Join the campaign to protect the modern workplace
Remote work works.
For more than fifteen years, AMAPCEO members have gone above and beyond working for the people of Ontario—from anywhere.
The Secretary of Cabinet's decision to effectively end remote and hybrid work in the Ontario Public Service and in the province's agencies, boards, and commissions is a Stone Age step backwards. She is now using policy to force through what couldn’t be wrested from us during free and fair collective bargaining.
AMAPCEO is fighting for flexibility for members who want it and for a modern, innovative workplace.
Remote work works...
...for employees
- Remote work provides greater work-life balance and improves mental health.
- Time not spent commuting allows employees to participate in pick-up and drop-off for children, elders, and other loved ones requiring care.
- Time not spent commuting affords employees more time to keep up with domestic responsibilities, attend medical appointments, etc.
...for communities
- Remote work reduces traffic congestion and pollution for everyone.
- Remote work also reduces the burden on overcrowded and underfunded public transit.
- Remote work helps support local businesses, giving employees the opportunity to get coffee or lunch within their communities.
- Time not spent commuting gives members more opportunity to volunteer in their communities.
...for the workplace
- Remote work enhances productivity by giving employees an opportunity to work in a quieter environment with fewer distractions.
- Remote work reduces the burden on in-office resources, freeing up communal work spaces for those that actually need them.
...for taxpayers
- Remote work saves taxpayers' money—money that can instead be invested to provide Ontarians quality public services.
- Remote work dramatically reduces the costs of real estate, furnishings, utilities, and technology for the government.
Take action to protect the modern workplace
You can help protect Ontario’s public services and the flexible remote work that keeps it strong, reliable and accessible.
Here’s how to get involved:
Send a message: remote work works!
Let the Ontario government know how you feel about the return-to-office mandate.
Real employee testimonials make an impact.
Share how remote work works for you.
Your Remote Work Works action toolkit
Send a message: remote work works!
Use the virtual backgrounds on your next Teams meeting, update your Microsoft 365 profile picture, and print off the posters to decorate your workplace.
Send photos of your workspaces, decorated with Remote Work Works posters, to news@amapceo.on.ca and we'll share them!
If you are using an AMAPCEO virtual background and are asked directly by your manager to remove it, you should do so, then contact an AMAPCEO Workplace Representative near you right away with the details of your experience.
Protect your right to remote and hybrid work
If you don’t have a signed agreement and want to continue working remotely, you must formally submit an alternative work arrangement (AWA) request. Use the links below to take action based on your employer.
Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA)
The four-day in-office edict took effect October 20, 2025 for members at FSRA.
Invest Ontario
The Invest Ontario Employer is preparing to return employees to the office and has leased additional space.
Ontario Health
The Ontario Health Employer does not have sufficient space to accommodate employees and is having to temporarily resort to desk-sharing assignments as they transition back to five days a week in-office.
Ontario Public Service
The four-day in-office edict took effect October 20, 2025 for members in the Ontario Public Service.
Updates
Friday, November 7, 2025
AMAPCEO urges members at FSRA, Invest Ontario, and Ontario Health to request a remote work AWA
today
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Friday, September 19, 2025
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Media
Some news coverage from our campaign for a modern workplace.