By Venkata Nagireddi, Founder & CEO, NRI Hearts · Last reviewed 21 October 2026 · Every place checked on its own website
Brampton's main Hindu temples are the Hindu Sabha Mandir on The Gore Road and the Bhavani Shankar Mandir, and Mississauga's are the Hindu Heritage Centre and the Ontario Khalsa Darbar gurdwara on Dixie Road, with North America's first Shikharbandi Jain temple on Mayfield Road. More than half of Brampton's people are South Asian: 340,815 residents, including 180,300 of Indian origin (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile). Below: each place checked on its own website, which ones perform weddings, and how to get a marriage licence in either city.
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Brampton has 340,815 South Asian residents, 52% of the city, and 180,300 people of Indian origin, according to the 2021 Census. It also counted 163,260 Sikhs and 117,395 Hindus (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile), and 141,005 residents whose mother tongue is Punjabi (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile).
Mississauga has 180,800 South Asians (25%) and 90,560 people of Indian origin, with 62,520 Hindus and 24,505 Sikhs (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile). Across Peel Region, which also includes Caledon, 537,930 people are South Asian (Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Profile). Census ethnic origin counts include people who gave more than one origin.
Federal ridings are the smallest areas with published 2021 figures:
Hindu temple · Brampton
Hindu temple · Brampton
Hindu temple · Mississauga
Sikh gurdwara · Mississauga
We could not open the official websites of the other Brampton gurdwaras, including the Sri Guru Nanak Sikh Centre on Glidden Road and Gurdwara Sikh Sangat, so they are not listed with details here. Please contact them directly.
Jain temple · Brampton
Diwali 2026 is on Sunday 8 November. The City of Brampton has not published its 2026 Diwali Mela date yet. Dates published so far:
Both cities issue Ontario marriage licences, valid for 3 months anywhere in Ontario. Each partner needs two original, unexpired government IDs.
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The 2021 Census counted 340,815 South Asians in Brampton, 52% of the city, including 180,300 people of Indian origin. Brampton also had 163,260 Sikhs, 117,395 Hindus and 141,005 people whose mother tongue is Punjabi.
The Hindu Sabha Mandir at 9225 The Gore Road, open 7 AM–9 PM with aarti at 7 AM and 7 PM. Brampton also has the Bhavani Shankar Mandir on Nexus Avenue.
The Ontario Khalsa Darbar at 7080 Dixie Road, founded in 1978. It is open for worship 4 AM–9 PM daily and performs Anand Karaj.
Yes. The Hindu Heritage Centre at 6300 Mississauga Road is open daily 7 AM–9 PM and books priests and its banquet hall online.
$175, paid by card only. You can walk in Monday–Friday 8:30 AM–2 PM at Brampton City Hall or book an appointment, and each partner needs two original government IDs. In Mississauga the fee is $165.
All checked on 21 October 2026. Opening hours, fees and services change; confirm with each place and withthe licence issuer before you rely on them.
General information, not legal advice. NRI Hearts is a matrimonial platform, not a wedding planner.