Reports - 2025-26
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Fiscal Implications of the Government’s Purchase of Canada Mortgage Bonds
Oct 30, 2025 RP-2526-014-SThis report provides an overview of the fiscal impact of the Government’s commitment to purchase up to $30 billion annually in Canada Mortgage Bonds.
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Individuals adversely affected by the Middle-Class Tax Cut
Oct 30, 2025 RP-2526-015-SIn response to parliamentary interest, this report provides an analysis of tax filers that are adversely affected by the reduction in the personal income tax rate from 15 per cent to 14 per cent.
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Planned Capital Spending under Canada’s Defence Policy: 2025 Update
Oct 29, 2025 RP-2526-016-SThis report analyzes planned capital spending by the Department of National Defence under Canada’s defence policy, Our North, Strong and Free, with updates current to June 2025.
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Projecting the Cost of the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements Program
Oct 23, 2025 RP-2526-013-SThis report projects the cost of the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA) program over 2025 to 2034 and provides a breakdown of costs across major disaster types including floods, wildfires, and storms.
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House Price Assessment – Update
Oct 2, 2025 RP-2526-011-SThis report provides an update of PBO’s assessment of house prices relative to a household’s capacity to borrow and pay for the purchase of a house in selected Canadian cities.
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Economic and Fiscal Outlook – September 2025
Sep 25, 2025 RP-2526-012-SThis report provides a baseline projection to help parliamentarians gauge potential economic and fiscal outcomes under current policy settings.
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Federal Infrastructure Spending – Update
Sep 18, 2025 RP-2526-010-SIn response to interest from parliamentarians, this report provides an update on federal infrastructure spending.
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Estimating the top tail of the family wealth distribution in Canada – 2025 update
Sep 11, 2025 RP-2526-009-SThis report updates the Parliamentary Budget Officer’s High-net-worth Family Database (HFD) and highlights the recent evolution of the wealth distribution in Canada.
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Projecting Federal Personnel Expenses
Aug 28, 2025 RP-2526-008-SThe PBO’s fiscal model includes a federal personnel spending module. This module has been enhanced to provide a more detailed framework regarding in-year personnel changes across federal organizations, including characteristics such as employment tenure.
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Household Formation and the Housing Stock: Estimating the Housing Gap in 2035
Aug 26, 2025 RP-2526-007-SThis report provides projections of household formation and the housing stock in Canada over the next ten years. The report also provides an estimate of the housing gap in 2035 at the national level based on the total vacancy rate.
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Forecasting Federal Capital Expenses
Aug 14, 2025 RP-2526-006-SThe PBO’s fiscal model includes a federal capital spending module. This module has been expanded to more accurately measure federal investments in assets.
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Update on the Spending Outlook of the Canada Infrastructure Bank
Jul 10, 2025 RP-2526-005-SThe PBO estimates that the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) will disburse $14.9 billion by 2027-28, compared to its target of $35 billion by that year. By 2029-30, the CIB will disburse $20.7 billion. However, the CIB has already met its target of $1 billion for Indigenous investments.
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Economic and Fiscal Monitor – June 2025
Jun 19, 2025 RP-2526-004-SThis report provides a real-time estimate of growth in Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP) and the Government of Canada’s budgetary balance in 2024-25 based on data released since our March 2025 Economic and Fiscal Outlook, up to and including 13 June 2025. All rates are reported at annual rates unless otherwise noted.
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Introducing GST rebates for first-time home buyers
Jun 11, 2025 RP-2526-001-SBill C-4 (45th Parl. 1st Sess.) proposes to introduce a new GST rebate for first-time home buyers. This analysis provides our estimate of the cost of that proposal and outlines the underlying model. The underlying model is the same model used for Election Platform Costing Estimates [EL-45-1025502-P](https://www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/epc-estimates--estimations-cpe/45/EL-45-1025502-P) and [EL-45-1034656-P](https://www.pbo-dpb.ca/en/epc-estimates--estimations-cpe/45/EL-45-1034656-P).
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Modelling Other Excise Taxes and Duties
Jun 9, 2025 RP-2526-002-SThis report outlines a model developed to project other excise tax and duty revenues as part of the Economic and Fiscal Outlook (EFO). It is intended to help Parliamentarians understand the components of other excise tax revenues and their impact on budgetary revenues.
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The Government’s Expenditure Plan and Main Estimates for 2025-26
Jun 4, 2025 RP-2526-003-SThis report examines the federal government’s Expenditure Plan and Main Estimates for 2025-26, which supports the appropriation bill that seeks Parliament’s approval of $222.9 billion in budgetary authorities.