MississaugaBuilding PermitsPools & Enclosures

Residential Swimming Pool Hot Tub & Swim Spa Installation Guide

Published by City of Mississauga

This is the City of Mississauga’s document, as published on its website on 19 October 2026. The municipality may have changed it since: check the current version at the source. Legal notice

Type: Guide
Published by: City of Mississauga
Also called: Swimming Pool and Hot Tub Installation Guide
For: homeowner
Building types: All building types
Pages: 17
Agencies: Alectra Utilities · Credit Valley Conservation Authority · Conservation Halton · Toronto and Region Conservation Authority · Ontario One Call

Overview

Mississauga's Residential Swimming Pool, Hot Tub & Swim Spa Installation Guide, a 17-page walk-through of the City's pool enclosure process in seven steps, from survey, site plan and statutory declaration to the final enclosure inspection and the refund of lot grading and municipal services protection deposits. It lists contacts at Alectra Utilities, the conservation authorities, heritage and park access, shows a sample graded site plan, gives 2026 fees and deposits, and covers zoning setbacks, fibreglass pool filling, pool and spa wastewater, an enclosure checklist and acceptable enclosure photos.

What it covers

Contacts and Approvals
What happens next?
Step 1: Initiating the Process
Legal Survey
Swimming Pool Site Plan
Types of Pools
Sample - Swimming Pool Site Plan with Lot Grading
Statutory Declaration - Information
Swimming Pool Enclosure Inspection Request Form (Sample)
Step 2: Survey & Site Plan Review
Step 3: Development Construction Payments & Deposits
Step 4: Joint Pre-Construction Meeting
Step 5: Pool Installation Phase
By-Law Requirements
Fiberglass Pool Installation
Pool and Spa Wastewater Safety
Pool Enclosure (Fence) Inspection Checklist
Hot Tubs/Swim Spas
Examples of Acceptable Pool Enclosures
Step 6: Final Pool Enclosure Inspection
Step 7: Lot Grading and Municipal Services Protection Deposit Refund Process

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