Item - 2025.PH26.11

The Chief Planner and Executive Director, City Planning recommends that:

1. Planning and Housing Committee receive this report for information.

The attached Bulletin summarizes the results of the 2025 Toronto Employment Survey, the 43rd annual survey, highlighting key findings and counts of employment and business establishments in Toronto, such as:

- In 2025, the Toronto Employment Survey recorded 1,623,710 jobs citywide, marking a new record high.

- Full-time employment increased by 24,940 jobs from 2024 to 1,243,620 jobs while part-time employment decreased by 1,530 jobs to 380,090 jobs.

- There are 74,560 establishments, a net increase of 1,380 or 1.9% over 2024.

- The Office category continued to make up the largest share of Toronto employment, with 50.1% of jobs.

- Downtown has a total of 664,650 jobs, exceeding last year's record high and representing 40.9% of the city’s total employment.

- Employment Areas contained 21,440 establishments or 28.8% of the city total and 381,270 jobs or 23.5% of the city total.

- Consistent since 2023, a quarter of businesses have reported having employees work on-site three days a week on average.

- Tariff-exposed sectors experienced a 2.8% decrease in employment, while all other sectors had a 2.1% increase, a difference of 4.9%.

The Bulletin reports on the type and longevity of establishments and employment activity in Downtown, the Districts, the Centres, designated Employment Areas, Secondary Plan areas and Areas of Employment across the city. The Bulletin also discusses the impacts of tariffs on Toronto’s employment and hybrid work, which the Toronto Employment Survey has been tracking since the onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic.

City Planning confirms that there are no financial implications resulting from the recommendations included in this report in the current budget year or in future years.

The Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer has reviewed this report and agrees with the information as presented in the Financial Impact Section.