Seminar on Open Government, Information and Budget Transparency World Bank Institute McGill University Montreal, Canada, June 17, 2013

The Canadian PBO at a glance Position Created: December 2006 Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page 2008-2013 Sonia L'Heureux (interim) (appointed March 25, 2013) Budget: $2.8 million for FY 2013-14 Staff: 14 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. The Global Parliamentary Budget Office Portal Initiative - A Virtual Meeting Place for the Global PBO Community… e-PBO.org Sahir Khan, Asst. Parliamentary Budget Officer

What is a community? A group of people having common interests Similarity or identity: a community of interests Sharing, participation, and fellowship Interdependence The Canadian PBO’s first five years have been characterized as tumultuous, difficult, fractious but ultimately successful, due in large measure to collaboration

How do we collaborate? Standards and practices People/expertise Reference content Learning Communication Collaboration requires willing participants and an appropriate platform to ensure both good results and high productivity

e-PBO Portal

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People and expertise

Reference content

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Thank-you Sahir Khan Asst. Parliamentary Budget Officer Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer Ottawa, Canada, K1A 0A9 +1 613 992 8044 sahir.khan@parl.gc.ca // www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca