20 h. ago Ontario government just ordered public service workers back to office full time

The Government of Ontario has just announced that it's officially mandating a full return to the office for its public servants, ending a hybrid work policy that has been in place since 2022. Starting Jan. 5, 2026, more than 60,000 Ontario Public Service employees will be required to work in-person five days a week.The move, revealed in a news release from Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney on Thursday, marks a significant turning point from the current rules, which require a minimum of three days per week in the office. A transitional phase will begin on Oct. 20, 2025, when employees will be asked to increase their in-office attendance to four days a week. In a statement, Mulroney said the updated policy "represents the current workforce landscape in the province," adding that more than half of Ontario's public service employees are already working full-time in person due to the nature of their roles. ...

Politics

21 h. ago Ontario public servants required to go back to office five days a week by January

'How do you mentor someone over a phone? You can’t. You’ve got to look at them eye to eye,' Doug Ford said at an unrelated press conference

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22 h. ago Ontario public servants to be in office five days a week by January

Caroline Mulroney says more than half of Ontario's public servants are already required to attend the workplace full time

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4 d. ago Are language requirements stunting the career growth of regional public servants?

A retired public servant asks if the current application of bilingualism in the federal public service is truly realistic.

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3 w. ago How John Hannaford led the public service through transition and turmoil

The recently retired clerk of the Privy Council led the federal bureaucracy during the Trudeau resignation, Carney’s rise and a sweeping public service ethics review.

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4 w. ago Feds have missed FTE reduction targets over last four years: PBO

The overall size of the public service may have shrunk, but the number of full-time equivalents has continued to grow.

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