Remote Work

• Doug Ford regularly worked from home after ordering civil servants back to office

  A copy of the premier's itinerary obtained by Global News shows that over five weeks from early January, Ford took a range of meetings at his house or virtually.

  Politics

  Apr 27
  
• Ottawa office market experts left in the dark over feds’ return-to-work needs

  Ottawa real estate watchers are calling on the federal government to be more clear about its workspace needs as public servants prepare to spend more time in the office.

  Economy

  Mar 6
  
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• Return-to-work mandates sparks ‘renewed demand’ for Canadian offices: report

  Widespread return-to-work mandates are sparking 'renewed demand' for office space in major Canadian cities, a new report indicates.

  Economy

  Feb 26
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• 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
• 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
• 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
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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
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• 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