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Amjad Jilani

Candidate for Mayor

In their own words

This candidate hasn’t listed a campaign website or social account with the Town. That says nothing about them as a candidate — it just means less of their material is published online for us to summarise.

Where they stand

Every candidate in this race is shown against the same 16 issues, in the same order, whether or not we’ve found something for each one. Why we do it this way.

Housing

Will I be able to afford to live here?

Jilani: growth goes where pipes exist; fee breaks to rental and family-sized homes, not luxury condos.

  • Build Where the Pipes Already Are: infrastructure-first growth.
  • Developers sitting on approved land lose approvals/servicing capacity.
  • City fee breaks to rental and family-sized homes, not luxury condos.
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“City fee breaks will go to rental and family-sized homes, not luxury condos.”

Source: The Strategy — Amjad Jilani for Mayor of Mississauga

Confidence:High

Taxes & spending

What happens to my tax bill, and where does the money go?

Jilani pledges zero increase to the City's share of residential property tax, funded by cutting senior management waste.

  • City Tax Freeze, Paid for at the Top: zero increase on City's share of residential property tax.
  • Funded dollar for dollar by cutting senior management and waste, not front-line services.
  • Value-for-Money Audit: independent auditors through the $790M net operating budget line by line.
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“Zero increase on the City's share of your residential property tax. It is funded dollar for dollar by cutting senior management and waste, not front-line services.”

Source: The Strategy — Amjad Jilani for Mayor of Mississauga

Confidence:High

Emergency services

When I call for help, will it come fast enough?

Jilani's auto-theft plan: a city matching grant for neighbourhoods that hire licensed security patrols.

  • 2,838 vehicles stolen in Mississauga in 2025; 2,100+ more across Mississauga & Brampton H1 2026.
  • Neighbourhood Patrol Matching Grant: City matches cost of licensed security patrols.
  • Patrols publicly report incidents/response times; renewed only if they deliver.
  • Fund youth mentorship to cut off gang recruitment.
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“Any neighbourhood that organizes and hires a provincially licensed security patrol gets the City matching its cost, up to a set cap per household.”

Source: The Strategy — Amjad Jilani for Mayor of Mississauga

Confidence:High

Transit

Can I get where I need to go without driving?

Not reviewed yet. Know something?

Government

Will decisions be made in the open, and will anyone answer for them?

Jilani promises a monthly Transparency Dashboard showing exactly where every tax dollar goes.

  • Performance-Driven Leadership: tie executive pay to published service targets.
  • Customer Service Mandate: strict wait-time targets for every municipal service.
  • 100% Digital, End to End: every city service online with live tracking.
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“A public, plain-language dashboard updated monthly. No more hiding behind 500-page accounting PDFs. You will see exactly where your tax dollars go, down to the cent.”

Source: The Strategy — Amjad Jilani for Mayor of Mississauga

Confidence:High

Roads & infrastructure

Will the things I use every day actually get fixed?

Jilani would put compounding penalty clauses on city construction contracts for missed deadlines.

  • Brutal Penalty Clauses: compounding penalties for missed deadlines.
  • Road Occupancy Accountability: escalating daily fees for digging up roads past deadline.
  • Dig Once Policy: coordinate utility/water/transit work before one permit.
  • Traffic Flow Mandate: audited traffic-mitigation plans with construction permits.
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“Every City construction contract will carry compounding penalties for missed deadlines. Contractors who blow their deadlines lose ground in every future City bid. You waste our time, you pay for it.”

Source: The Strategy — Amjad Jilani for Mayor of Mississauga

Confidence:High

Economy

Will our main streets and local jobs thrive?

Jilani would cut approval times for employers bringing real jobs, growing the business tax base.

  • Cut approval times for employers bringing real jobs.
  • Grow business tax base to take pressure off homeowners.
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“We will cut approval times for employers who bring real jobs to Mississauga. That grows the business tax base and takes pressure off homeowners.”

Source: The Strategy — Amjad Jilani for Mayor of Mississauga

Confidence:High

Environment

Is the candidate protecting the nature we live in?

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Healthcare

Will there be a doctor and a hospital when we need one?

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Growth & development

How fast should we grow, and who decides what gets built where?

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Social & community services

Who looks after the most vulnerable residents?

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Active transportation

Can I walk and bike safely around town?

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Arts & culture

Does the candidate value what makes this place feel alive?

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Data centres

Should energy-hungry data centres be welcomed here?

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Water & waste

Is our drinking water safe and our waste handled?

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Bylaw enforcement

Are the rules fair, and are they actually enforced?

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