COVID-19 May Cause More Salary Freezes in 2021: Survey

The Calgary skyline in a file photo. Human resources consulting firm Morneau Shepell says 13 percent of the organizations it monitors say they plan to freeze salaries in 2021, with Alberta being hit hardest among provinces. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh

TORONTO—Winter is coming and this year the forecast includes more salary freezes because of COVID-19.

Human resources consulting firm Morneau Shepell says 13 percent of the 889 organizations it monitors say they plan to freeze salaries in 2021.