Where candidates stand

Bonnie Crombie on seniors.

Running for mayor of Mississauga. Mayor of Mississauga from 2014 to 2024. Her campaign’s plan for seniors would raise the property tax rebate for eligible low income seniors to $1,000, let homeowners 65 and older defer a year’s property tax increase, help with small safety changes at home, protect free MiWay travel and free City fitness for people 65 and older, and support programs that reach seniors living alone.

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Monday, October 26, 2026

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This is what Bonnie Crombie has put on the public record for older adults, with the source for every line. Read it side by side with the other candidates for mayor in this guide on Where candidates stand, and decide for yourself.

Running for mayor of Mississauga. Mayor of Mississauga from 2014 to 2024.

Bonnie Crombie

Her campaign’s plan for seniors would raise the property tax rebate for eligible low income seniors to $1,000, let homeowners 65 and older defer a year’s property tax increase, help with small safety changes at home, protect free MiWay travel and free City fitness for people 65 and older, and support programs that reach seniors living alone.

Campaign website

  • Health and care

    We haven’t found a public statement or commitment aimed at older adults on this topic yet.

  • Money

    Promise Promises to work with Council and Peel Region to raise the annual property tax rebate to $1,000 for eligible seniors with low incomes, while keeping support for eligible residents with disabilities, with simpler renewals and help applying at libraries and community centres. Would bring forward an interest-free, one-year deferral of annual property tax increases for eligible homeowners aged 65 and older, with clear repayment terms. Sources: Bonnie Crombie campaign: platform, read October 19, 2026; Bonnie Crombie campaign: plan to bring taxes under control, support seniors and tackle poverty, October 5, 2026

  • Housing and staying at home

    Promise Promises a Stay at Home partnership fund, working through community organizations, to help seniors with low incomes get minor safety and accessibility improvements such as grab bars, and practical help; more windrow clearing where eligible demand exceeds the spaces available; and help finding reliable seasonal help, by phone and in person. Would work with Peel Region, non-profit and co-operative housing providers and other partners on affordable, accessible seniors’ housing near transit, shops and services, and publish suitable City-owned land within her first year. Sources: Bonnie Crombie campaign: platform, read October 19, 2026; Bonnie Crombie campaign: plan to bring taxes under control, support seniors and tackle poverty, October 5, 2026

  • Getting around and safety

    Promise Promises to protect free MiWay travel for seniors, with help setting up PRESTO cards by speaking with someone, and a yearly program of improvements around seniors’ residences, community centres and neighbourhood destinations that puts benches, accessible bus stops and safer crossings first. Source: Bonnie Crombie campaign: platform, read October 19, 2026

  • Community and caregivers

    Promise Promises to protect free City fitness memberships for residents 65 and older and add beginner and adapted activities and daytime programs; multi-year support for organizations offering social activities, community meals, telephone check-ins and outreach to seniors living alone; regular sessions at libraries and community centres connecting seniors and caregivers with benefits, services and fraud prevention information, in the languages residents speak; and a Mississauga Seniors Advantage Program bringing these together with voluntary discounts from local businesses. Source: Bonnie Crombie campaign: platform, read October 19, 2026

Changes to this page

  • Record published, read at her campaign’s platform and its October 5 plan for seniors.

Candidates and campaigns can send us a link to new public commitments. We review them every week and add what is public by the same rules as everyone else.

How we choose what to show

Only public, dated sources, each one linked: the candidate’s own campaign website, government records, and news reports of what they said or did. Five topics that matter to older adults; each line is labelled Record, Promise or Said, and a policy for everyone is marked as such. Where nothing aimed at older adults was found, every page says the same: “We haven’t found a public statement or commitment aimed at older adults on this topic yet.” The same rules apply to everyone, listed in alphabetical order. Read the full rules.

Others in this guide

  • Dipika DamerlaRunning for mayor of Mississauga. Mississauga city councillor.
  • Carolyn ParrishMayor of Mississauga, running for re-election.
  • Alvin TedjoRunning for mayor of Mississauga. Mississauga city councillor.

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What Bonnie Crombie has put on the public record for older adults, as shown by CASL, the Chamber for the Advancement of Senior Living, on October 19, 2026: https://www.thecasl.ca/where-they-stand-bonnie-crombie.html. CASL doesn’t rate, rank or endorse anyone.

Questions

What has Bonnie Crombie said or promised for older adults?
  • Money: Promises to work with Council and Peel Region to raise the annual property tax rebate to $1,000 for eligible seniors with low incomes, while keeping support for eligible residents with disabilities, with simpler renewals and help applying at libraries and community centres. Would bring forward an interest-free, one-year deferral of annual property tax increases for eligible homeowners aged 65 and older, with clear repayment terms.
  • Housing and staying at home: Promises a Stay at Home partnership fund, working through community organizations, to help seniors with low incomes get minor safety and accessibility improvements such as grab bars, and practical help; more windrow clearing where eligible demand exceeds the spaces available; and help finding reliable seasonal help, by phone and in person. Would work with Peel Region, non-profit and co-operative housing providers and other partners on affordable, accessible seniors’ housing near transit, shops and services, and publish suitable City-owned land within her first year.
  • Getting around and safety: Promises to protect free MiWay travel for seniors, with help setting up PRESTO cards by speaking with someone, and a yearly program of improvements around seniors’ residences, community centres and neighbourhood destinations that puts benches, accessible bus stops and safer crossings first.
  • Community and caregivers: Promises to protect free City fitness memberships for residents 65 and older and add beginner and adapted activities and daytime programs; multi-year support for organizations offering social activities, community meals, telephone check-ins and outreach to seniors living alone; regular sessions at libraries and community centres connecting seniors and caregivers with benefits, services and fraud prevention information, in the languages residents speak; and a Mississauga Seniors Advantage Program bringing these together with voluntary discounts from local businesses.

Every line links to its source on this page. As of October 19, 2026.

Does CASL rate or endorse Bonnie Crombie?

No. CASL doesn’t rate, rank, score, endorse or oppose any candidate, politician or party, and takes no money, ads or favours from any. This page shows only what is on the public record, with the source for every line.

How can this page change?

When something new is on the public record. We review it every week; the date and the change are listed under “Changes to this page”.

How do I vote in Mississauga on October 26?

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