Quarterly Workforce Statistics – December 2023

As of the end of December 2023, there were 39,618 active employees in the Toronto Public Service. The following charts provide a breakdown of employee counts by union affiliation and employee status.

Union Affiliation

Union Number of Employees Percentage of Workforce
CUPE Local 79 25,633 65%
IAFF Local 3888 Firefighters 2,996 8%
Non-Union 6,125 15%
TCEU Local 416 Outside 4,796 12%
Tradespeople 68 0%
Total 39,618 100%

Employee Status

Status Number of Employees Percentage of Workforce
Permanent 21,058 53%
Temporary 3,134 8%
Part-Time 4,377 11%
Recreation Workers 10,978 28%
Other 71 0%
Total 39,618 100%

 

The information above does not capture employees working in the City’s Agencies, Boards or Commissions (TTC, Police, Library, Association of Community Centres, etc.), Accountability Offices, or elected officials.

Percentages may not equal 100 per cent due to rounding.