2026 Off-Season Key Dates

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2026 OFF-SEASON KEY DATES

    February 1 at noon ET to February 8 at noon ET – Free Agency Communication Window
    February 10 at noon ET – Free Agency opens
    February 22 – CFL Kicking Showcase in San Diego, Calif.
    March 6 – CFL Invitational Combine, followed by the CFL Free Agent Camp, in Waterloo, Ont.
    March 25 – GM/Head Coach Media Day at CFL Combine
    March 27-29 – CFL Combine presented by Anytime Fitness in Edmonton
    April 28 – CFL Draft at 7:00 p.m. ET
    April 29 – CFL Global Draft at 1:00 p.m. ET
    May 6 – Rookie Camps open
    May 9 at 11:59 p.m. (local) – Rosters reduced to 85 players, excluding non-counters.
    May 10 – Training camps open
    May 12 at 11:59 p.m. (local) – Rosters reduced to 75 players, excluding non-counters

Preseason Week 1

    Monday, May 18 | SSK at CGY | 3:00 p.m. ET

Preseason Week 2

    Friday, May 22 | OTT at MTL | 7:00 p.m. ET
    Saturday, May 23 | TOR at HAM | 4:00 p.m. ET
    Saturday, May 23 | EDM at BC | 5:00 p.m. ET
    Saturday, May 23 | WPG at SSK | 7:00 p.m. ET

Preseason Week 3

    Friday, May 29 | HAM at TOR | 7:00 p.m. ET
    Friday, May 29 | MTL at OTT | 7:00 p.m. ET
    Friday, May 29 | BC at WPG | 8:30 p.m. ET
    Friday, May 29 | CGY at EDM | 9:00 p.m ET
    May 30 – End of training camp

Regular season Week 1

    Thursday, June 4 | MTL at HAM | 7:30 p.m. ET
    Friday, June 5 | WPG at CGY | 9:00 p.m. ET
    Saturday, June 6 | EDM at OTT | 7:00 p.m. ET