The Parliamentary Budget Officer released a report that summarizes the federal package of COVID-19 liquidity support programs provided through five federal Crown corporations: The Bank of Canada, Farm Credit Canada, Export Development Canada, Business Development Bank of Canada, and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The report, Crown corporations’ COVID-19 liquidity support, estimates that up to $422 billion … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer published a new PBO legislative costing note entitled Full Depreciation for Business Investment in Zero-Emission Vehicles. The government is introducing a 100 per cent depreciation rate in the year of purchase for eligible zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) purchased by a business. This policy will provide full (i.e. 100 per cent) depreciation to … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer released his latest Economic and Fiscal Outlook. The report incorporates announced federal budgetary measures as of September 1, 2020 and does not reflect any of the commitments made in the recent Speech from the Throne. “We expect that the COVID-19 pandemic and oil price shocks will have a permanent impact on the Canadian … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new report entitled Disability Benefit Processing at Veterans Affairs Canada. The report is available online. Call 613-992-8044.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new report entitled Personnel Expenditure Analysis Tool: Key Insights. This report summarizes a few of the key insights of the Personnel Expenditure Analysis Tool PBO’s online interactive tool to explore overall government spending on personnel or focus on single departments. The report is available online. Call 613-992-8026.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer released his assessment of federal transfers to provincial and territorial governments over the last decade under the three largest programs: the Canada Health Transfer, the Canada Social Transfer and Equalization. The report, Federal Support through Major Transfers to Provincial and Territorial Governments, finds that total federal transfers under the CHT, CST and Equalization programs … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new PBO legislative costing note entitled COVID-19: Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance (CECRA) – As extended to August 2020 online. Call 613-992-8044.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new PBO legislative costing note entitled ″COVID-19: Special payment to individuals receiving disability supports″. The report is available online. Call 613-992-8026.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new PBO report entitled Public service use of paid leave for reasons related to COVID-19 online. Call 613-992-8026.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new report entitled Economic and Fiscal Snapshot 2020: Issues for Parliamentarians. The report is available online. Call 613-992-8044.
