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Hundreds of pests found in federal buildings as feds draft back-to-office plan

Public Services and Procurement Canada reported 549 pest reports in Crown-owned buildings in the National Capital Region between April 1 and Nov. 24, Sabourin said.
A Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat document suggested boosting in-office days for non-executive and executive staff, and Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier this month the plan will be developed with public-sector unions.
Pests reported ranged from bats and bedbugs to bees, wasps, mice and other small insects, and a federal employee said bedbugs appeared in his office building three or four times over the past year.
Public Services and Procurement Canada said reports are handled under integrated pest management programs and described incidents as isolated, but declined to provide a per-building breakdown due to spreadsheets and manual data compilation.
Federal unions have repeatedly raised pest presence as a workplace concern as the government pushes public servants to spend more time in the office under the current rule since September 2024.

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