Canadians Will See Wages Pick up as Immigration Slows, Conference Board Argues

Construction workers work at the site of a condo tower under construction, in Delta, B.C., on July 2, 2025. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

The Conference Board of Canada expects wage hikes will pick up speed in the coming years as the pace of population growth slows down.

The think tank said in a new economic forecast Monday that Canada’s labour market has been “resilient” this year despite tariff pressures from the United States.