Mississauga and Brampton—some of the largest municipalities in the province—are set to become independent cities, but the sources did not say what would happen with the smaller municipality of Caledon.
The sources weren’t authorized to speak publicly.
Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie has been pushing for her city to become independent, saying it will save her municipality $1 billion over 10 years and make it more efficient.
Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown has said he would welcome efforts to remove duplication, but believes Mississauga would owe Brampton under any separation because of the infrastructure residents have funded for Mississauga.
Another source with knowledge of the announcement said the province will be appointing a committee to look at the costs of separation.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said last week that he believed Mississauga and Brampton are large cities that can stand alone.
Ford said the goal of any changes would be to ensure the municipalities have equal or better service.
“Mississauga, for the most part, almost, is built out. There’s still room for additional building there, but Brampton still has an opportunity to continue to grow. But they are not going to be shafted by Mississauga, or anyone else, I’m going to make sure they’re always whole and they’re always protected, all three regions.'’