From Pay Trends to AI: What Compensation Leaders Need to Know for 2027
Alana Painter
Alana Painter, Director, Human Capital, Signal49 Research
Liz Marcil
Associate Director, Human Capital, Signal49 Research
Diogo Borba
Research Analyst, Human Capital, Signal49 Research
Chardae Henry
Research Analyst, Human Capital
September 24, 2026
1–2 p.m. EDT
Webinar
Canadian employers are planning a 3.1% base pay increase for 2027, yet many are also freezing executive pay. At the same time, AI is reshaping business decision-making, but few HR teams have found practical ways to apply it to compensation planning.
What’s behind these seemingly contradictory trends, and what do they mean for your 2027 compensation strategy?
Join Signal49 Research for an exclusive first look at emerging findings from our latest compensation and HR research.
This webinar will explore what organizations are planning for next year, how compensation practices are shifting, and early findings from our groundbreaking Canadian research on AI adoption in HR, including the biggest opportunities and risks leaders see ahead.
Whether you’re responsible for compensation, total rewards, workforce planning, or broader HR strategy, this session will provide evidence-based insights to help guide your 2027 planning discussions.
Three clear take-aways from this webinar:
Explore Canadian employer compensation-planning trends for 2027 and understand the market forces shaping pay decisions in the year ahead.
Learn why more organizations are implementing executive pay freezes and what this shift may signal about business confidence, compensation strategy, and economic conditions.
Discover why AI’s impact on compensation planning is minimal and gain insights into HR leaders’ strategies for balancing innovation, risk management, talent competitiveness, and workforce readiness.
