Interim Budget Officer Steps Down as Ottawa Searches for Replacement

Jason Jacques, interim Parliamentary Budget Officer, prepares to appear at the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Feb. 26, 2026. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang

Canada’s interim Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Jason Jacques has stepped down after a six-month tenure, and the Liberal government is searching for a replacement.

Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed Jacques to the interim position in September of last year until a permanent PBO could be appointed. The seven-year term of the former PBO, Yves Giroux, ended on Sept. 2 last year.