Parliamentary Budget Officer

Temporary EI measure for long-tenured workers to cost $853M: PBO

EI premium will increase by less than 1%

By Jonathan Got |January 29, 2026

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A small group of Canadians will pay more after Liberal tax cut: PBO

Middle-class tax cut will adversely affect fewer than 1% of single and couple tax filers

By Jonathan Got |October 30, 2025

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Carney appoints interim parliamentary budget officer

Jason Jacques is already the PBO's director general of economic and fiscal analysis

By Craig Lord, The Canadian Press |September 2, 2025

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Government unlikely to reach fiscal objective: PBO

Government needs to find $50B by 2029-30 to increase odds of reducing debt-to-GDP ratio

By Jonathan Got |January 30, 2025

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