Representatives from Mississauga and Caledon will have a say in Brampton’s planned takeover of the region’s museum, archives and art gallery.

Brampton is looking to take control of the Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives (PAMA) following a report that showed only 18 per cent of PAMA’s 2024 educational and program attendees came from Mississauga. Some 2 per cent were from Caledon, while 80 per cent were Brampton residents.

PAMA’s 2026 marketing budget and donations of artifacts have been frozen pending a regional report expected later this month, but steps are already being taken ahead of a transition framework.

The transition will include an inter-municipal working group made up of representatives from all three municipalities. The region has also hired the services of two consultants to create a transition framework, according to a regional motion.

Regional staff were instructed last month to “immediately” provide Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon with all of PAMA’s database information dating back to March 2025, financial reports detailing the programming, collections, operations and capital costs, and a building condition assessment.

A motion passed last month by the region will allow for closed-door sessions ahead of the upcoming transition report going public “if any sensitive information is brought forward by staff regarding current and future transition and/or labour negotiations.”

The transition report is expected to go before council on March 26.

The report is expected to give a framework for Brampton work with Mississauga and Caledon to finalize ownership and interests relating to the property, building and artifacts, with ownership of any property, art or artifacts shared by the three lower-tier municipalities.

PAMA’s 2025 operating budget of $5.9 million comes from a tax levy, with Mississauga paying $3.4 million compared to Brampton’s $2.1 million and Caledon’s $400,000.

Located in the old Peel County court house and jail in Brampton, the Peel Art Gallery Museum and Archives includes collections showcasing the history of Mississauga, Brampton and Caledon.


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