"Our members are reporting one of two things, they're either being told, Stay at home. We can't accommodate you in the office,' Dave Bulmer said. Or stricter managers are saying, 'you have to be in here.' And there's eight people in a boardroom working on their laptops."
"Premier Doug Ford says the province is in the process of figuring out additional office space as the mandate comes into effect."
"In August, Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney announced that the 60,000 employees of the Ontario Public Service, provincial agencies, boards and commissions had to "increase their attendance to four days per week" starting Oct. 20, 2025 and transition to full-time hours in office effective Jan. 5."
Ontario's government says it has not signed any new leases or purchased real estate to accommodate 60,000 public sector workers required to return to the office five days a week. The return-to-office mandate deadline passed nearly two months ago. Unions report serious space shortages in many buildings. Workers are sharing desks, crowding into common areas, using boardrooms for multiple people with laptops, or being sent home by managers because there is no space. AMAPCEO reports members face mixed directions from managers. The Premier says the province is working on finding additional office space. The policy increases in-office attendance beginning Oct. 20, 2025 and mandates full-time in-office by Jan. 5.
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