Remote Work Option Ending for Thousands of Public, Private Sector Workers in 2026

Remote Work Option Ending for Thousands of Public, Private Sector Workers in 2026
A person works on a spreadsheet in a photo illustration made in Toronto, on Sept. 22, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sammy Kogan
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The new year will bring some big changes to the rules on in-office work for many employees across the country—including tens of thousands of provincial government staff in Ontario and Alberta who will soon be required back in the office full-time.

As of Jan. 5, Ontario provincial government employees will be expected to work in the office five days per week.