Shuttered $78-million speed camera centre could become red-light ticket facility for Mississauga and Brampton

Brampton’s now-closed, nearly $78-million automated speed camera processing centre could soon be used to issue red-light tickets to drivers across the city and in Mississauga.

Purchase of the $77.9 million building was approved in 2023 under the city’s massive expansion of ASE cameras, which finished just weeks before an Ontario-wide ban late last year.

And while the city has been exploring new uses for its 185 ASE cameras – like assisting with police investigations and adding vehicle noise monitoring technology – the processing centre could be used to take over red-light camera processing starting next year.

There are currently 21 red light cameras in Mississauga, 15 in Brampton and one in Caledon. Peel Region has agreements with the City of Toronto and a company called Jenoptik for supply and installation of red light cameras, and ticket processing.

In 2024, $140,000 was paid to Toronto for processing red-light camera offences across Peel Region, and $160,000 in 2025.

But the City of Brampton says it “expects to be well positioned” to deliver “a comprehensive RLC solution, including both camera infrastructure and processing services” by the start of 2027, according to a regional report.

And Brampton’s processing rates “would be no higher” than those currently period out by the region under the existing agreement with the City of Toronto.

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A motion passed by Brampton City Council last month said the city has “an established and fully functional processing centre” with the “capacity, experience, and compliance with all applicable provincial requirements.”

The region’s red-light contract with Toronto expires next May, and the agreement can be terminated early by giving the city and partnering municipalities 90 days’ notice. Peel’s contract with equipment provider Jenoptik ends on Dec. 31.

Regional staff are working with the City of Brampton on the possibility of using the processing centre for red-light camera processing, and the city is also exploring using its ASE cameras for red-light ticketing.

All fines collected by red-light ticketing cameras are paid directly to the municipality in which the offence occurred, and not the region.

When Brampton announced the purchase of the massive 15.74-acre property at 175 Sandalwood Pkwy. W., Brown said the new facility would “move the city’s ticket processing from Toronto to Brampton,” create local jobs and help keep streets safe from speeders.

The city said moving ASE processing from Toronto to Brampton would generate approximately $30 million in revenue per year with annual projected expenses of $13 million.