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.

It's a change from a policy that has been in place since April 2022 , when provincial government employees were mandated to be in their offices at least three days per week.

The announcement came Thursday from Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney. It says employees of the Ontario Public Service and its provincial agencies, boards and commission will "increase their attendance to four days per week" starting Oct. 20 and transition to full-time hours in-office effective Jan. 5, 2026.

The news follows on the heels of moves by four of Canada's big banks — RBC, Scotiabank, BMO and TD — that staff at their Toronto headquarters m

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