market |
| September 10 to 12, 2026 | Erindale Park | Outdoor Comedy Festival |
| September 12, 2026 | JC Saddington Park | Parkinson Superwalk |
| September 19, 2026 | Lakeside Park | Walk to Remember |
| September 20, 2026 | JC Saddington Park | Terry Fox Run |
On-street parking locations
Licensed refreshment vehicles and food trucks, excluding ice cream trucks, may also operate in the 2026 approved paid on-street parking areas. This list is reviewed annually. Refreshment cycles and carts are not permitted.
When parking in the approved locations, do not:
- Park within three metres of a parking meter or within 30 metres of a restaurant while it’s open
- Operate within business improvement area boundaries
- Operate on the same block as two other vendors at any given time
You must also comply with all parking and traffic regulations, including the Highway Traffic Act and City of Mississauga by-laws.
Contact us
To contact the City about the pilot program for mobile food businesses in public places, call 311 (905-615-4311 outside city limits).