He tutors math and science, my aunt (who also has a graduate degree) works in a daycare. Canadian welfare is also quite generous.

Their son is doing well, but I don’t see how it makes economic sense for Canada at that point. It boils down to a circuitous and expensive way to direct government dollars to smart people who are likely to have smart kids. You could save yourself a step and just give lower income kids in Canada IQ tests and throw money at the promising ones.

> I don’t see how it makes economic sense for Canada at that point

It doesn't.

Look at immigration numbers from 2000 to 2026 and overlay them with productivity per capita and GDP per capita.