Want a big pay raise next year? You might not want to get your hopes up.

Canadian workers are set for only small salary gains in 2017, as uncertainty over the country’s economy and business conditions has employers proceeding with caution, according to a new survey.

The Conference Board of Canada said in a survey released Wednesday that it projects a 2.2-per-cent bump in wages for non-unionized workers in 2016. The average pay for private sector workers is expected to rise 2.3 per cent, compared to a 2-per-cent increase in the public sector, the Conference Board said.

"While conditions are expected to improve, Canadian organizations are being cautious and opting for another year of modest wage increases," Allison Cowan, director of the Conference Board's compensation research centre, said in a statement.

Oil and gas workers will likely be hit the hardest, as the energy sector continues to struggle with low prices and Alberta works to recover from the wildfires in May, the Conference Board said. Energy workers are estimated to receive the lowest wage increases by sector at 1.1 per cent. Alberta will also see the lowest regional bump at 1.4 per cent.

High-tech workers are expected to receive the highest salary hikes, rising about 2.8 per cent. The food, finance, insurance and real estate industries will see similar increases at 2.7 per cent.

Unionized employees' wages are expected to increase 1.5 per cent.

Canada will likely create 107,000 jobs nationally in 2016, marking the country’s worst performance since the financial crisis, the Conference Board added.