A plan to move nine ServiceOntario outlets into Staples Canada stores is part of a broader push by the government to consider new locations for all of the stand-alone, privately run operations of the provincial provider, The Canadian Press has learned.
Todd McCarthy, the minister of public and business service delivery, is set to make an announcement Monday, but details provided to The Canadian Press in advance show a range of models the government is eyeing through pilot projects.
As contracts with the 134 remaining privately operated ServiceOntario locations approach expiry, the government will be reviewing them to determine if they should continue to operate in the same way, or if they should be closed and moved into retail outlets, libraries, or municipal offices, for example.