News & Media Releases

Pacific Salmon Commercial Licence Retirement Program Deadline Reminder This is a reminder that applications for the Pacific Salmon Commercial Licence Retirement Program are currently being accepted by Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). Applications for the Pacific...

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Herring Charity Sale Two herring charity sales are taking place this Saturday in Steveston and James Bay. In Steveston, The 12th annual herring sale, organized by the charity Fishermen Helping Kids with Cancer, will take place at the Harbour Authority on Trites Road...

Dear UFAWU Members, 2022 has been a challenging year for commercial fish harvesters. With salmon and herring fisheries seeing even further reductions of access, increased uncertainty on the impending MPA closures in the Northern Shelf Bioregion, and the alarming...

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This week, the Minister provided DFO Herring Managers with direction for the 2022-2023 Herring IFMP which includes the following: Prince Rupert: 5% harvest rate which results in a total TAC of 1,786 tons. Allocations in PRD are 600 tons for FSC, 1,000 tons for SOK,...

Yesterday, UFAWU-Unifor learned the disheartening details of the Pacific Salmon Commercial Licence Retirement Program following a Fisheries and Oceans Canada announcement.   The announcement outlined a reverse auction system that will see harvesters competing to sell...

2023 Premiums Update Changes to the Benefit Fund premiums will be made as follows: The UFBF is offering the Full Benefit Plan or the Core Benefit Plan. Full Benefit Plan includes coverage for Dental, Extended Health, Weekly Indemnity, Hospital Benefit, Travel...

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UFAWU-Unifor Member Dues Reminder This is a friendly reminder to update Union dues payments in accordance with the sliding scale for dues remittance. If your insurable fishing earnings for 2022 were greater than $2,500 and you had paid the minimum dues of $36 at the...