After a lengthy delay, an attraction at a north Mississauga park that will provide a glimpse into the city’s — and country’s — aviation history is expected to be unveiled to the public this spring.

A near full-size replica of a ground-breaking supersonic aircraft once mass produced in Mississauga will take its place in the coming months at Paul Coffey Park in Malton, near Toronto Pearson Airport, the city’s mayor revealed this week.

The replica Avro Arrow, which was completed at a facility in Barrie prior to its trip south to Mississauga, will soon be installed at the Derry Road park next to the restored CF-100 aircraft that’s been on display for decades at the site.

The almost full-size model “is nearing completion for installation in spring at Paul Coffey Park in Malton, where (the aircraft) was originally created,” Mayor Carolyn Parrish said this week in a post to social media.

The public art project has been in the works for a number of years now and was initially to be completed at some point in 2023 or soon thereafter. However, unspecified issues led to delays in unveiling the piece to the public.

The replica Avro Arrow while under construction. (Photo: Mayor Carolyn Parrish X)

The Avro Arrow was designed and built in Malton in the late 1950s before production was unceremoniously halted by the Canadian government in 1959.

At the time, the jet was widely thought of as the ultimate in Canadian aerospace achievement and one of the most advanced jets in the world.

The sudden halt of the $470-million Arrow program in 1959 put some 15,000 employees, many of whom lived in Malton, out of work.

In a nod to the significant place the 1950s’-era twin-engine supersonic jet has staked out in Mississauga’s history, the City of Mississauga has paid to have the near full-size replica built and installed at Paul Coffey Park.

While initial plans called for a full-size replica to be constructed, rising cost of materials prompted city officials to scale things back by about 20 per cent several years ago in order to stay on budget, Parrish said earlier.

Rendering shows what the completed display at Paul Coffey Park will look like. The Avro Arrow is shown to the left, nearby the existing CF-100 aircraft model that’s been at the site for decades. (Image: City of Mississauga)

When completed, the replica Arrow and the restored CF-100 aircraft beside it will be visible to those flying into and out of nearby Pearson Airport, city officials noted earlier.

The replica Arrow project was approved several years ago by city council at a total cost of $3.6 million. The city planned to pick up $2.2 million of that tab, with the rest coming from community donations and other sources.

The installation of the replica Arrow is part of a larger, ongoing redevelopment of the 112-acre Paul Coffey Park, a multi-use destination formerly known as Wildwood Park that opened in 1968. Sections of the new-look park are scheduled to open this coming summer. 

Check out more photos of the Avro Arrow and the Malton plant where it was built.

Famous AVRO Arrow designed 1953, first flight 1958 and devastatingly destroyed Feb 20/59. An almost full-sized model is nearing completion for installation in spring at Paul Coffey Park in Malton where it was originally created. Technical quality still rated 6th in the world. pic.twitter.com/Rwjf5vuXEp

— Mayor Carolyn Parrish (@carolynhparrish) February 23, 2026


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