OTTAWA — Public Services and Procurement Canada says its plan to sell off or lease surplus office space has been derailed in part by the government’s push to increase the number of days public servants have to work in the office.

A ministerial transition binder prepared for Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Joël Lightbound says “recent developments” have undermined its goal of off-loading half of its office portfolio by 2034.

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The 2024 federal budget said reducing the federal office footprint would generate “substantial” savi

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