Ontario Orders Its Public Servants Back to Office Full Time, Saying It Reflects ‘Current Workforce Landscape’

Ontario Civil Servants Set to Return to Full-Time Office Work, Ending Pandemic Rules

Premier Doug Ford’s government is instructing Ontario’s public servants to resume working in the office four days per week beginning this fall, and transitioning to full-time in January, as the province officially ends its pandemic-era policies. This marks a departure from the policy established in April 2022, when provincial government employees were only obligated to work in the office three days each week. Ontario Treasury Board President Car…

Ontario public servants required to go back to office five days a week by January

Ontario public servants will be required to return to the office full time, with employees going in-person five days a week by January 2026, the government announced Thursday.

Ford government says Ontario public servants will return to office full-time in 2026

Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney said effective Jan. 5, 2026, the Ontario public service and its provincial agencies, boards and commission public bodies will return to the office full time.

Ontario civil servants will return to office full time, ending pandemic-era rules

The government said staff who are going to work three days a week will move to four days in October, moving toward a full return by Jan. 5, 2026.

Ontario government orders public servants back to office five days a week starting 2026

Workers are expected to be in-office four times a week starting October before transitioning to full-time early next year

Ontario ordering public servants back into office full time

Premier Doug Ford’s government is ordering Ontario public servants to work from the office four days a week starting this fall and then full time in January.