Inverlussa Marine Services will be bringing the vessel M/V Isaac McKinnon to Canada on a Coasting Trade License from May 1 to August 31, 2026. The vessel will treat and transport live Smolt from piers, fish arrive by road haulage and are then loaded into the vessel. Once loaded the vessel will depart for the marine site. During the transit water is monitored, oxygen will be put in and CO2 removed, and a stable temperature will be maintained with the RSW.

Once at the site, the fish will be discharged over the smolt counter into the seawater pens, Moving bulkhead is used to push out fish towards discharge pipes without draining wells. The vessel will then depart the site to clean and disinfect via manual cleaning and the use of ozone water before collecting the next load. Grading tables will be used if fish are to be separated by size, either on loading or discharge.

The M/V Isaac McKinnon will work within Pictou, NS, Georgetown, PEI, Stephenville-Newfoundland to seawater pens at marine sites off the coast of the Southern part of NL.

This position is a AB/OOW with a 40 to 60 percent split. This is for one position with a salary of $72.08 Canadian.

Those interested contact Crewing@seafarers.ca by 17:00 Sunday, February 22

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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BCFMWU has been contacted by Seafarers’ International Union of Canada/Syndicat International des Marins Canadiens regarding a request by the MV Isaac McKinnon.

Please see below for all information about the job postings.

They are looking for the following:

Master (2)
Chief Engineer (2)
Chief Mate (2)
Able Seaman (2)
Ordinary Seaman / Cook (2)

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 / 14:00 PST on Saturday, February 14, 2026.

Annex 5 – Job Description – Master
Annex 6 – Job Description – Chief Mate
Annex 7 – Job Description – Chief Engineer
Annex 8 – Job Description – Able Seaman
Annex 9 – Job Description – Ordinary Seaman-Cook
CBSA Authority – Isaac McKinnon

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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BCFMWU has been contacted by Seafarers’ International Union of Canada/Syndicat International des Marins Canadiens regarding a request by the Netherland-Flagged Nordnes..

Please see below for all information about the job postings.

They are looking for the following:

Surveyor (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 Monday, October 6, 2025.

Sur Job Profile – Surveyor

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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BCFMWU has been contacted by Seafarers’ International Union of Canada / Syndicat International des Marins Canadiens regarding a request by the Bahamas-Flagged Deep Explorer.

Please see below for all information about the job postings.

They are looking for the following:

Rigging Supervisor (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, August 24, 2025.

1_West White Rose Project Workscope
2_DEX Vessel Specification
3_Positions & Wages for Deep Explorer – Pkg #6
4_CTA Letter of Determination-DEEP EXPLORER
Rigging Supervisor – MOS-HR-JD-203 (Offshore)

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

Please see below for all information about the job postings.

They are looking for the following:

Master (4)
Chief Officer (4)
Second Officer (4)
Third Officer (8)
Chief Engineer (4)
Second Engineer (8)
Third Engineer (4)
Electro-Technical Officer (4)
Able Seaman (10)
Motorman (4)
Chief Cook (4)

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 Friday, August 22, 2025.

Master JD – BSM
Chief Officer JD – BSM
Second Officer JD – BSM
Third Officer JD – BSM
Chief Engineer JD – BSM
Second Engineer JD – BSM
Third Engineer JD – BSM
Electro-Technical Officer JD – BSM
Able Seafarer Deck JD – BSM
Motorman JD – BSM
Chief Cook JD – BSM
List of Positions & Salaries – SIU Request
14. BSM Requirements – Ratings – Rev 6 (1)
15. BSM Requirements – Officers – Rev 6 (2)
16. BSM Requirements – Officers – Rev 6 (3)
17. STCW Requirements – Ratings Rev 2 (1)
18. STCW Requirements – Officers Rev 0 (4)

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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