May 4, 2025

BCFMWU has been contacted by Seafarers’ International Union of Canada / Syndicat International des Marins Canadiens regarding a request by Panama-Flagged MV Seaspan Lions and the Panama-Flagged MV Seaspan Garibaldi.

Please see below for all information about the job postings.

They are looking for the following:

Chief Officer (1)

Should you be qualified and interested for any of the open positions, please email crewing@seafarers.ca and cc mailroom@bcfmwu.com by 17:00 EST on Sunday, May 4, 2025.

15. BSM Requirements – Officers – Rev 6 (2)
18. STCW Requirements – Officers Rev 0 (4)
CBSA Approval – Seaspan Garibaldi
CBSA Approval – Seaspan Lions
Chief Engineer JD – BSM


The BCFMWU has added this external job posting page as a result of an increase in requests for letters of concurrence through the Seafarers International Union of Canada (SIUoC).

A letter of concurrence is requested when a company operating a vessel within Canadian waters is seeking mariners and wants to bring in temporary foreign workers (TFW). Prior to ESDC (Economic Skills Development Canada) providing a letter of approval for a company to use TFW’s non-Canadian mariners, Canadian Marine Unions are to be canvassed and if there are no Canadian mariners available then a letter of concurrence can be provided through the SIUoC to ESDC.

*Note that the wage outlined in a non BCFMWU posting is not necessarily reflective of the regional pay and will use a “prevailing wage” as the floor for compensation. This is typically lower that west coast rates of pay.

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