Toronto municipal departments will submit a list of proposed cuts to services on Wednesday in an effort to keep the cash-strapped city afloat.

The proposed cuts, which will include part-time jobs, bus routes, street car and subway routes, are expected to be announced sometime next week.

"It is going to difficult, it will impact and there is no question. It will impact what they (the residents) see in the city and it will impact some of the places they go, we've already heard that from the library board," budget chief Shelley Carroll told CTV News on Wednesday.

"But to the greatest extent possible, we're trying to mitigate the impact on families and how they enjoy the city."

City services expected to be cut include:

  • Part-time litter removal positions
  • Twenty bus routes
  • One street car route
  • The Sheppard subway line is expected to be closed
  • The city's $300 million backlog on road repair will grow as road maintenance will be suspended

Toronto faces a budget shortfall next year of nearly $600 million.

The Library Board has already announced more than $1 million in cuts that include suspension of reading programs and renovations.

Toronto Mayor David Miller has postponed a $1.2 million renovation of his office and three job posts remain unfilled at city hall in an effort to conserve funds.

City departments were warned of large cuts to services after two proposed taxes were deferred until after the October provincial election.

The proposed land transfer tax and vehicle registration fee would have raised $350 million for cash-strapped Toronto.

City agencies were instructed in a letter from the office of city manager Shirley Hoy that cost restraints, including hiring freezes and discretionary spending, must be implemented by July 31.

The Police Services Board was ordered in July to scale back its expenditures by $10 million.

During an emergency meeting, Chief Bill Blair said the cuts requested by the city would present "apocalyptic scenarios" to the people of Toronto.

The board argued 90 per cent of their budget is used for police wages and any scale back would result in job cuts and a compromise to public safety.

Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has criticized the city for not implementing its new taxing powers that were provided by the province last year as a financial crisis loomed.

With a report from CTV's Desmond Brown