Alberta government employees will return to full-time, in-office work starting February, the province said Friday.
Since March 2022, Alberta Public Service (APS) employees have been eligible to work from home up to two days per week under the province’s interim hybrid work policy.
Nearly 12,600 government employees, or approximately 44 per cent of the workforce, were included as of August.
“The policy was originally implemented in response to the public health crisis and will now be discontinued due to changing circumstances and sector trends,” the province said Friday in a news release.
The government pointed to a similar decision issued in August by the Ontario provincial government. As of Jan. 5, 2026, its employees are expected to work in the office five days per week.
“The APS remains committed to flexibility through other policies which employees can still access based on operational needs, such as hours of work averaging arrangements, flexible hours arrangements and modified work schedules,” the news release stated.
