Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
There was an internal departmental study done recently that concluded that the economic outcomes of parents and grandparents are below the average of other immigrants, with fewer than half reporting employment income, with low average earnings, and with increased EI usage over time. In other words, the department said this was a drain on the economy. In addition, the parents and grandparents population is largely responsible for the disproportionately high rate of family-class immigrants reporting social assistance usage as compared to all immigrants. This study was done by the department.
I wonder if we could have a comment about that from all three witnesses, starting with Professor Reitz.