As the largest employer in Toronto with considerable buying power, the City should be a leader in decent work, creating good green jobs, supporting local businesses, and ensuring that people who work for the City can afford to live here. Good public services mean good jobs, whether they are delivered by City staff or through community and private sector contracts.

• Update and expand the City's Fair Wage Policy for contractors and suppliers to cover a wider range of contracted jobs and include a Living Wage Policy.
• Provide access to decent work opportunities and liveable wages for Early Childhood Educators and close the wage gap between City-operated and nonprofit centres.
• Develop a comprehensive strategy to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities within the public service and in City contracts.
• When private-sector contracts end, bring work back into the City to provide better services and save money (e.g. garbage collection).
• Scale up green building programs to meet Toronto's climate goals and create good, green jobs.
• Use the City’s purchasing power to build community wealth through social procurement and an inclusive workforce development strategy focused on good, green jobs.
• Support local inclusive economic development initiatives including when Toronto hosts the FIFA2026 Men’s World Cup.  
• Advance the implementation of the Community Benefits Framework, including minimum equity hiring targets, an implementation team, and regular reporting through a public dashboard.