CITY OF MISSISSAUGA
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City of Mississauga : building social and economic resilience
City of Mississauga
Mississauga now has eyes on the top spot in the ICF list . “ To be in the top seven is amazing , but I ’ m hopeful for Mississauga to make it to the top one spot ,” says Slack . “ I think you have to look at the context of the City and how it ’ s responded and how you tell that story .
“ I can tell you we were one of the first 10 cities in the world to attain the Smart City ISO certification . These are all things that , from an economic development perspective , shine a light on the City being a leader and a great place to invest . We ’ re very strong from a sector perspective and from a small and large business perspective . Our economy is very strong . These are the types of things that help attract potential companies to relocate to Canada and to Mississauga .”
Resilience One of the City ’ s concrete demonstrations of its resilience was its response to the Covid-19 pandemic . Within two days of the stay-at-home order , City council
“ We ’ re finding lots of opportunities to partner with post-secondary institutions and other agencies and through Economic Development ”
SHAWN SLACK CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER ,
CITY OF MISSISSAUGA
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