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B.C. maintains status quo on public sector workers going back to office full-timeThe 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.PoliticsJan 5
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‘Important tool’: New Brunswick keeps remote work options for public service workersWhile Ontario and Alberta are eliminating remote work for public service employees, New Brunswick calls it an 'important tool' for recruitment and retention.CanadaJan 5
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Ford acknowledges ‘bump’ in the road as civil servants return to office full timeMonday 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.PoliticsJan 5
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Ontario won’t say if there is enough office space for full-time return by all civil servantsThe 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.PoliticsJan 2
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Remote work option ending for thousands of workers in 2026The 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.CanadaJan 2
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Treasury Board president ‘not aware’ of any return-to-office rule changesShafqat Ali on Monday denied having any knowledge about discussions to potentially order public servants to return to the office full time in 2027.CanadaDec 1, 2025
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Ontario public servant unions rallying against Ford’s return-to-office mandatesUnions representing Ontario public sector workers are holding a rally Thursday outside of Queen's Park to protest the province's return-to-office mandate.PoliticsSep 18, 2025
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Public servants should work in office 5 days a week, Doug Ford saysOntario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government and municipalities across Ontario should mandate their workers to return to the office full time.EconomyAug 27, 2025
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More Canadians commute as remote work declines, StatCan data showsThe 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.CanadaAug 26, 2025
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Many public servants breaking remote work rules, data showsLarge 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.CanadaFeb 28, 2025
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