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CRAB REBATE, EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE & INCOME TAX

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CRAB REBATE, EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE & INCOME TAX
January 26, 2026

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 your 2026 income tax, not your 2025. This is due to the date the T4 was processed.

Since these are payments for a fishing period already completed, these payments will not affect current EI payments unless you did not reach maximum earnings—in which case your EI payments will increase accordingly. 

For additional questions, please call Service Canada at 1-800-206-7218. The best time to call is between 8:30am-9:00am while phone lines are open only to Newfoundland and Labrador.

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Dr. Erin Carruthers

Dr. Erin Carruthers is the Science Director and Senior Fisheries Scientist with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), which is the labour union that represents the owner-operator fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador. The FFAW is committed to research and management that supports healthy oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities. Dr. Carruthers received her Ph. D. in Biology from Memorial University in 2011 followed by a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Before coming to Newfoundland, Erin worked as a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the St. Andrews Biological Station. Her current research program is co-constructed with fish harvesters and includes research on coastal fishing communities, collaborative longline and trap surveys, and best practices for the avoidance, handling and release of unwanted catch.