[Vronsky]

Lots of posters hit the nail on the head. Canada's immigration policy is designed to get the cream of the crop in terms of immigrants, however, the jobs market is limited and preference will be given to Canadian citizens which is why you will see v educated professionals in menial type jobs. In one sense it is a waste of human capital but on the other hand, priority is given to Canadian citizens which is fair. One of the unexpected benefits of this policy however, as was explained by a professor of mine, is that the children of those immigrants tend to be among the most successful and productive Canadian citizens. The values of their well educated professional, hard working and risk-taking parents plus growing up in molded in the Canadian system combine to create successful citizens. I recall one stat is that the children of two immigrant parents are 50% chance of going to higher education vs 25% chance of a child born of two Canadian born parents.