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Toronto ON, Friday, January 2, 2026: Today, your Toronto Zoo proudly hosted a Job Fair and Career Exploration Event to allow registrants to explore seasonal job opportunities, career pathways, and volunteer roles. Over 1,400 registered attendees for the job fair event were able to meet with staff members from all areas of the Zoo – including such areas as wildlife care, conservation science, guest experience, facilities and maintenance teams, horticulture, custodial and administrative roles. The goal was to highlight the many different seasonal roles and career opportunities that exist at your Toronto Zoo and the many ways all staff and volunteers can contribute to our mission of connecting people, animals, conservation science and traditional knowledge to fight extinction.

“It has been amazing to see this response to our Job Fair and Career Exploration Event”, says Chief Human Resources Officer, Valerie Peticca. “We are proud to be an employer supporting an amazing, dedicated, passionate and talented team, all of whom play a role in a shared commitment to saving and protecting wildlife, as well as connecting people to nature. We work together, as 1TZ (one Toronto Zoo), to inspire future generations to love and protect our planet, including the wildlife that call it home”.

The Zoo is a proud and award-winning workforce supporter in Toronto, and locally here in Scarborough.  Hiring hundreds of seasonal positions annually, and as one of Toronto’s Top Employers, your Toronto Zoo is proud to hire team members committed to building an inclusive team that values each other and celebrates diversity, skills and commitment.  Our team is the driving force behind our mission and vision, and their unique perspectives and talents are critical to our success.

We are continually seeking activists who are passionate about animal welfare, conservation and are great team players. We believe in 4-cares, starting with 1) the animals in our care, 2) our staff & volunteers, 3) our guests and 4) our community and have adopted an internal brand of 1TZ  to bring these together.

To learn more about job opportunities, career paths and volunteer opportunities at the Zoo click here:

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Amy Baptista

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Media Relations

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Your Toronto Zoo’s mission is to connect people, animals, conservation science, and traditional knowledge to fight extinction. and our vision is a world where wildlife and wild spaces thrive.

An iconic tourist attraction and Conservation organization, the Toronto Zoo boasts a number of leading programs for helping wildlife and their natural habitats – from species reintroduction to reproductive research. A world-class educational centre for people of all ages, the Toronto Zoo is open every day including December 25 and attracts approximately 1.3 million guests each year.

Toronto Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). The Zoo has also achieved the Canadian Council on Animal Care (CCAC) Certificate of Good Animal Practice® and is inspected by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA).

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