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The Parliamentary Budget Officer provides independent analysis on the state of the nation's finances, the government's estimates and trends in the Canadian economy; and upon request, estimates the cost of any proposal under Parliament's jurisdiction.

About the PBO
  • Trans Mountain Pipeline - Update
  • Cost estimate for the Veterans portion of Bill C-221: An act to amend certain Acts in relation to survivor pension benefits
  • Cost of a Dental Care Plan for Canadians
  • Canadian patented drug prices: Gauging the change in reference countries
  • Canada’s Military Expenditure and the NATO 2% Spending Target
  • The impact of the Canada Emergency Response Benefits and the three Canada Recovery Benefits on the Canada Child Benefit program
  • Increasing Loan Forgiveness for Doctors and Nurses in Rural and Remote Communities
  • Inflation Monitor – June 2022
  • Cost Estimate for Bill C-13: An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages
  • Supplementary Estimates (A) 2022-23
  • Luxury goods sales tax (update)
  • This enactment amends the Excise Tax Act in exempting psychotherapy services from the goods and services tax
  • Research and Comparative Analysis of CIRNAC and ISC
  • A stochastic debt sustainability analysis of Budget 2022
  • The Industrial and Technological Benefits Policy: An Analysis of Contractor Obligations and Fulfillment
  • Mobility tax deduction for tradespersons and indentured apprentices
  • Tax-Free First Home Savings Accounts
  • Budget 2022: Issues for parliamentarians
  • Mobility tax deduction for tradespersons and indentured apprentices
  • Tuition grant for persons with a Disability Tax Credit certificate

About the PBO

Yves Giroux was appointed Parliamentary Budget Officer on September 4, 2018.

In his role, he is responsible for providing independent analysis to Parliament about trends in the national economy, the state of the nation’s finances and the estimates of the government, and upon request from a committee or parliamentarian, to estimate the financial cost of any proposal for matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction.

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Research Tools

  • Ready Reckoner
  • PBO's COVID-19 Analysis
  • Personnel Expenditure Analysis Tool
  • Public debt charges calculator

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  • Email: pbo-dpb@parl.gc.ca
  • Phone: 613-992-8026
  • 900-99 Bank Street
    Ottawa, Ontario
    K1A 0A9
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