A new report looking at employment and skills outcomes in Canada shows Indigenous people still face numerous barrier, but changes when there are Indigenous-led programs.

Immigrants make up approximately 22 per cent of Canada's population. The Conference Board report predicts that Canada's population growth will be driven entirely by immigrants by the year 2040.

The New Brunswick Multicultural Council has launched a loan program to help immigrants get credentials from their previous country of residence recognized.

Unemployment levels for recent immigrants with university degrees hit their highest point since June, 2010 last month.

The province's labour dysfunction has been more than a decade in the making.