Regional Municipality of Peel
Mother tongue Population Percentage
English 653,555 50.61%
Punjabi 115,200 8.92%
Urdu 49,550 3.84%
Polish 34,585 2.68%
Portuguese 29,620 2.29%
Tagalog ( Filipino ) 28,875 2.24%
Italian 27,015 2.09%
Spanish 26,835 2.08%
Arabic 25,270 1.96%
Hindi 19,375 1.50%
Demographics
According to the 2011 Census , 57% of Peel 's population was Christian , 10% was Sikh , 10% was Muslim , 9% was Hindu , 3% belonged to other faiths and 13% had no religious affiliation . [ 27 ] According to the 2011 Census , 50.61% of Peel 's population have English as mother tongue ; Punjabi is the mother tongue of 8.92% of the population , followed by Urdu ( 3.84% ) , Polish ( 2.68% ) , Portuguese ( 2.29% ) , Tagalog ( 2.24% ) , Italian ( 2.09% ) , Spanish ( 2.08% ) , Arabic ( 1.96% ) , and Hindi ( 1.50% ) . [ 28 ]
The Regional Municipality of Peel (also known as the Region of Peel or Peel Region) is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada. It consists of three municipalities to the west and northwest of Toronto: the cities of Brampton and Mississauga, and the town of Caledon. The entire region is part of the Greater Toronto Area and the inner ring of Golden Horseshoe. The regional seat is in Brampton. With a population of 1,381,739 (2016 census), its growth can be credited largely to immigration and its transportation infrastructure: seven 400-series highways serve the region, and Toronto Pearson International Airport is located within its boundaries. Mississauga occupies the southernmost portion of the region, and is, with 713,443 residents, the largest in population (the sixth-largest in Canada). It reaches from Lake Ontario north to near Highway 407. In the centre is Brampton, a city of 523,911 (ranked 9th by population in Canada). Finally up north, by far the largest in area and the most sparsely populated part of the region is Caledon, which is home to 59,460 residents.