Government to Sell Off Surplus Properties Amid 40% Office Underuse

Government to Sell Off Surplus Properties Amid 40% Office Underuse
People cross Elgin Street in view of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Andrew Chen
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), which is in charge of the federal government’s 6.2 million square metres of real property, says nearly 40 percent of its office spaces are “underutilized” and it is looking to sell these properties.

In a June 1 briefing note, former PSPC minister Helena Jaczek revealed that a detailed pre-pandemic review found 40 percent of government office space was underutilized, as first reported by Blacklock’s Reporter.