Pat Tobin
General Manager, Economic Development and Culture - City of Toronto
Pat Tobin is the General Manager, Economic Development and Culture with the City of Toronto, a position he has held since October 2022. In the role, Pat oversees the City’s economic development policies and initiatives, as well as the City’s support to the culture sector spanning heritage, the arts and the creative industries. Prior to assuming the General Manager role, Pat was Director, Arts and Culture Services from 2017-2022.
Prior to joining the City of Toronto, Pat spent 18 years with the Canadian federal government, working in areas such as culture, civic engagement, and economic development, including stints in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver. In Pat’s last assignment with the federal government, as Director General with the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Pat oversaw supports for the innovation economy and community economic development. Outside of government, Pat has worked with the Maytree Foundation on creating a global network of arrival cities to advance newcomer integration and the Inuit Art Foundation on expanding markets for Inuit culture.
Born in Scarborough, and now a long-time resident of Leslieville, Pat is the father to three young kids and active in his community.