Press Release Department: Federal - Parliamentary Budget Officer

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new report entitled Supplementary Estimates (A) 2017-18. The report is available online. Call 613-992-8026.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new report entitled Sensitivity of PBO’s Fiscal Outlook to Economic Shocks. The PBO has prepared sensitivity estimates of our fiscal outlook to three types of economic shocks.  An interactive web application has also been launched, which allows the public to assess how changing certain macroeconomic assumptions for growth and interest rates will … Read more

the Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new report entitled “Economic and Fiscal Outlook – April 2017”. This report responds to the 4 February 2016 Standing Committee on Finance motion that “consistent with the Parliamentary Budget Office mandate to provide independent analysis about the state of Canada’s finances and trends in the national economy (as outlined in section … Read more

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new report entitled Cost Estimate for Bill C-274 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (transfer of small business or family farm or fishing corporation). Bill C-274 was a private member’s bill that sought to facilitate the transfer of small businesses or family farms, or fishing operations, between members … Read more

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new report entitled “The Government’s Expenditure Plan and Main Estimates for 2017-18”. This note examines the federal government’s Expenditure Plan and Main Estimates for 2017-18, which supports the first two appropriation bills that will seek Parliament’s approval for $102 billion. The report is available online. Call 613-992-8026.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new report entitled “Supplementary Estimates (C) 2016-17”. This report presents detailed analysis of the third supplement to the Government’s Main Estimates for the 2016-17 fiscal year. The report is available online. Call 613-992-8026.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer has posted a new report entitled “Economic and Fiscal Monitor 2016-17”. This report provides an in-year estimate of Canadian gross domestic product (GDP) in 2016 and the Government of Canada’s budgetary balance in 2016‑17 based on data released since our October 2016 Economic and Fiscal Outlook, up to and including 31 January 2017. The full … Read more

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new report entitled “Canada’s New Infrastructure Plan:  1st Report to Parliament – Following the money”. This report analyzes the Government’s New Infrastructure Plan announced through the 2016 Federal Budget and its 2016 Fall Economic Statement. This analysis is designed to assist parliamentarians in understanding program outcomes and potential risks to those … Read more

The Parliamentary Budget Officer has posted a new report entitled “Corporate Tax Model”. The PBO developed a microsimulation model to estimate the fiscal impact of changes to the federal corporate tax system. The report is available online. Call 613-992-8026.

The Parliamentary Budget Officer posted a new report entitled “Expenditure Monitor 2016-2017 Q2”. This report analyses the implementation of the Government’s spending plan presented in Budget 2016 for the first half of the fiscal year. The report is available online. Call 613-992-8026.