Interim Budget Officer Steps Down as Ottawa Searches for Replacement

Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques prepares to appear before 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 last September until a permanent PBO could be appointed. The seven-year term of the former PBO, Yves Giroux, ended on Sept. 2 last year.