February 9, 2026

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

Please see below for all information about the job postings.

They are looking for the following:

Bosun (3)
AB (6)
2nd Engineer (3)
3rd Engineer (2)
4th Engineer (1)
Fitter (2)
Motorman / Oiler Marine (6)
Executive Chef (3)
Sous Chef / Sous Chef Relief (2)
First Cook (5)
Second Cook (6)
Third Cook (3)
Breakfast Cook (1)
Baker (4)
General Helper / Dining Room Attendant /Galley Steward (9)
Inventory Supervisor (Storekeeper) (1)
Hotel (Hospitality) Manager (1)
Housekeeper (8)
Laundry Attendant (6)
Front Deck Agent (Clerk) (4)
Front Desk Supervisor (1)
Storage Worker (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 Monday, February 9, 2026.

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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