Friendly city, but if you did not have a job you were really up the proverbial creek. I saw the down side of Toronto up close. My bet is that most of them do not hold down a steady job. I stand corrected though if not the case.
I suspect they are gainfully employed. In general, they seem to be everywhere you turn. On the tv, on the radio, in the restaurants, and goodness knows, the hair salons. They are a protected group. People hire them because they’re afraid not to, and they don’t get fired for the same reason.
I suspect the largest employer is the government, and the public school system in particular.
They probably all work as school teachers, child counselors, youth sports coaches, state CPS systems, non-profits and Boy Scout leaders