a voice for professional mariners in Canada

Our Mission

Master Mariners of Canada engage our members and maritime community to continuously improve our knowledge and expertise as maritime professionals while mentoring promising mariners as well all advocating for marine safety and cooperation.

Our Vision

Recognition as a leading Canadian marine organization, representing the interests of shipmasters and senior deck officers, by providing education, advocacy and advice in an independent and unbiased manner.

  • September 18th, 2025News

    We've updated our website with a new look and brand. Please have some patience as we populate the remaining content, or contact our Website Administrator if you have any comments or would like to see something added.

  • September 16th, 2025Announcements

    The Marine Institute will be hosting Maritime Cybersecurity: Navigating your Preparedness and Response on October 29-30, 2025 in St. John's, NL. This 2-day event will be held at The Launch facility in Holyrood (Day 1) and Hamton Hall at the Ridge Road campus (Day 2). More     Read more >

  • September 8th, 2025Announcements

    NOTICE OF 58th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE MEMBERSHIP of THE COMPANY OF MASTER MARINERS OF CANADA Will Take Place Virtually Via the MS Teams Platform at Saturday November 22, 2025 13:00 Atlantic Standard Time All members of THE COMPANY OF MASTER MARINERS OF CANADA are welcome     Read more >

Who We Are

Master Mariners of Canada is a national, not-for-profit association representing command-qualified master mariners, like-minded seafarers, industry members, and cadets across the country. Our organization takes official positions on important issues to ensure safety and to protect seafarers’ rights wherever they are working. Our work focuses on three main pillars: building awareness, supporting education and upholding advocacy.

Our Members

MASTER MARINERS OF CANADA is a network of like-minded professionals sharing their knowledge and experience while acting as a collective voice for the marine industry.

Our members are a geographically, culturally and demographically diverse group.

They serve in command at sea and in management positions ashore in both the private and public sectors.

They are teachers, students, advisors and practitioners – active participants in fostering professionalism, integrity and safety in Canada’s maritime industry.

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