2026 Canadian Championship

The format for the 2026 tournament largely follows previous years. Seeding was determined using an expanded Canadian Championship ranking index, which evaluated teams based on their performance in the tournament over the previous four years, with recent results weighted more heavily.^[4] New for 2026, the four highest seeded teams were assigned positions in the bracket to guarantee that they cannot face each other until the semi-finals.^[4][5][6]

The 2026 Canadian Championship will consist of four rounds. The preliminary round and final consists of single matches while the quarter-finals and semi-finals are two-legged ties. For each round, draws will be settled by extra time and, if required, a penalty shoot-out.^[7]

Teams

Forge FC

Calgary

Atlético Ottawa

Montréal

Vancouver

Pacific FC

HFX Wanderers FC

Toronto

2026 Canadian Championship (Canada)

Montreal area clubs: CF Montréal; FC Supra du Québec; CS Saint-Laurent
Toronto area clubs: Toronto FC; Inter Toronto FC; Woodbridge Strikers
Vancouver area clubs: Vancouver Whitecaps FC; Vancouver FC; Langley United
Calgary area clubs: Cavalry FC; Calgary Blizzard SC

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Rank	League	Team	Location	Entry round	App.	Previous best (last)
1	Major League Soccer	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Vancouver, BC	Quarter-finals	18th	Winners (2025)
2	Canadian Premier League	Forge FC	Hamilton, Ontario	Preliminary round	8th	Runners-up (2020)
3	Major League Soccer	Toronto FC	Toronto, Ontario		19th	Winners (2020)
4		CF Montréal	Montreal, Quebec		18th	Winners (2021)
5	Canadian Premier League	Pacific FC	Langford, BC		7th	Semi-finals (2024)
6		Atlético Ottawa	Ottawa, Ontario		6th	Semi-finals (2025)
7		Vancouver FC	Langley, BC		4th	Runners-up (2025)
8		Inter Toronto FC	Toronto, Ontario		7th	Semi-finals (2022)
9		Cavalry FC	Foothills County, Alberta		7th	Semi-finals (2019)
10		HFX Wanderers FC	Halifax, Nova Scotia		7th	Quarter-finals (2022)
11		FC Supra du Québec	Laval, Quebec		1st	—
12	Premier Soccer Leagues Canada (regional champions)	Langley United (BCPL)	Langley, BC		1st	—
13		CS Saint-Laurent (L1QC)	Montreal, Quebec		2nd	Quarter-finals (2024)
14		Woodbridge Strikers (OPL)	Vaughan, Ontario		1st	—
15		Calgary Blizzard SC (APL)	Calgary, Alberta		1st	—

Close

The draw was held on January 17, 2026.^[8] As defending champions, Vancouver Whitecaps FC were awarded a bye to the quarter-finals. The four highest ranked teams were pre-assigned positions in the bracket such that they cannot face each other until at least the semi-finals. Unlike previous years, a second draw will not be held before the semi-finals.