Ottawa – Parliamentary Budget Officer Yaves Giroux has “no idea” that will capture his job when it ends next month.
Girux, who worked in 2018, marked his last day on 2 September.
In an interview with Canadian press, Girux said that he has reached the Privy Council office several times for information in the last few months, given that he wants to ensure a “systematic and smooth” infection.
He says that the government has kept “calm” and told them that there is no news to share yet.
“I’m just a little surprised that he has done nothing,” Girux said.
Asked if he could live in the role before September 2, Girux said he had not heard anything about possible expansion.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer is an agent of Parliament that provides independent economic and financial analysis to the Senate and the House of Commons.
Girux said it worries him that a new parliamentary budget officer’s name has not been named yet, with a planned budget for a particularly decline. He said that MPs trusted his office to provide non-party analysis and information.
Girux said that the government is soon scheduled for a budget table which may include “significant new expenses and policy priorities” and deduction.
He says that the MPs will be in a “strict requirement” of a non-party approach on that budget and its impact on the federal government and the Canadian economy.
“It will be unfortunate and it will be very unfortunate in the budget cycle for MPs,” Girux said.
Girux said that the Prime Minister’s Office has recommended an appointment and senior employees in the Privy Council office have to handle waiting and interviews when they choose to undergo a competitive procedure.
He said that the government can select an interim PBO by the order-in-council at any time, but a full, seven-year mandate requires the appointment to be approved by the House of Commons and the Senate, he said.
The MPs are all set to return to the House of Commons to fall in the mid -September.
Canadian press has reached the Prime Minister’s Office and Privy Council office for comments, but no response has been received yet.
Girux said he could understand the delay, given that the Prime Minister’s Office is busy managing Canada-US relations and recently hosted the G7 Summit.
Nevertheless, he said that when he was appointed, two months were approved before the situation was vacant.
“I had a few months to talk to my predecessor and started getting ready,” Girux said.
This report of Canadian Press was first published on 15 August 2025.
Catherine Morrison, Canadian Press