Canadian Premier League to reach more Canadians than ever before through 2026 Broadcast Schedule

Canadian Premier League to reach more Canadians than ever before through 2026 Broadcast Schedule

Select CPL matches to air on TSN, CBC & CBC Gem, TVA Sports & RDS; all matches available on OneSoccer

Toronto, Ont. — April 2, 2026 —  The Canadian Premier League (CPL) will reach more Canadians than ever before in 2026, with a significantly expanded linear television footprint delivering unprecedented national visibility across multiple networks and platforms.

The League’s eighth season will feature a comprehensive, coast-to-coast distribution strategy, with matches airing on TSN, RDS, TVA Sports, CBC and CBC Gem, alongside continued always-on access via OneSoccer, the dedicated home of the CPL where every match will be available live and on demand.

“With the spotlight on the sport in Canada this year, we have a responsibility to meet the moment,” said James Johnson, Group CEO, Canadian Soccer Media & Entertainment and Commissioner of the Canadian Premier League. “By significantly expanding our presence on linear television, we’re making Canada’s league more visible and accessible than ever before. Our focus is on elevating the game through media and storytelling — connecting more Canadians to our players, our clubs and our communities. This is our game, and together with our broadcast partners, we’re building the reach this league needs to grow.”

Key highlights of the 2026 broadcast schedule include:

  • TSN: Continued CPL on TSN Match of the Week coverage, featuring 28 matches
  • CBC & CBC Gem: Select regular season matches on CBC, including the 2026 season opener between reigning CPL Shield winners Forge FC and reigning CPL champions Atlético Ottawa on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET. Weekly matches on CBC Gem from April through September
  • TVA Sports & RDS: Expanded French-language coverage anchored by the CPL’s newest team, FC Supra du Québec, including 18 matches on TVA Sports linear television and 10 matches on RDS.ca and the RDS app, supported by studio programming, commentary and enhanced editorial coverage
  • OneSoccer: All 112 regular season CPL matches available live and on demand, remaining the dedicated home of the league

The 2026 CPL playoffs will be broadcast on OneSoccer, TSN and CBC, with a full broadcast schedule to be announced at a later date. 

Across all platforms, CPL matches will continue to be produced by OneSoccer, ensuring consistent, high-quality broadcasts and storytelling throughout the season.

The 2026 CPL Regular Season — the League’s eighth campaign — kicks off Saturday, April 4 and runs through Sunday, Oct. 25. For the full broadcast schedule, visit cplsoccer.com/watch.

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About Canadian Premier League
The Canadian Premier League (CPL) is Canada’s Tier 1 domestic men’s professional soccer league, provides a national platform for Canadian players to compete at the highest level on home soil and gain exposure on the global stage, contributing to the long-term growth of Canadian soccer domestically and internationally. As part of Canadian Soccer Media & Entertainment’s league portfolio, which also includes Premier Soccer Leagues Canada (PSLC), the CPL brings high-quality professional soccer to communities from coast to coast and competes in Concacaf- and FIFA-sanctioned competitions.

About TSN
TSN is Canada’s Sports Leader and provides world-class content across its industry-leading platforms including five national television feeds, TSN+, TSN.ca, TSN Radio stations, and the TSN app, featuring 5G capabilities. With a broad portfolio of multimedia sports assets, TSN delivers more championship events than any broadcaster in the country. The network’s deep and diverse roster of live sports programming includes NFL, CFL, NBA, FIFA World Cup™, F1®, regional broadcast rights for the Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Winnipeg Jets, PWHL, IIHF Women’s Worlds, Men’s Worlds, and World Junior Championship, Hockey Canada events, Spengler Cup, UEFA WOMEN’S EURO 2025, UEFA EURO 2028, MLS, Season of Champions Curling, MLB, Golf’s Majors, Grand Slam Tennis, NASCAR, NCAA March Madness, FIBA and Canada Basketball events, CHL, NLL, IndyCar Series, CEBL, Northern Super League, and more. TSN is from Bell Media, Canada’s leading media and entertainment company, with a portfolio of assets in premium video, audio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media.

About TVA Sports
TVA Sports is the official broadcaster of the NHL in French Canada offering its subscribers access to the Montreal Canadiens Saturday Night Hockey and over more than 300 regular season games, including the Winter Classic and the NHL Draft, along with every NHL Playoffs games. TVA Sports also broadcast a vast array of other sporting events, including Major League Baseball (MLB), Toronto Blue Jays baseball, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) bouts, Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) tournaments and RSEQ and U Sports football.

About RDS
RDS is Canada’s French-language sports broadcasting leader. In addition to its world-class content delivered across multiple platforms, including RDS, RDS2, RDS Info, RDS.ca and the RDS app, RDS offers the one of the broadest portfolio of French-language sports programming in the world. Official broadcaster of the Montreal Canadiens and the Ottawa Senators, CFL and Grey Cup, NFL and Super Bowl, MLB and World Series, NBA and the NBA Finals, MLS and MLS Cup, LaLiga, FIFA World Cup until 2026, exclusive French-language broadcaster of the Montreal Alouettes, Laval Rocket and Formula 1, RDS’s slate of channels present more than 4,000 hours of live programming each year, including PWHL, the IIHF Men’s World Championship, Women’s World Championship and World Junior Championship, NASCAR, the CEBL, PGA Tour golf including all four majors, ATP tennis including all four Grand Slam tournaments and Season of Champions Curling. RDS comes from Bell Media, Canada’s premier multimedia company with leading assets in television, radio, digital, and Out-of-Home. More information about RDS is available at RDS.ca. 

For more information, please contact:

Katrin Ivanov
Manager, League Communications
Canadian Premier League and Premier Soccer Leagues Canada
katrin.ivanov@cplsoccer.com

Laura Armstrong
Vice President, Communications and Business Integration
Canadian Soccer Media & Entertainment
laura.armstrong@cansme.ca

Rob Duffy
Manager, News, Radio, Sports
TSN
rob.duffy@bellmedia.ca

Patrick Tremblay
Chef, Communications et relations publiques
Bell Media
Patrick.Tremblay@bellmedia.ca

TVA Sports
medias@quebecor.com

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