Hybrid Work

• Thousands of Alberta government employees return to offices as hybrid work plan ends

  The province said it’s time to bring the 12,000 or so Alberta government workers with hybrid arrangements back to the office to strengthen collaboration and service delivery.

  Politics

  Feb 2
  
• Protest campaign planned as Alberta government workers return to office: union

  Alberta’s 9,000 unionized provincial employees are going back to the office full time starting this weekend, but not without a brown bag protest.

  Politics

  Jan 29
  
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• ‘Important tool’: New Brunswick keeps remote work options for public service workers

  While Ontario and Alberta are eliminating remote work for public service employees, New Brunswick calls it an 'important tool' for recruitment and retention.

  Canada

  Jan 5
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• Treasury Board president ‘not aware’ of any return-to-office rule changes

  Shafqat Ali on Monday denied having any knowledge about discussions to potentially order public servants to return to the office full time in 2027.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2025
• Alberta government ending hybrid work policy for public servants

  Alberta is ending its hybrid work policy allowing some staff to work from home two days a week, mandating all government employees return to the office full-time in 2026.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2025
• Should city workers return to downtown offices? Edmonton mayoral candidates weigh in

  Edmonton mayoral candidates weigh in on if they think city employees should remain on a hybrid work model or return to the downtown offices.

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2025
• Remote work and how it’s shaping where people are now buying homes in Ontario

  Home sales prices across Ontario and the proportion of employees working remotely are both down from record highs but remain elevated from pre-pandemic levels.

  Canada

  Mar 27, 2024
• These are the Canadians most likely to have a hybrid work arrangement: StatCan

  The share of workers with hybrid arrangements has more than tripled since January 2022, Statistics Canada said in its November jobs report Friday.

  Canada

  Dec 1, 2023
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• Working from home may halve emissions compared to office-goers: study

  Office energy is the main contributor to the carbon footprint of on-site and hybrid workers, the study published Monday in PNAS found.

  Canada

  Sep 20, 2023
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• Work commute rising in Canada as more people going into office

  Statistics Canada released a report Tuesday that showed nearly 16 million Canadians – or four in five employees – commuted to work in May.

  Canada

  Aug 22, 2023