History

2009
The 2009 Football Canada Cup was competed in Saskatchewan for the first time in early July. In the U17 division the team from Ontario – East captured the championship 42 to 7 in the

1999
The League enters the final season of the millennium on the heels of increased attendance and larger television audiences. Figures from the 1998 season show an increase in attendance of 6.1% as well as a 26.6% increase in TSN television viewers aged 2+. The 1998 Grey Cup game drew 3.06 million viewers, up 20.5% over 1997. Windsor AKO Fratmen win CJFL and Laval Rouge et Or win their first Vanier Cup. British Columbia wins the U19 Football Canada Cup.

1989
The Board of Governors approved the sale of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from Harold E. Ballard - Maple Leaf Gardens Limited to David Braley on February 24. Two months later, the CFL announced a two-year television agreement with Carling O'Keefe for $12 million plus an additional $3 million in Club promotional support. Hamilton hosted the CFL Annual Meetings-Canadian College Draft for the second consecutive year.

1979
Edmonton Eskimos set single season attendance record of 340,239 for Western Conference. Ottawa Sooners win CJFL and Acadia Axemen win the Vanier Cup.

The following is a table commemorating the NFL's history of Canadian competition, with * denoting an American Bowl Game.

Date Site Opp. & Score
Aug. 12, 1950 Ottawa N.Y. Giants 20,

The Canadian Football Hall of Fame was awarded to Hamilton in February 1962 after a successful presentation by Mayor Lloyd D. Jackson. The Parks Board made available a large, old residence near the stadium