Return To Office Policies For 13 Major Canadian Companies
How are Canadian companies returning to the office?
Here are 1`3 publicly shared, verifiable return-to-office (RTO) policies for major companies headquartered in Canada.
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1) Brookfield Corporation
Brookfield Corporation enforces a full five-day in-office workweek under an office-first approach since June 2021.
- Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario
- Global Headcount: 240,000
- Office Visit Expectations: 5 days per week
- Workplace Policy: Office First
- Notice Date: June 17, 2021
- Start Date: June 17, 2021
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2) Loblaw Companies
Loblaw Companies mandates four in-office days per week as part of its hybrid model starting October 15, 2024.
- Headquarters: Brampton, Ontario
- Global Headcount: 220,000
- Office Visit Expectations: 4 days per week
- Workplace Policy: Hybrid
- Notice Date: October 15, 2024
- Start Date: October 15, 2024
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3) Telus
Telus adopted a hybrid policy with a three-day in-office requirement beginning in September 2024.
- Headquarters: Vancouver, British Columbia
- Global Headcount: 106,000
- Office Visit Expectations: 3 days per week
- Workplace Policy: Hybrid
- Notice Date: July 11, 2024
- Start Date: September 2024
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4) Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD)
Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) expects about three days per week in the office under a hybrid model initiated in 2022.
- Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario
- Global Headcount: 95,000
- Office Visit Expectations: 3 days per week
- Workplace Policy: Hybrid
- Notice Date: June 20, 2022
- Start Date: June 20, 2022
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5) Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) requires employees to be in the office four days per week starting September 1, 2025.
- Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario
- Global Headcount: 94,000
- Office Visit Expectations: 4 days per week
- Workplace Policy: Hybrid
- Notice Date: May 29, 2025
- Start Date: September 1, 2025
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6) Scotiabank
Scotiabank will implement a four-day in-office hybrid model starting September 1, 2025.
- Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario
- Global Headcount: 88,000
- Office Visit Expectations: 4 days per week
- Workplace Policy: Hybrid
- Notice Date: June 10, 2025
- Start Date: September 1, 2025
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7) Bank of Montreal (BMO)
Bank of Montreal (BMO) adopted a four-day in-office hybrid schedule effective September 15, 2025.
- Headquarters: Montreal, Quebec
- Global Headcount: 54,000
- Office Visit Expectations: 4 days per week
- Workplace Policy: Hybrid
- Notice Date: June 26, 2025
- Start Date: September 15, 2025
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8) Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) requires five days per week in the office under a strict office-first policy.
- Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario
- Global Headcount: 49,000
- Office Visit Expectations: 5 days per week
- Workplace Policy: Office First
- Notice Date: January 23, 2025
- Start Date: January 23, 2025
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9) Manulife Financial
Manulife Financial allows hybrid work with mandatory in-office presence on Mondays and Wednesdays since April 2022.
- Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario
- Global Headcount: 37,000
- Office Visit Expectations: 3 days per week (Mon & Wed must be in the office)
- Workplace Policy: Hybrid
- Notice Date: March 29, 2022
- Start Date: April 25, 2022
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10) Thomson Reuters
Thomson Reuters has no fixed in-office requirement and offers full hybrid flexibility since July 2021.
- Headquarters: Toronto, Ontario
- Global Headcount: 26,000
- Office Visit Expectations: No fixed days
- Workplace Policy: Hybrid
- Notice Date: July 14, 2021
- Start Date: July 14, 2021
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11) Enbridge
Enbridge mandates three in-office days per week—Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday—as part of its ongoing hybrid policy.
- Headquarters: Calgary, Alberta
- Global Headcount: 15,000
- Office Visit Expectations: 3 days per week (Wed & Fri must be in the office)
- Workplace Policy: Hybrid
- Notice Date: 2021
- Start Date: 2021
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12) Shopify
Shopify operates under a remote-first model with no in-office requirements since May 2020.
- Headquarters: Ottawa, Ontario
- Global Headcount: 8,000
- Office Visit Expectations: 0 days per week
- Workplace Policy: Remote First
- Notice Date: May 21, 2020
- Start Date: May 21, 2020
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13) TC Energy
TC Energy requires in-office attendance on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday under a hybrid model since August 2021.
- Headquarters: Calgary, Alberta
- Global Headcount: 7,000
- Office Visit Expectations: 3 days per (Mon, Tue, Thu must be in the office)
- Workplace Policy: Hybrid
- Notice Date: August 27, 2021
- Start Date: August 27, 2021
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