OUR VISION STATEMENT
Manufacturing is valued as an integral and important part of Toronto’s economy and tax base providing family sustaining jobs.
TIN member companies represent a wide range of manufacturing sectors including food and beverage processing, paper product manufacturing and packaging, building materials such as fiberglass, cement and concrete, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, energy, plastic pipe systems, electrical equipment, petroleum, general manufacturing, warehousing and distribution.
Many of these products are used directly by Torontonians while many others are exported bringing wealth to our city.
ABOUT OUR NETWORK
As an advocate for manufacturing in Toronto, TIN is keenly interested in increasing the City’s competitiveness not only in Canada but abroad.
TIN provides the manufacturing community with a strong voice at City Hall and Queen’s Park by participating in the formulation of policies that affect industrial operations.
In working to help make our City more competitive for manufacturing within Canada and internationally, TIN has been very engaged in recent activities such as: maintaining and protecting industrial land, noise regulations, ensuring reliable and cost-effective municipal utility costs and services, competitive property taxes, the efficient transportation of goods in and out of the City, and growing the operational capacity of the Port.
DID YOU KNOW?
• According to the 2024 Toronto Employment Survey, Toronto has 23 Areas of Employment (AOEs). These AOEs account for 387,760 jobs, which is 24.2% of all city‐wide employment.
• There are approximately 22,000 establishments located in AOEs, making up 30.1% of the total number of establishments in the city.
• Manufacturing remains the largest source of jobs within AOEs, with 74,990 jobs in 2024, a decline of about 6,360 jobs since 2019.