Seasonal Maintenance Recruitment

Each year, TTC recruits individuals with labour, cleaning or landscaping experience for the Seasonal Maintenance program. Successful candidates are hired temporarily from March - November to perform essential tasks to help with TTC operations. These positions are in a unionized environment and shifts may vary. Some positions may involve working indoors or outdoors at various TTC locations. Job qualifications may require driving licenses, relevant skillsets and/or work experience. 

Featured roles in the Seasonal Maintenance program:

• Heavy Duty Cleaner - Building Serviceperson
  Heavy Duty Cleaner -Building Serviceperson performs a variety of specialized janitorial services of a heavy duty nature using power cleaning equipment. They may also do restorative work, ordering inventory, setting up/operating work platforms and lifts.
• Janitor
  The Janitor role consists of routine and varied janitorial work throughout the subway system and other TTC building facilities. The duties include sweeping, washing, vacuuming and scrubbing all floors, cleaning and polishing tile walls, picking up litter, etc.
• Labourer-Buildings
  Labourer-Buildings role is similar to a Construction Worker. It involves assisting with the repair of building facilities, installations of structural components, mixing and prepping materials for use, cleaning up the work site after the job is completed and operation of power tools.
• Landscaper – Grounds Maintainer
  Landscaper – Grounds Maintainer performs routine landscaping and grounds maintenance activities to ensure the basic maintenance of various subway and surface properties including open cut track areas throughout the TTC. They will use a variety of handheld and gas powered landscaping equipment and tools to maintain TTC grounds involves lawn care, pruning, raking and cutting grass, pruning and preparing seasonal displays, etc. They may also assist with the set-up of work zones, barricades, etc.

Thank you for your interest in Seasonal Maintenance recruitment. The application process is now closed and will re-open in Fall 2025.

We encourage you to visit the TTC Career Centre to explore current job openings and to set up job alerts for new postings that match your skills and interests. For updates on new openings and professional insights, please follow our TTC LinkedIn page. We look forward to your continued interest in future openings.

TTC is committed to the principles of diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodation is available for applicants, including those with disabilities, throughout the recruitment process. Please contact Talent Management at (416) 393-4570.  Any information received related to an accommodation will be addressed confidentially.