A one-year-old child was rushed to hospital in critical condition after a near-drowning in Mississauga late Saturday afternoon.

It happened at a building on Strathaven Drive, which is in the vicinity of Hurontario Street and Eglinton Avenue.

Police say that the initial call was for a possible drowning. They say that the incident involved either a bathtub or a sink.

The child was taken to a local hospital, according to paramedics.