Data collected by Quebec’s biggest employers group, Conseil du patronat du Québec (CPQ), found that businesses in the province hope to raise salaries by an average of 2.8 percent a year from now.

According to Post Media News, salary increases in technology-related jobs will climb by three per cent across Canada next year, compared with a 2.6 per cent average gain for all sectors.

Workforce Scarcity the Push Behind the Increase

With unemployment in Quebec at the lowest level since 1976, businesses need to retain and recruit staff while the province goes through economic expansion.

The CPQ 2.8 per cent estimated salary increase for 2020 will possible impact the upcoming pubic health and social sector employee contract negotiations. The current contract ends on March 31, 2020.

In the current contract public health and social service sector union’s originally demanded a 13.5 per cent pay rate increase over three years, but settled for 5.25 per cent increase over five years.

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