PBO | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/pbo/ Canada's news source for financial professionals Thu, 05 Feb 2026 20:30:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/01/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.png PBO | Investment Executive https://www.investmentexecutive.com/tag/pbo/ 32 32 Budget watchdog says NATO 5% pledge to hike deficit by $63B https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/budget-watchdog-says-nato-5-pledge-to-hike-deficit-by-63b/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:05:55 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531134 The extra defence spending will cost the country an extra $33.5 billion a year: PBO

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]]> GST rebate top-up to give couples estimated $326 more this year, on average https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/gst-rebate-top-up-to-give-couples-estimated-326-more-this-year-on-average/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:06:11 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=531088 12.1 million recipients to benefit: PBO

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]]> GST rebate boost to cost $12B over six years: PBO https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/gst-rebate-boost-to-cost-12b-over-six-years-pbo/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:44:29 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=530798 One-time 50% GST bonus this year to cost over $3B

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]]> Budget 2025 spending will spur $184B less investment than estimated: PBO https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/industry-news/budget-2025-spending-will-spur-184b-less-investment-than-estimated-pbo/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 16:57:38 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=529892 Just $126.4B of $900B total impact is tied to new funding

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]]> Ottawa should recommit to debt-to-GDP anchor: IMF https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/ottawa-should-recommit-to-debt-to-gdp-anchor-imf/ Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:02:58 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=527136 Report also calls for independent mechanism to define capital under the federal government's new spending framework

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]]> Budget office sees modest boost in housing supply from Build Canada Homes https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/budget-office-sees-modest-boost-in-housing-supply-from-build-canada-homes/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:51:08 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526751 PBO expects it to add 26,000 units over five years

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]]> Budget watchdog calls for more transparency after Liberals shift fiscal anchors https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/budget-watchdog-calls-for-more-transparency-after-liberals-shift-fiscal-anchors/ Tue, 25 Nov 2025 15:10:18 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=526234 New capital framework introduced 6 weeks before Budget 2025

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]]> Ottawa’s operating spending — not capital — driving deeper deficits: PBO https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/ottawas-operating-spending-not-capital-driving-deeper-deficits-pbo/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:14:24 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=525503 Champagne's press secretary pushed back on the PBO’s framing

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]]> PBO report forecasts sharp rise in deficit to $68.5B this year https://www.investmentexecutive.com/news/research-and-markets/pbo-report-forecasts-sharp-rise-in-deficit-to-68-5b-this-year/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:15:28 +0000 https://www.investmentexecutive.com/?p=521147 Budget watchdog cites weak economy, higher capital spending in revised outlook

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