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.

Treasury Board President Caroline Mulroney said in a press release that the province has been monitoring in-workplace standards across the public and private sectors, and the decision “represents the current workforce landscape.”

She said employees who have been going into the office for a minimum of three days a week will increase their attendance to four days a week starting on Oct. 20. with a gradual transition to five days a week in the office by Jan. 5, 2026.

More than half of Ontario’s public servants are already required to attend the workplace full time, she said.

Premier Doug Ford said he believes employ

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