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Federal Organizations to Spend More than $18 Million on Return-to-Office
Thirteen organizations disclosed projected expenses, with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada expecting to spend $5.7 million on workspace changes.
- Thirteen federal organizations expect to spend a combined $18,720,150 to reconfigure office space for the RTO-4 policy, which mandates public servants work on-site four days a week.
- The Treasury Board confirmed that no specific metrics, assessments, or studies were used to develop the new in-office requirements; Bill Matthews, the top public servant at the Treasury Board, described the policy as a "philosophical choice."
- Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada disclosed the highest projected costs at $5,695,000, followed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada at $4.2 million, the Canada Border Services Agency at $3.9 million, and Correctional Service at $1.37 million.
- Departments currently possess enough office space to accommodate only 90 per cent of staff, prompting implementation delays, while 56 organizations declined to disclose costs or referred questions to Public Services and Procurement Canada .
- Public Services and Procurement Canada is "considering" increasing its portfolio over the next few months, while Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada estimates spending $2 million on adjustments subject to refinement.
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Federal organizations to spend more than $18 million on return-to-office
OTTAWA - Federal government departments and agencies are set to spend more than $18 million to get their employees to work in the office more often.
·Toronto, Canada
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