Quarterly Workforce Statistics – September 2025

As of the end of September 2025, there were 43,440 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 27,347 63%
IAFF Local 3888 Firefighters 3,201 7%
Non-Union 7,093 16%
TCEU Local 416 Outside 5,730 13%
Tradespeople 69 0%
Total 43,440 100%

Employee Status

Status Number of Employees Percentage of Workforce
Permanent 22,810 53%
Temporary 4,606 11%
Part-Time 4,240 10%
Recreation Workers 11,714 27%
Other 70 0%
Total 43,440 100%

 

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.