Mercer Canada conducted a nationwide survey, and found that on average, Canadian employers plan to give pay raises of 3.8 per cent in 2009, as compared with 4.0 per cent in 2008.
About one third of respondents were planning higher pay increases than last year, one third of respondents were planning lower pay increases, and one third were planning no change.
The survey was conducted in the spring of 2008, covering over 485 employers and 1.7 million workers.
In a similar study, Watson Wyatt is forecasting salary increases of 3.46 per cent across Canada. Vancouver had wage gains of 3.48 per cent in 2008, and is forecasted to increase by 3.41 per cent in 2009.
Statistics Canada reports that inflation increased to 3.4 per cent in July 2008.
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