'I think we'll have enough space' in office for public servants 4 days a week: Treasury Board president
Posted on: Feb 24, 2026 05:40 IST | Posted by: Cbc
The treasury obligations room of Canada chairman says he believes the union soldier authorities will have enough space for when public servants are expected back in the office four days a week starting this summer.
The statement, made Monday by Shafqat Ali, comes only days after the treasury board suggested the opposite to Radio-Canada.
In a French-language email last week, the department said "there may not be enough workstations at some locations to meet the four-day work week requirement for all staff starting July 6."
"We're working with [Public Services and Procurement Canada] and we'll be working with bargaining agents," Ali added from the House of Commons foyer.
"Obviously, we're not going to put people [in] if we don't have space. That's common sense. We'll be working with those partners to find space for them."
Civil servants currently only have to come into the office three days a week — a rule that was put in place in September 2024 as government employees were for the most part working remotely in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier this month, the federal government announced it expects employees who haven't done so already to return to in-office work for a minimum of four days a week starting this July.
Government executives will be expected in the office five days.
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