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Message from the President

A message from the leader of Canada’s largest seafarers union.

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Catherine Hand

Seafarers’ Medical Plan Administrator

200 – 1333 rue St-Jacques
Montreal, Quebec, H3C 4K2

T: 514-931-7859 ext 227

E: medical@seafarers.ca

  • Born and raised in Montreal, QC
  • Started working for the SIU in 2003 and started with the Seafarers’ Medical Plan in 2005
  • Positions included SIU receptionist, Medical Plan junior processor, Medical Plan senior processor
  • Currently Seafarers’ Medical Plan Administrator/Seafarers’ Pension Plan Co-coordinator since January 2021
  • Proud mother of 3 wonderful sons
  • Hobbies & interests: Camping, reading and family time