Workforce Statistics

Quarterly Workforce Statistics – March 2019

As of the end of March 2019, there were 34,614 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	22,304	64%
IAFF Local 3888 Firefighters	3,021	9%
Non-Union	4,607	13%
TCEU Local 416 Outside	4,615	13%
Tradespeople	67	0%

Employee Status

Status	Number of Employees	Percentage of Workforce
Full-Time Permanent	19,943	58%
Full-Time Temporary	2,364	7%
Part-Time Non-Recreation Workers	3,835	11%
Part-Time Recreation Workers	8,400	24%
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 Officers, or elected officials.

Percentages may not equal 100 per cent due to rounding.