# Working in CANADA...?

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/working-in-canada/2631>\
**Category:** Maritime Training & Licensing\
**Created:** [November 3, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/working-in-canada/2631 "2009-11-03T04:34:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rocket187um](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@Rocket187um](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Rocket187um)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/working-in-canada/2631/1 "2009-11-03T04:34:27Z")

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Is it possible to work in Canada on a USCG license? Is there some kind of crossover? Regardless of the immigration issue, is it possible? Any information would be helpful.

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Electron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Captain\_Electron](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Captain_Electron)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/working-in-canada/2631/2 "2009-11-03T07:21:01Z")

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> [@Rocket187um;20456](#):
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> Is it possible to work in Canada on a USCG license? Is there some kind of crossover? Regardless of the immigration issue, is it possible? Any information would be helpful.

No to sailing on a US license unless you’re on a special project setup by the CA Government.

There is no crossover path . .

Sorry to be a wet blanket

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**Author:** ![Rocket187um](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@Rocket187um](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Rocket187um)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/working-in-canada/2631/3 "2009-11-03T09:24:06Z")

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Thank you for your reply.  
What are your sources? I’d like to read the laws that state that information.

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Electron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Captain\_Electron](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Captain_Electron)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/working-in-canada/2631/4 "2009-11-03T12:17:03Z")

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[quote=Rocket187um;20471]Thank you for your reply.  
What are your sources? I’d like to read the laws that state that information.[/quote]

Transport Canada . .

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**Author:** ![Sharp21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba8739/32.png) [@Sharp21](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sharp21)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/working-in-canada/2631/5 "2009-11-05T01:27:45Z")

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I believe if you are working on the great lakes for a US company you can trade into Canada.  
S.

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**Author:** ![Captain\_Electron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Captain\_Electron](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Captain_Electron)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/working-in-canada/2631/6 "2009-11-05T10:41:03Z")

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[quote=Sharp21;20545]I believe if you are working on the great lakes for a US company you can trade into Canada.  
S.[/quote]

Sorry, but no . .

I spent 3 months on Canadian Lakers this year as a training observer, working in conjunction with one of the big Canadian “Laker” training Colleges . . Back in the 60’s and early 70’s (IIRC) there were some loopholes by which Americans could squeek in due to a shortage of Canadian Mariners, but there are so many Canadians on the beach right now that they’ve closed all of those long ago.