July 15, 2026
BCFMWU has been contacted by Seafarers’ International Union of Canada/Syndicat International des Marins Canadiens regarding a request by the Antigua and Barbuda Flagged BBC Maryland.
Please see below for all information about the job postings.
They are looking for the following:
- Chief cook (1)
- Messman (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 / 14:00 PST on Monday, July 20, 2026.
11. EN – Chief cook – BBC Maryland
11. FR Chef cuisinier – BBC Maryland
21. EN – Homme d’équipage – BBC Maryland
21. EN – Messman – BBC Maryland
Contract Banares
Contract Cck
MV BBC MARYLAND Prevailing Wages LMIA – 2 additionnal positions (1)
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.
