Nearly half of the federal employees who work at in the crumbling downtown Place du Portage III office complex will be temporarily relocated to make way for major renovations. Approximately 2,460 of 4,500 employees who work at Portage III will be moved between October and June 2019, according to an email from a Public Service and Procurement Canada (PSPC) spokesperson. The move from Portage III will happen between October and June 2019. PSPC and Shared Services Canada occupy the majority of the square footage at Portage III, ​according to the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's listing of federal properties. The Portage III buildings were constructed in 1977 and the renovation project is meant to extend its life past 2027, according to PSPC.

Source: CBC News September 05, 2018 23:37 UTC