Which statement regarding Canadian immigration is false: Ontario has been the main destination of immigrants the employment and earnings prospects of recent immigrants have improved compared to those of earlier immigrants the economic class of immigrants is selected on the basis of a point system throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Asia provided the largest share of Canadian immigration

Which statement regarding Canadian immigration is false: Ontario has been the main destination of immigrants the employment and earnings prospects of recent immigrants have improved compared to those of earlier immigrants the economic class of immigrants is selected on the basis of a point system throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Asia provided the largest share of Canadian immigration

Survey Of Economics

10th Edition

ISBN:9781337111522

Author:Tucker, Irvin B.

Publisher:Tucker, Irvin B.

Chapter10: Labor Markets And Income Distribution

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 19SQ

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