Remote Work

• B.C. maintains status quo on public sector workers going back to office full-time

  The B.C. NDP government has not announced any plans to mandate civil servants back to work five days a week, but the Opposition says it's time.

  Politics

  Jan 5
  
• ‘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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• Ford acknowledges ‘bump’ in the road as civil servants return to office full time

  Monday is officially the first day when government employees are required to report to work all week, yet the province still hasn't sorted workspaces for everybody. 

  Politics

  Jan 5
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• Ontario won’t say if there is enough office space for full-time return by all civil servants

  The government would not address questions over whether every civil servant would have a space to return to. A spokesperson said the 'vast majority' of offices have enough space.

  Politics

  Jan 2
• Remote work option ending for thousands of workers in 2026

  The new year will bring some big changes to the rules on in-office work for many employees across the country — including provincial government staff in Ontario and Alberta.

  Canada

  Jan 2
• 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
• Ontario public servant unions rallying against Ford’s return-to-office mandates

  Unions representing Ontario public sector workers are holding a rally Thursday outside of Queen's Park to protest the province's return-to-office mandate.

  Politics

  Sep 18, 2025
• Public servants should work in office 5 days a week, Doug Ford says

  Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time. 

  Economy

  Aug 27, 2025
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• More Canadians commute as remote work declines, StatCan data shows

  The agency said those mostly working from home amounted to 17.4 per cent of employed people compared with 18.7 per cent in May 2024.

  Canada

  Aug 26, 2025
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• Many public servants breaking remote work rules, data shows

  Large numbers of public servants in the federal government's three biggest departments aren't following Ottawa's three-days-per-week office work rule, federal data shows.

  Canada

  Feb 28, 2025