US EditionRemote work option ending for thousands of public, private sector workers in 2026
Ontario and Alberta require tens of thousands of public servants to work full-time in offices to improve collaboration and boost downtown economies, starting early 2026.
- On Jan. 5, Ontario provincial government employees will be expected to work in the office five days per week, while tens of thousands of provincial government staff in Ontario and Alberta will soon return full-time.
- To strengthen collaboration and service delivery, some provinces are shifting staff back to offices, with Prime Minister Mark Carney promising last month to engage public sector unions on modalities.
- The current federal rule requires federal public servants to work three days in-office, with executives there four days, while BMO, Scotiabank and RBC have told staff to increase office days.
- Opposing the mandates, provincial and federal public sector unions warned they will oppose sweeping changes during bargaining and legal challenges; the Public Service Alliance of Canada and Ontario Public Service Employees Union criticised Ottawa's and the province's orders.
- Amid differing provincial rules, experts say more pushback is expected in the coming months as Manitoba, British Columbia, and New Brunswick keep flexible hybrid policies while the Northwest Territories government has no plan for five-day returns.
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Remote work option ends for thousands of public, private sector workers in 2026
As provincial staff in Ontario and Alberta are ordered back to office on a full-time basis, the plan for federal public servants remains unclear, though Prime Minister Mark Carney promised last month that it would soon come into "sharper view."
OTTAWA—The new year will bring about significant changes in remote work for many employees across the country, including tens of thousands of employees from the provincial governments of Ontario and Alberta, who will soon return to the office full-time. As of January 5, Ontario provincial government employees will have to work in the office five days a week. Alberta's public service will also resume full-time work in the office in February to "s…
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