Welcome

The mandate of the Parliamentary Budget Officer is to provide independent analysis to Parliament on the state of the nation's finances, the government's estimates and trends in the Canadian economy; and upon request from a committee or parliamentarian, to estimate the financial cost of any proposal for matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction.

Recent Publications:

• Estimating Potential GDP and the Government’s Structural Budget Balance (January 2010)
• Reference Sheet for Revenue Impacts Arising from Tax Adjustments (January 2010)
• Infrastructure Stimulus Fund – Reporting on Activities to Promote Budget Transparency (December 2009)
• An Assessment of Cost Estimates Presented for Bill C-288: An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act (tax credit for new graduates working in designated regions (November 2009)
• Economic and Fiscal Assessment Update (November 2009)
• Bill C-51 Economic Recovery Act (stimulus) and Interim Financial Reporting in the Government of Canada (October 2009)
• Third Quarterly Update of a Monitoring Framework for Measures Contained in the Economic Action Plan (October 2009)
• Monitoring Spreadsheet

Upcoming:

• Fiscal Sustainability Report (February 2010)

View all PBO Publications

About the Parliamentary Budget Officer