No, I don't think it is.
Personally I think that any immigrant coming to Canada should clearly be interviewed by experienced Canadian visa officers before they get here. At one time all immigrants were interviewed abroad. Not only were their documents checked and the reliability of their claims to be an experienced carpenter or engineer or whatever assessed, but they were given counselling before they came here. They were given good advice about where to go in Canada to get a job. They were told about things to avoid upon arrival. They were much better prepared to come as a result of that interview. If during the interview the officer felt that the person couldn't meet the selection criteria but was someone who clearly showed initiative at the interview and displayed self-reliance, the officer had the discretion to let the person in.
The point of the selection system was to select people who could become established on their own within a year without government assistance. That prevailed. The immigrants who came prior to 1990 have done extremely well. The record of those who have come since then, because they're not being seen, they're not being interviewed, and their documents aren't being checked, has been much less favourable.