Mississauga’s 11 city council wards could be reconfigured ahead of the next election.

To help rebalance ward populations in Mississauga, city council will receive three potential boundary change scenarios from staff in January 2020, including one with a focus on placing high-growth neighbourhoods that currently cross ward boundaries into single wards.

Another option could mean “much more substantial” changes, according to a staff report, and would aim for minimal population difference across the wards while still considering natural and artificial barriers.

According to a city staff report, Mississauga’s ideal population threshold in each ward is between 59,400 and 72,000 people. Based on that threshold, seven of Mississauga’s 11 wards are “unbalanced,” including Wards 1 and 2, which are 35 per cent and 28 per cent below the city average, respectively.