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CRAB REBATE, EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE & INCOME TAX

Crab rebate payments must be filed with Service Canada as retroactive payments to the 2025 claim period you have already filed.  However, it’s important to note that the payments will apply to
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Company Cartel Continues: ASP Refuses Release of Deloitte Calculation Ahead of Arbitration

FFAW-Unifor is calling on the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) to stop hiding behind excuses and immediately agree to release the full Deloitte crab price calculation, including all sales of
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UPDATE FOLLOWING MEETING WITH PREMIER TONY WAKEHAM AND ASP

FFAW met with the Premier Tony Wakeham and the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) today, and it is clear he understands the seriousness of the situation and the concerns raised
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CRAB REBATE AND EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE 

Crab rebate payments must be filed with Service Canada as retro payments to the applicable claim period you have already filed.  Since these are payments for a fishing period already completed, these
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UPDATE ON AFTERMATH OF MEETING WITH PREMIER WAKEHAM

Following yesterday’s update, FFAW President Dwan Streetheard from government today as the province’s work progresses. Premier Wakeham met with the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) today and did not backtrack
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FFAW Meets with Provincial Government: Tuesday Deadline for Intervention 

January 9, 2026  ST. JOHN’S, NL – For over five hours today, representatives of the FFAW Snow Crab Negotiating Committee met with government to discuss the crisis currently facing NL’s fishing
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Make Your Voice Heard in DFO’s Recreational Cod Survey 

There’s a short window left to make your concerns known to DFO about the recreational cod fishery. FFAW-Unifor has submitted the attached letter raising concerns about monitoring, illegal sales, and
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FLEET VOTE RESULTS ARE IN! 

Here are the results of the voting that took place from December 10 until 4 PM today. In cases where the fleet has voted in favour of a change of
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REMINDER: FLEET VOTES CLOSE MONDAY, JANUARY 5th at 4 PM

The following fleet votes are taking place: 3K  – CMA 3C, pot limit  – CMA 3K4, buddy-up  – LFA 3, buddy-up – LFA 4A, buddy-up  – LFA 4B, buddy-up  3L 
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UPDATE ON THE CRAB REBATE

This afternoon we met with Deloitte to get a status update on the calculation of the rebate and a timeline for release of the rebate amount. By focusing on the
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