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Nautical Professional Education Society of Canada
The latest edition of our newsletter is now available. CLICK HERE to read.

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Sue Hanby Maritime Bursaries which are to provide financial assistance to those enrolled in marine related courses at schools within Canada and looking to make a career at sea.
More details can be found by CLICKING HERE.
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Applications are now being accepted for our 2025 educational bursaries.
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Captains Joachim Ruether (secretary) and Stan Bowles (chair) attended at the Western Maritime Institute in Ladysmith, Vancouver Island, BC to present Raven Rorick with his 2024 Fall Bursary Award. They also took the opportunity to speak to students there aboout the aims of the NPESC.


Dear Friends and Partners,
With 2024 coming to a close, the CMCF would like to express its thanks for your support throughout the year. As we look back on the marine sector’s achievements this past year, we’re grateful for the many contributions made towards our shared mission to build a diverse, inclusive and future-ready workforce. In January, we’ll be sharing our annual results of our projects and activities, along with our plans for next year. We look forward to the opportunities to come in the New Year!
Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or your own unique traditions, we wish you all a very happy holiday season.
Best wishes,
The Canadian Marine Careers Foundation team

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Captains, Stan Bowles, Ed Monteiro and Richard Smith were all on hand at an awards ceremenoy held at the BCIT Marine Campus in North Vancouver to make presentations to cadets on behalf of the NPESC. The awards and cheques were presented as follows: –
NPESC Fall Bursary Awards 2024
Nautical Sciences Cadet Harmanpreet Sandhu

Nautical Sciences Cadet Michaela Berger

BCIT/NPESC First Year Achievement Awards 2024
Nautical Sciences Cadet Jackson Marriott

Engineeriing Cadet Logan Murray

NPESC Book Awards 2024
Nautical Sciences Cadet Benjamin Hone

Engineering Cadet Logan Murray



They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.