Press Release Department: Federal - Parliamentary Budget Officer

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted an announcement, entitled Enhancing Transparency: New OPBO Policy on Communicating Revisions, online. Contact sylvain.fleury@parl.gc.ca.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new legislative costing note entitled Establishing a Domestic Verified Travellers Program. The report is available online. Contact sylvain.fleury@parl.gc.ca. The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new additional analysis entitled Budget 2025 Federal Spending to Support $1 Trillion in Total Investment. The report is available online. Contact sylvain.fleury@parl.gc.ca.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) posted a new additional analysis entitled PBO information requests regarding Planned Reductions under the 2025 Comprehensive Expenditure Review: Follow-up. Budget 2025 outlined the scope and general methodology used to identify savings under the Comprehensive Expenditure Review (CER), structured around three themes: modernizing government operations, streamlining program delivery, and recalibrating federal … Read more

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new additional analysis entitled Budget 2025: Long-term Fiscal Sustainability. This note provides additional analysis to our report on Budget 2025, expanding the long-term fiscal sustainability assessment to include fiscal gap estimates. The report is available online. Contact sloane.mask@parl.gc.ca.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new additional analysis entitled Proposed changes to the Borrowing Authority Act in Bill C-15. The report is available online. Contact sloane.mask@parl.gc.ca.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new legislative costing note entitled Canada Disability Benefit Supplemental Payment for Disability Tax Credit Certifications. The report is available online. Contact sloane.mask@parl.gc.ca.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new legislative costing note entitled Reducing tolls on the Confederation Bridge and fares for the Wood Islands-Caribou Ferry. The report is available online. Contact sloane.mask@parl.gc.ca.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new legislative costing note entitled Personal Support Workers Tax Credit. The report is available online. Contact sloane.mask@parl.gc.ca. The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new report entitled Build Canada Homes and the Outlook for Housing Programs under Budget 2025. This report reviews the funding allocated to Build Canada Homes, the context … Read more

The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) posted a new report entitled Estimating Canada’s 2030 Emissions Gap. This report provides estimates of the gap between Canada’s projected greenhouse gas emissions in 2030 and the Government’s legislated target under the Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act. The report is available online. Contact sloane.mask@parl.gc.ca.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) posted a new report entitled Overview of First Nations and Inuit police funding and spending. The full release is available online. Contact sloane.mask@parl.gc.ca.