Toronto City Manager
| Toronto City Manager | |
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Municipal logo | |
since December 2, 2022 | |
| City of Toronto | |
| Reports to | Toronto City Council |
| Seat | Toronto City Hall |
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| Precursor | Chief Administrative Officer |
| Inaugural holder | Shirley Hoy |
| Formation | April 15, 2005 |
| Deputy | Deputy city managers and chief financial officer |
| Website | www |
The Toronto city manager is the most senior civil servant in the City of Toronto's administrative structure and the head of the Toronto Public Service. Appointed by the mayor of Toronto, the city manager is responsible for providing advice to Toronto City Council and implementing its decisions. The position is statutorily known as the chief administrative officer (CAO), which was also the title used in Toronto until city manager was adopted in 2005.
Paul Johnson has been the city manager since December 2, 2022. Johnson was appointed by Mayor John Tory, and previously worked for the City of Hamilton, before joining the City of Toronto as a deputy city manager in 2021.