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Canadian maritime unions score cabotage rights
Canadian seafaring unions are celebrating an agreement with the national government securing cabotage rights for Canadian seafarers aboard vessels flying any flag traversing the nation’s domestic waterways.
Under the provisions agreed upon, the Canadian government will not issue any temporary foreign worker permits to foreign seafarers from outside nations for more than 30 days without the written consent of the maritime unions of Canada.
In the event that no Canadian crew are available for such a cabotage run, foreign seafarers must be granted new employment contracts which clearly show the Canadian wage rates and working conditions they are under while engaged in Canadian waters.