The City Of Toronto Is Hiring For The 2023 By-Election & You Can Make Over $30 An Hour

The by-election for mayor is soon approaching!

Toronto city hall. Right: Voting sign in Toronto. ​

Toronto city hall. Right: Voting sign in Toronto.

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Looking for exciting Toronto jobs with great pay and flexible hours? Look no further than the 2023 Toronto Mayor By-Election!

The City of Toronto is hiring for a variety of temporary positions during the election period, offering an excellent opportunity for anyone 18 and above with a general background in customer service and great organizational skills.

You'll be responsible that voting day in Toronto goes smoothly, and you'll likely make a pretty penny out of it.

Managing Deputy Returning Officer (MDRO)

Salary: $32/hour or $425 for the day.

Availability: June 26, Election Day.

Hours needed: 8 a.m. to approximately 9 p.m.

Who Should Apply: Anyone with supervisory experience, excellent customer service and problem-solving skills, and previous election experience. You must have a cell phone for this job.

You will need to manage a large voting space with polls and work with a staff of around 5 to 12 people.

Apply Here

Deputy Returning Officer (DRO)

Salary: $30/hour or $395 for the day.

Availability: June 26, Election Day.

Hours needed: 8 a.m. to approximately 9 p.m.

Who Should Apply: Anyone with supervisory experience, excellent customer service and problem-solving skills, and previous election experience. You must have a cell phone for this job.

You will need to manage a large voting space with polls and work with a staff of around 4 people.

Apply Here

Access Officer

Salary: $18/hour or $235 for the day.

Availability: June 26, Election Day.

Hours needed: 8 a.m. to approximately 9 p.m.

Who Should Apply: Anyone with excellent customer service skills. You'll be assisting with the opening and closing of the voting polls area.

One of the responsibilities could be manning an entrance to facilitate voter access.

Apply Here

Voter Assist Terminal Deputy Returning Officer (VAT Officer)

Salary: $18/hour or $235 for the day

Availability: June 26, Election day

Hours needed: 8 a.m. to approximately 9 p.m.

Who Should Apply: Individuals who can lift up to 40 lbs.

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Tabulator Deputy Returning Officer (Tabulator Officer)

Salary: $18/hour or $235 for the day

Availability: June 26, Election day, plus two days during advance voting

Hours needed: 8 a.m. to approximately 9 p.m.

Who Should Apply: Anyone with excellent customer service skills and who is comfortable with heavy lifting.

Apply Here

Ballot Deputy Returning Officer (Ballot Officer)

Salary: $20/hour or $265 for the day

Availability: June 26, Election day

Hours needed: 8 a.m. to approximately 9 p.m.

Who Should Apply: People who are highly organized and have excellent customer service skills.

You'll assist with setting up the voting polls to ensure it opens at 10 a.m.

Apply Here

Revising Deputy Returning Officer (Revising Officer)

Salary: $20/hour or $265 for the day

Availability: June 26, Election day

Hours needed: 8 a.m. to approximately 9 p.m.

Who Should Apply: Anyone who is highly organized and has excellent customer service skills.

You'll assist with setting up the voting polls to ensure it opens at 10 a.m.

Apply Here

  • Associate Editor

    Rhythm Sachdeva (she/her) was a Toronto-based Associate Editor at Narcity Media. She has previously reported for CTV News, The Canadian Press, the Toronto Star and the Times of India, where she published several A1 features and breaking news stories for national audiences. Rhythm graduated from the University of Toronto with an honours bachelor of arts degree in journalism and also holds a graduate certificate in contemporary journalism from Centennial College. At university, she was the managing editor of her campus magazine, The Underground. She's passionate about writing about the diverse immigrant community in Toronto and is always on the hunt for unique human interest stories.

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