PBO at a Glance
Position Created: December 2006
Parliamentary Budget Officer (interim): Sonia L'Heureux (appointed March 25, 2013)
Budget: $2.8 million for FY 2012-13
Staff: 15 employees
Mandate: The mandate of the Parliamentary Budget Officer is to provide independent analysis to Parliament on the state of the nation's finances, the government's estimates and trends in the Canadian economy; and upon request from a committee or parliamentarian, to estimate the financial cost of any proposal for matters over which Parliament has jurisdiction.
Contact Information:
| Position | Name | GEDS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliamentary Budget Officer | |||
| Parliamentary Budget Officer (interim) | Sonia L’Heureux |
Contact Information
613-992-8026
|
pbo-dpb@parl.gc.ca |
| PBO Staff | |||
| Director General/Asst. PBO | Mostafa Askari |
Contact Information
613-992-8045
|
Mostafa.Askari@parl.gc.ca |
| Financial Analyst | Erin Barkel |
Contact Information
613-355-8467
|
Erin.Barkel@parl.gc.ca |
| Economic Analyst | Randall Bartlett |
Contact Information
613-853-8763
|
Randall.Bartlett@parl.gc.ca |
| Administrative Coordinator | Patricia Brown |
Contact Information
613-992-8026
|
Patricia.Brown@parl.gc.ca |
| Analyst | Scott Cameron |
Contact Information
613-404-3899
|
Scott.Cameron@parl.gc.ca |
| Director | Jason Jacques |
Contact Information
613-853-1596
|
Jason.Jacques@parl.gc.ca |
| Director General/Asst. PBO | Sahir Khan |
Contact Information
613-992-8044
|
Sahir.Khan@parl.gc.ca |
| Economic Analyst | Helen Lao |
Contact Information
613-617-5709
|
HaiYun.Lao@parl.gc.ca |
| Senior Director, Economic and Fiscal Analysis and Forecasting | Chris Matier |
Contact Information
613-355-8969
|
Chris.Matier@parl.gc.ca |
| Administrative Assistant | Jocelyne Scrim |
Contact Information
613-943-1333
|
Jocelyne.Scrim@parl.gc.ca |
| Financial Analyst | Trevor Shaw |
Contact Information
613-698-6568
|
Trevor.Shaw@parl.gc.ca |
| Financial Advisor | Rod Story |
Contact Information
613-291-5423
|
Rod.Story@parl.gc.ca |
| Financial Advisor | Jessica Strauss |
Contact Information
613-769-4988
|
Jessica.Strauss@parl.gc.ca |
| Senior Director, Expenditure and Revenue Analysis | Peter Weltman |
Contact Information
613-218-1854
|
Peter.Weltman@parl.gc.ca |
| Financial Advisor / Analyst | Tolga Yalkin |
Contact Information
613-797-5698
|
Tolga.Yalkin@parl.gc.ca |
| Students & Interns | |||
| Student | Sirat Aman |
Contact Information
613-992-8004
|
Sirat.Aman@parl.gc.ca |
| Student | Jason Stanton |
Contact Information
613-992-8004
|
Jason.Stanton@parl.gc.ca |