Press Release Department: Federal - Parliamentary Budget Officer

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new report entitled Trans Mountain Pipeline – Update. The report is available online. Call 613-992-8026.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new legislative costing note entitled Cost estimate for the Veterans portion of Bill C-221: An act to amend certain Acts in relation to survivor pension benefits. The report is available online. Call 613-992-8026.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new legislative costing note entitled Cost of a Dental Care Plan for Canadians. The report is available online. Call 613-992-8026.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new report entitled Canadian patented drug prices: Gauging the change in reference countries. Regulatory changes for how the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board formulates price ceilings for patented drugs have been proposed and are due to come into effect in July of 2022. This report examines the proposed change and … Read more

The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) posted a new report entitled Canada’s Military Expenditure and the NATO 2 per cent Spending Target. “Based on our analysis, the target of 2 per cent of GDP remains out of reach over the medium term,” said PBO Yves Giroux. “However, we project that the gap between military expenditures as a … Read more

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new report entitled The impact of the Canada Emergency Response Benefits and the three Canada Recovery Benefits on the Canada Child Benefit program. This report provides an estimate of the impact of the Canada Emergency Response Benefit and the three Canada Recovery Benefits payments on the Canada Child Benefit program. … Read more

The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) posted a new report entitled Inflation Monitor – June 2022. This report provides current analysis of recent consumer price inflation data. “Total CPI inflation has exceeded the upper limit of the Bank of Canada’s 1 per cent-3 per cent control range since April 2021. At 6.8 per cent in April 2022, CPI inflation now … Read more

The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) posted a new report entitled Cost Estimate for Bill C-13: An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages. This report was prepared in response to a request from the Standing Senate Committee on Official Languages. “In response to our inquiries, the Treasury Board Secretariat, Canadian Heritage and Immigration, Refugees … Read more

The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) posted a new PBO report entitled Supplementary Estimates (A) 2022-23. This report presents a detailed assessment of the Government’s first Supplementary Estimates for the 2022-23 fiscal year, which seeks Parliament’s approval of $8.8 billion. The report is available online. Call 613-992-8026.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer  posted a new legislative costing note entitled Luxury goods sales tax (update). The full release is available online. Call 613-992-8026.