Ontario Public Servants Told to Work Remotely Amid Lack of Office Space

What’s Happening?

The Ontario government is reportedly struggling to accommodate 60,000 public servants who’ve been ordered to return to the office 5 days a week.

Dave Bulmer, CEO of the Association of Managers, Administrative, Professional, and Crown Employees of Ontario (AMAPCEO), told CBC News that their members are being told “1 of 2 things.”

“They’re either being told, ‘Stay at home. We can’t accommodate you in the office,’…Or stricter managers are saying, ‘you have to be in here.‘ And there’s 8 people in a boardroom working on their laptops.”

The province said in a statement that it hasn’t signed any new leases or purchased real estate at this time.

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