Workforce Statistics

Quarterly Workforce Statistics – September 2019

As of the end of September 2019, there were 35,771 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	22,979	64%
IAFF Local 3888 Firefighters	3,022	8%
Non-Union	4,629	13%
TCEU Local 416 Outside	5,072	15%
Tradespeople	69	0%

Employee Status

Status	Number of Employees	Percentage of Workforce
Full-Time Permanent	19,821	55%
Full-Time Temporary	2,892	8%
Part-Time Non-Recreation Workers	3,948	11%
Part-Time Recreation Workers	9,038	25%
Other (includes contract staff, tradespeople, etc.)	72	0%

 

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.