Office of the Chief Executive

Today, on International Women’s Day, we thank and celebrate all the women who work at the TTC.

In keeping with this year’s theme of committing to Inspire Inclusion, a lunch and learn event was held this afternoon where TTC employees heard from our female leaders about their career paths as well as all the various employee development resources available in the workplace.

While we are doing great work to hire more women within our ranks, it is equally important that they feel empowered and encouraged to pursue and achieve their career goals at the TTC.

Rewards and Recognition
​Earlier this week, we congratulated the best of the best at the eighth annual Rewards and Recognition celebration. Dozens of employees were saluted for their outstanding achievements in 2023.

The Executive Team presented awards to individuals and teams for demonstrating our core values of safety, leadership, customer service, teamwork, diversity, and innovation and sustainability.

Among them was OTC Instructor, Sydney Sommerville, our 2023 Employee of the Year. It was also my privilege to present the CEO Award to our TTC/United Way Campaign Co-chair Kathy Wyeth.

These employees have done amazing work and my thanks to all the finalists for their commitment to making the TTC the better way. The TTC also congratulated workers for having achieved more than 35 years of safety on the job.

The TTC has many talented people who have a passion for the customer, work collaboratively, think strategically, act decisively, and are an inspiration to everyone they encounter. Please take the time to nominate someone you know who has gone above and beyond at rewards.ttc.ca. All TTC employees can nominate someone or be nominated.

Subway Musicians Auditions are back
​The TTC’s Subway Musicians Auditions got underway last week. All this month, the TTC will be accepting 175 audition hopefuls for our Underground Sounds program.

Subway buskers have been a unique part of the TTC for 45 years. Since 1979, local amateur and professional musicians have competed for the opportunity to perform for the transit masses. Along the way, they have inspired and entertained us with an array of interesting and culturally diverse music and instruments.

Musicians can audition by uploading a video performance on YouTube. Each act, single or duo, must record a five-minute performance featuring a medley of three songs.

Judges will score all the acts for musicianship, entertainment value, and stage presence. The top 89 buskers pay a license fee of $197.75, which will permit them to perform at one of 29 dedicated station spaces throughout the system for the next three years. Good luck to everyone.

Richard J. Leary
​Chief Executive Officer
​March 8, 2024