Turtle Island, too.
That's what comes with competition. The more competition, the harder it becomes to get the job. The more educated and experienced one is, the easier it becomes. Same as uni courses, the tougher the course, the more students are filtered out because of lack of ability and lack of interest.So your GR. 8 dood may get a minimum wage job, unless he has an awful lot of experience and/or has some sort of pull with the employer, but your gr.12 dood with the same experience is a better person for the job, generally.
Nowadays most finish grade 12, but those who don't face greater competiition due to high immigration. So they are being punished for not being smart enough. That's kind of normal, it's a harsh world out there. The world has changed from the 1970s and many are getting left behind. In some ways its like Russia where communist system ended and many suddenly became destitute as their world ended. "Shocke treatment" What took five years there, took say 30 here so we adjusted better.
If you don't want to learn you suffer in this information age of marketing and communication which requires better English language skills than 30 years ago. Do most Asians/African have these highly sought after soft skills? Some do, but many don't, and those that don't are competing with poorly educated Canadians for the lousy jobs. So, cut immigration by 75% now.