Federal workers return to the office — but not the one they left
ADM says government office space has been 'under-utilized'Stéphan Déry, the assistant deputy minister at Public Services and Procurement Canada said the federal government is looking to "maximize" its real estate portfolio, while ensuring flexibility.
But while the federal government went on a hiring spree during the pandemic — the head count in core departments grew by 17,600 from 2019 to 2022 in the national capital region alone — the change in office style isn't due to a lack of space but rather a rethink that was already in motion.
On a snowy January morning in Ottawa, several public servants spoke to CBC about the challenges, but none wanted to give their full names for fear of reprisal at work. Still another pointed out that many of the people hired during the pandemic don't live anywhere near an office in Ottawa-Gatineau.'A shot-in-the-dark solution'
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