Vacancy rates in downtown Ottawa hit all-time high as public service employees continue to work from home
The return-to-office policy of the federal government – Ottawa’s largest employer – has resulted in a unique set of challenges in its downtown office market, commercial real estate insiders say.
Last year, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat announced a common hybrid model in which its employees would be required to return to the office for two or three days a week.
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