Workforce Statistics

Quarterly Workforce Statistics – December 2018

As of the end of December 2018, there were 34,449 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	22,349	65%
IAFF Local 3888 Firefighters	3,038	9%
Non-Union	4,637	13%
TCEU Local 416 Outside	4,362	13%
Tradespeople	63	0%

Employee Status

Status	Number of Employees	Percentage of Workforce
Full-Time Permanent	20,055	58%
Full-Time Temporary	2,034	6%
Part-Time Non-Recreation Workers	3,681	11%
Part-Time Recreation Workers	8,611	25%
Other (includes contract staff, tradespeople, etc.)	68	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.