Online Harms Bureaucracy to Cost $201M Over Next 5 Years: Budget Watchdog

Published on July 4, 2024

The federal budget watchdog says it will cost $201 million over five years to maintain the bureaucracy to be created by the Liberal government’s Online Harms Act. The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) released the legislative costing note on July 4, examining projected expenses to operate the Digital Safety Commission, the Digital Safety Ombudsperson, and the Digital Safety Office. The total dollar figure, which covers fiscal years 2024-2025 to 2028-2029, was obtained using preliminary estimates from Heritage Canada, which project a total staff of 330 full-time employees. The estimated cost does not include fines or regulatory charges which the new office could level on service providers....

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