A lot of great memories - Anonymous employee Toronto Zoo Employee Review

4.0
Nov 27, 2016
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

- It's a lot of fun and you're guaranteed to make amazing friends and memories - It's unionized - In my department, there wasn't a ton of sitting around - it was nice to be up and doing something the whole day - The animals! And some opportunities to go behind-the-scenes

Cons

- Unless you're a full-time keeper, you don't have a ton of control of when you get sent home on slow days (unless you have high seniority) - Depending on your department, it can be gossipy - Some management/supervisors tend to pick favourites

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3.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Fun place to work, decent union.

Cons

It genuinely costs money to work here. They talk a big game about EDI, with zero actual initiative. Employees are being asked to pay 30$ for background checks by HR, even after years of service, despite the policy previously having simply been filling out a form. Not only this, they slash your hours constantly, so you pay to get no hours. HR is super unprofessional. Discriminatory hiring practices, requiring a driver's license where it is not a core duty, violating OHRC subsections 23(2) and 11(1). Management is unclear about expectations and sets contradictory goals.

5.0
May 7, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Free entry at the zoo

Cons

The pay was not as high as it should have been

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