TORONTO (January 9, 2026) \u2013 Media members are invited to participate in virtual availabilities as part of the 2026 Canadian Football League (CFL) Winter Meetings in Calgary. <\/p>\n
As part of the annual event, Team Presidents, General Managers, Head Coaches, Commissioner Stewart Johnston, League Office personnel and CFL Players\u2019 Association representatives will participate in various meetings to plan for the upcoming campaign and discuss topics related to the future of the league.<\/p>\n
A General Managers and Head Coaches Media Day will be conducted on Monday, January 12. Commissioner Johnston will also conduct a virtual availability on Wednesday, January 14, in anticipation of his second season.<\/p>\n
Recordings of both virtual availabilities will be provided upon request.<\/p>\n
2026 WINTER MEETINGS DISCUSSION TOPICS<\/p>\n
The following list is non-exhaustive. Discussion topics may or may not lead to changes.<\/p>\n
Application of rule changes Cascading tactical rules required to implement structural changes announced in September (e.g. last three-minute rules)Additional rule changes Annual review of proposed rule changes brought to the rules committee (e.g. short yardage plays\/modifying or reducing quarterback sneaks\/pre-snap penalties)OvertimePotential format adjustments during the regular seasonReplay CentreNegotiation Lists American player draft as a possible alternative to acquiring and managing U.S. player rightsOlympic guidelines2028 CFL Schedule CFL player eligibility and participation limits for camps and\/or LA28PlayoffsPotential adjustments to the Grey Cup Playoff format for future seasonsFree Agency and Communication WindowPotential adjustments to format and timelineAdditional on-uniform branding opportunities New league-wide commercial inventory End of season player recognitionPotential format adjustments to CFL Awards and All-CFL TeamsContingency planning related to inclement weatherCommunication, team guidelines, stadium operations, fan experience, etc.Player compensation transparency<\/p>\n
EVENT DETAILS<\/p>\n
WHAT<\/p>\n
2026 Winter Meetings \u2013 Virtual Availabilities<\/p>\n
WHEN<\/p>\n
Monday, January 12 \u2013 GM\/HC Media Day | 10 \u2013 1:30 p.m. MT (approx.)Wednesday, January 14 \u2013 Commissioner\u2019s Availability | 12:30 \u2013 1:15 p.m. MT<\/p>\n
WHERE<\/p>\n
WHO<\/p>\n
GM\/HC MEDIA DAY10 a.m. | Montreal | Danny Maciocia and Jason Maas10:20 a.m. | Ottawa | Ryan Dinwiddie and Shawn Burke10:40 a.m. | Toronto | Michael Clemons and Mike Miller11 a.m. | Hamilton | Orlondo Steinauer 11:20 a.m. | Winnipeg | Kyle Walters (remote) and Mike O\u2019Shea11:40 a.m. | Saskatchewan | Jeremy O\u2019Day and Corey MaceNoon | Calgary | Dave Dickenson12:20 p.m. | Edmonton | Ed Hervey and Mark Kilam12:40 p.m. | BC | Ryan Rigmaiden and Buck PierceCOMMISSIONER\u2019S AVAILABILITYCFL Commissioner Stewart Johnston<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO (January 9, 2026) \u2013 Media members are invited to participate in virtual availabilities as part of the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":398820,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[49,48,521,522,520,82],"class_list":["post-398819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-canadian-football-league","tag-canadianfootballleague","tag-cfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=398819"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/398819\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/398820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=398819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=398819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=398819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}