[5] However, a Canadian-based franchise posed difficulties due to tax and visa issues,[6] and Rochester, New York, which is just across the United States border, was considered as an alternative.

[7][8] In April 2015, Colangelo's replacement Masai Ujiri announced that MLSE's board had approved purchasing a franchise, and that they were in negotiations with the NBA over where the team would play and whether it could be launched in time for the 2015–16 season.

[9] In June 2015 it was announced that MLSE had purchased a D-League franchise, which would be named the Raptors 905 and would begin play that fall at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto.

[22] In the finals, they met the Western Conference champion Rio Grande Valley Vipers whom they beat in three games and claimed their first title in franchise history.

[23] In 2024, the city of Mississauga and MLSE partnered to being construction of a $30 practice facility next to the Paramount Fine Foods Centre, which is scheduled to be completed in January 2026.