Parliamentary Budget Officer
| Parliamentary Budget Officer | |
|---|---|
| Directeur parlementaire du budget | |
Incumbent since September 3, 2018Yves Giroux | |
| Abbreviation | PBO |
| Reports to | Parliament of Canada |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Canada |
| Appointer | Governor in Council |
| Term length | 7 years once renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Parliament of Canada Act |
| First holder | Kevin Page |
| Salary | $174,700 - $205,500 (GCQ-6) |
| Website | www |
| Bureau du directeur parlementaire du budget | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Employees | 40 |
| Annual budget | C$7.3 million (2012-20) |
The Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer (OPBO; French: Bureau du directeur parlementaire du budget) is an office of the Parliament of Canada which provides independent, authoritative and non-partisan financial and economic analysis. The office is led by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO; French: Directeur parlementaire du budget), an independent officer who supports parliamentarians in carrying out their constitutional roles of scrutinizing the raising and spending of public monies and generally overseeing the government's activities.