Treasury Board president Caroline Mulroney also says more than half of the Ontario Public Service are already required to work from in-office full-time.

Ontario public service employees are being ordered to increase their time at the office this fall, and by 2026 will be required to be in the office five days a week, the provincial government announced Thursday.

Workers who had previously attended the office for a minimum of three days a week will be required to attend four days a week starting on Oct. 20. Starting Jan. 5, 2026, workers will be expected to be in office full-time.

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“The return to a five days per week in-workplace standard represents the current workforce landscape in the province and it

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