Quarterly Workforce Statistics – June 2023

As of the end of June 2023, there were 43,566 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 29,258 67%
IAFF Local 3888 Firefighters 2,973 7%
Non-Union 5,921 14%
TCEU Local 416 Outside 5,342 12%
Tradespeople 72 0%
43,566

Employee Status

Status Number of Employees Percentage of Workforce
Permanent 20,294 47%
Recreation Workers 13,849 32%
Part-Time 4,780 11%
Temporary 4,568 10%
Other 75 0%
43,566

 

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.