Malton is a neighbourhood in the northeastern part of the city of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, located to the northwest of Toronto.

Malton is bounded by Highway 427 to the east, the Brampton city limits (a Canadian National Railway (CN) rail line) to the north, Airport Road to the west, and a second CN line and Toronto Pearson International Airport to the south.

Malton is unique in that it does not adjoin any other Mississauga neighbourhood, being separated by the airport and extensive industrial areas.

He and his wife Mary came to Malton in August 1820 to claim his 100-acre land grant; the east half of Lot 10, Conc.

[2]: 12 Other early settlers included: In the 1840s, the Blanchard family cleared land northwest of the Four Corners and the area became the Village of Malton.

[2]: 55  The introduction of the Grand Trunk Railway in 1854, allowed better access to Toronto markets for local farmers and Malton thrived as a result.

The opportunity for advancement was dealt another blow when the Credit Valley Railway came to Dixie, Streetsville, Meadowvale and Churchville in 1879.

In 1937, Malton experienced a major shift from agricultural to an industrial economy when 13 farms were selected to become the location of a 'million dollar, world class airport' (now Toronto Pearson International Airport) and location for a new Aircraft manufacturing Industry.

Malton Airport was also the site of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities during the war-time years.

On November 4, 1942, the Federal government expropriated National Steel Car and set up the crown corporation called Victory Aircraft.

In 1942, the Canadian Government expropriated the north part of the former Fred Codlin farm and built 200 military-style houses for war-time workers.

Malton was the home of the famous Avro Arrow, Canada's first supersonic aircraft, still believed to have been years ahead of its time.

On February 20, 1959, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker terminated the project and the five completed Arrows were dismantled.

On Saturday, October 25, 1969 at 2:55 PM a natural gas line leak caused an explosion and fire at the "Four Corners" (the intersection of Airport and Derry Road) of Malton.

[2]: 210–213 The Avronian Restaurant, Langford's Variety, Malton Hardware and Baker's Lumber were blown apart.

The fire consumed Pat's Steak on a Bun and Sit n' Eat restaurants and damaged the Bank of Nova Scotia, Malton Fruit Market (Longo's), Abell's Drug Store and Shirley's Pool Hall.

The office and manufacturing plant facilities, on the Southwest corner of Airport and Derry Road, that was built by National Steel Car 1938–1942, and subsequently used by Victory Aircraft (1942–1945), A.V.

In addition to the airport, Malton has great importance as a transportation link between Toronto and its suburbs to the west, particularly Brampton and the other parts of Mississauga.

[10] Malton's proximity to Pearson International Airport, originally Malton Airport, is often cited as part of the reason it has become a popular initial place of settlement for immigrants, contributing to the tremendous population growth that has occurred from the 1950s onward.

The Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud operates regional French-language Catholic schools.

As of 2010, a new bus terminal was built on the corner of Morning Star Dr. and Goreway Dr. An overbridge at railway crossing on Torbram Drive has been started and will soon begin construction.

Malton Route 107 travel times have been reduced since the completion of the Mississauga Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) transitway.