2024 Canadian Championship

Canada Soccer announced the competition format on February 22. The tournament consisted of four rounds with the quarter-finals and semi-finals being two legs, and the preliminary round and the finals being single legs. The winner of the 2023 Canadian Championship, Vancouver Whitecaps FC, and runner-up, CF Montréal, both received byes to the quarter-finals. The remaining twelve teams began the competition in the preliminary round starting in April. Hosting privileges up to the semi-finals were determined based on a three-year Canadian Championship ranking index.{{cite news |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-announces-2024-telus-canadian-championship-format/ |title=Canada Soccer Announces Telus Canadian Championship Format |work=Canadian Soccer Association |date=February 22, 2024 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222161239/https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-announces-2024-telus-canadian-championship-format/ |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/fourteen-clubs-five-leagues-contest-165546892.html |title=Fourteen clubs from five leagues to contest Canadian Championship soccer tournament |first=Neil |last=Davidson |agency=The Canadian Press |work=Yahoo! News |date=February 22, 2024 |access-date=February 22, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222170200/https://ca.news.yahoo.com/fourteen-clubs-five-leagues-contest-165546892.html |archive-date=February 22, 2024 |url-status=live}}

An earlier report suggested that Canada Soccer was reviewing a Canadian Premier League format proposal that would include a May start date, byes for Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2023 Canadian Championship winners) and Forge FC (2023 Canadian Premier League champions), and replace the draw with set regional matchups.{{cite web|url=https://truenorthfoot.com/article?id=37 |title=Exclusive: The CPL's proposal to Canada Soccer for the 2024 Canadian Championship |first=Thiago |last=Szwarc |work=TrueNorthFoot |date=January 29, 2024 |access-date=January 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130045157/https://truenorthfoot.com/article?id=37 |archive-date=January 30, 2024 |url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://northerntribune.ca/2024-canadian-championship-cpl-proposal-rumour/ |title=TrueNorthFoot: CPL Pitches CanChamp Format To Canada Soccer |first=John |last=Jacques |work=Northern Tribune |date=January 29, 2024 |access-date=January 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240130045408/https://northerntribune.ca/2024-canadian-championship-cpl-proposal-rumour/ |archive-date=January 30, 2024 |url-status=live}}

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Ahead of this edition of the competition, Canada Soccer created the Canadian Championship Club Ranking Index. The index used a weighted ranking of the past three years' competitive results in the Canadian Championship. Each professional team received its own ranking while League1 Canada's component leagues each received a league ranking that was used by their representative team. In the preliminary round, the team with the highest ranking hosted the single knockout game; in the quarter and semi-final rounds, the team with the highest ranking hosted the second game of the two-legged tie.

Canada Soccer conducted two draws to determine the matchups of the tournament: one draw to determine the preliminary round and quarter-final matchups, and another to determine the semi-final and final rounds.{{cite web|url=https://canpl.ca/article/2024-telus-canadian-championship-format-draw-and-hosting-procedures-announced|title=2024 Telus Canadian Championship format, draw and hosting procedures announced|publisher=Canadian Premier League|date=February 22, 2024|access-date=February 22, 2024}}

The first draw was held on February 23, 2024 and was conducted behind closed doors. Canada Soccer placed each participating team in the following pots. Prior to the main draw, one team from the east pot was randomly drawn to play in the west bracket. They were automatically scheduled to host Valour FC in the preliminary round due to geographical considerations.

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The second draw was held on May 29 during halftime of the Pacific FC vs Atlético Ottawa quarter-final second-leg match.{{Cite tweet |author=Canada Soccer |author-link=Canadian Soccer Association |user=CanadaSoccerEN |number=1793056181788749983 |title=Tune in for the Semi-Final draw of the TELUS Canadian Championship on May 29th, conducted live during halftime of the Pacific FC v Atlético Ottawa match, on @OneSoccer! Semi-Final match-ups and pathway to hosting the Voyageurs Cup to be determined. |date=May 21, 2024 |access-date=May 22, 2024}} It determined the matchups for the semi-finals and hosting rights for the single-leg final.{{Cite tweet |author=Canada Soccer |author-link=Canadian Soccer Association |user=CanadaSoccerEN |number=1796018764284043527 |title=The results are in! 🗳️ The first #CanChamp Semi-Final will be Vancouver Whitecaps FC against the winner of Atlético Ottawa and Pacific FC. The second Semi-Final will be contested between Ontario rivals, Toronto FC and Forge FC! |date=May 29, 2024 |access-date=May 29, 2024}}

The preliminary round schedule was announced on March 11;{{Cite web |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/the-2024-telus-canadian-championship-set-to-kick-off-23-april-in-calgary/ |title=The 2024 Telus Canadian Championship set to kick off 23 April in Calgary |work=Canadian Soccer Association |date=March 11, 2024 |access-date=March 11, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311174341/https://canadasoccer.com/news/the-2024-telus-canadian-championship-set-to-kick-off-23-april-in-calgary/ |archive-date=March 11, 2024 |url-status=live}} the quarter-final schedule was announced on May 3;{{Cite web |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/quarter-finals-set-for-the-2024-telus-canadian-championship/ |title=Quarter-Finals set for the 2024 TELUS Canadian Championship |work=Canadian Soccer Association |date=May 3, 2024 |access-date=May 3, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240503180719/https://canadasoccer.com/news/quarter-finals-set-for-the-2024-telus-canadian-championship/ |archive-date=May 3, 2024 |url-status=live}} and the semi-final schedule was announced on June 10.{{Cite web |url=https://canadasoccer.com/news/semi-finals-set-for-the-2024-telus-canadian-championship/ |title=Semi-finals set for the 2024 Telus Canadian Championship |work=Canadian Soccer Association |date=June 10, 2024 |access-date=June 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240610213658/https://canadasoccer.com/news/semi-finals-set-for-the-2024-telus-canadian-championship/ |archive-date=June 10, 2024 |url-status=live}}

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|Cavalry FC|1–0|Vancouver FC

|Atlético Ottawa|7–0|Valour FC

|Pacific FC|1–1 {{pso|5–4}}|TSS Rovers FC

|Forge FC|3–1|York United FC

|HFX Wanderers FC|2–2 {{pso|3–5}}|CS Saint-Laurent

|Toronto FC|5–0|Simcoe County Rovers FC

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| id = Match 1

| date = April 23

| time = 7:00 PM MT

| score = 1–0

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4799

| team1 = Cavalry FC

| goals1 =

• Warschewski {{goal|66}}

| team2 = Vancouver FC

| goals2 =

| stadium = ATCO Field

| location = Foothills County, Alberta

| attendance = 1,946

| referee = Pierre-Luc Lauzière

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| id = Match 6

| date = April 24

| time = 7:30 PM ET

| score = 5–0

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4790

| team1 = Toronto FC

| goals1 =

• Owusu {{goal|18}}
• Mailula {{goal|30}}
• Long {{goal|33}}
• Osorio {{goal|39}}
• Spicer {{goal|76}}

| team2 = Simcoe County Rovers FC

| goals2 =

| stadium = BMO Field

| location = Toronto, Ontario

| attendance = 11,430

| referee = Michael Venne

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| id = Match 2

| date = May 1

| time = 7:00 PM ET

| score = 7–0

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4786

| team1 = Atlético Ottawa

| goals1 =

• Bassett {{goal|14|pen.|64}}
• Zapater {{goal|30||37}}
• Del Campo {{goal|31||69}}
• Tabla {{goal|63}}

| team2 = Valour FC

| goals2 =

| stadium = TD Place Stadium

| location = Ottawa, Ontario

| attendance = 2,492

| referee = Scott Bowman

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| round = 905 Derby

| id = Match 4

| date = May 1

| time = 7:00 PM ET

| score = 3–1

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4788

| team1 = Forge FC

| goals1 =

• Hamilton {{goal|8||40}}
• Choinière {{goal|17}}

| team2 = York United FC

| goals2 =

• Martínez {{goal|87}}

| stadium = Tim Hortons Field

| location = Hamilton, Ontario

| attendance = 2,471

| referee = Ben Hoskins

}}

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| id = Match 3

| date = May 1

| time = 7:00 PM PT

| score = 1–1

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4787

| team1 = Pacific FC

| goals1 =

• Moore {{goal|90+8}}

| team2 = TSS Rovers FC

| goals2 =

• Hennessy {{goal|75}}

| stadium = Starlight Stadium

| location = Langford, British Columbia

| attendance = 2,161

| referee = Alain Ruch

| penaltyscore = 5–4

| penalties1 =

• Sellouf {{penmiss}}
• Meilleur-Giguère {{penmiss}}
• Yeates {{pengoal}}
• Tîrcoveanu {{pengoal}}
• Dada-Luke {{pengoal}}
• Toussaint {{pengoal}}
• Heard {{pengoal}}

| penalties2 =

• {{pengoal}} Polisi
• {{penmiss}} Jones
• {{penmiss}} O'Hea
• {{pengoal}} Hennessy
• {{pengoal}} White
• {{pengoal}} Zohar
• {{penmiss}} Mejia

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| id = Match 5

| date = May 2

| time = 7:00 PM AT

| score = 2–2

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4789

| team1 = HFX Wanderers FC

| goals1 =

• Nimick {{goal|29|pen.}}
• Telfer {{goal|83}}

| team2 = CS Saint-Laurent

| goals2 =

• Kane {{goal|33|pen.}}
• Kwemi {{goal|65}}

| stadium = Wanderers Grounds

| location = Halifax, Nova Scotia

| attendance = 4,588

| referee = Filip Dujic

| penaltyscore = 3–5

| penalties1 =

• Nimick {{pengoal}}
• Callegari {{pengoal}}
• Telfer {{pengoal}}
• Volesky {{penmiss}}

| penalties2 =

• {{pengoal}} Kwemi
• {{pengoal}} Mlah
• {{pengoal}} Boughanmi
• {{pengoal}} Sakande
• {{pengoal}} Kane

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|Cavalry FC |2–2 (a)|Vancouver Whitecaps FC |1–2|1–0

|Atlético Ottawa |1–2|Pacific FC |0–0|1–2

|Forge FC|3–2|CF Montréal |1–1|2–1

|CS Saint-Laurent |1–11|Toronto FC |0–3|1–8

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| id = QF1-1

| date = May 7

| time = 7:00 PM MT

| score = 1–2

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match-live/?matchId=4791

| team1 = Cavalry FC

| goals1 =

• Shaw {{goal|90+3}}

| team2 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC

| goals2 =

• Johnson {{goal|45+2||80}}

| stadium = ATCO Field

| location = Foothills County, Alberta

| attendance = 4,084

| referee = Ben Hoskins

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| id = QF1-2

| date = May 21

| time = 7:30 PM PT

| score = 0–1

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4792

| team1 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC

| goals1 =

| team2 = Cavalry FC

| goals2 =

• Veselinović {{goal|32|o.g.}}

| stadium = BC Place

| location = Vancouver, British Columbia

| attendance = 11,863

| referee = Mathieu Souaré

}}

2–2 on aggregate. Vancouver Whitecaps FC won on away goals.

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| id = QF2-1

| date = May 8

| time = 7:00 PM ET

| score = 0–0

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4793

| team1 = Atlético Ottawa

| goals1 =

| team2 = Pacific FC

| goals2 =

| stadium = TD Place

| location = Ottawa, Ontario

| attendance = 1,977

| referee = Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

}}

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| id = QF2-2

| date = May 29

| time = 7:00 PM PT

| score = 2–1

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4794

| team1 = Pacific FC

| goals1 =

• Sellouf {{goal|28|pen.}}
• Heard {{goal|34}}

| team2 = Atlético Ottawa

| goals2 =

• Salter {{goal|60}}

| stadium = Starlight Stadium

| location = Langford, British Columbia

| attendance = 2,810

| referee = Pierre-Luc Lauzière

}}

Pacific FC won 2–1 on aggregate.

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| id = QF3-1

| date = May 7

| time = 11:00 AM ET

| score = 1–1

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4795

| team1 = Forge FC

| goals1 =

• Choinière {{goal|31}}

| team2 = CF Montréal

| goals2 =

• Duke {{goal|52}}

| stadium = Tim Hortons Field

| location = Hamilton, Ontario

| attendance = 14,923

| referee = Renzo Villanueva

}}

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| id = QF3-2

| date = May 22

| time = 7:30 PM ET

| score = 1–2

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4796

| team1 = CF Montréal

| goals1 =

• Wanyama {{goal|65}}

| team2 = Forge FC

| goals2 =

• Parra {{goal|14}}
• Poku {{goal|24}}

| stadium = Saputo Stadium

| location = Montreal, Quebec

| attendance = 7,582

| referee = Marie-Soleil Beaudoin

}}

Forge FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

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| id = QF4-1

| date = May 8

| time = 7:00 PM ET

| score = 0–3

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4797

| team1 = CS Saint-Laurent

| goals1 =

| team2 = Toronto FC

| goals2 =

• Longstaff {{goal|50}}
• Kerr {{goal|59}}
• Bernardeschi {{goal|76}}

| stadium = Complexe sportif Claude-Robillard

| location = Montreal, Quebec

| attendance = 6,482

| referee = Michael Venne

}}

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| id = QF4-2

| date = May 21

| time = 7:00 PM ET

| score = 8–1

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4800

| team1 = Toronto FC

| goals1 =

• Kerr {{goal|12||14||43||72}}
• Mailula {{goal|50}}
• Etienne {{goal|56|pen.}}
• Goulet {{goal|62|o.g.}}
• Owusu {{goal|80}}

| team2 = CS Saint-Laurent

| goals2 =

• Aristilde {{goal|89}}

| stadium = BMO Field

| location = Toronto, Ontario

| attendance = 9,148

| referee = Yusri Rudolf

}}

Toronto FC won 11–1 on aggregate.

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|Pacific FC |0–2|Vancouver Whitecaps FC|0–1|0–1

|Forge FC |2–2 (a)|Toronto FC|2–1|0–1

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{{Football box

| id = SF1-1

| date = July 10

| time = 7:00 PM PT

| score = 0–1

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4781

| team1 = Pacific FC

| goals1 =

| team2 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC

| goals2 =

• Gauld {{goal|58}}

| stadium = Starlight Stadium

| attendance = 5,103

| referee = Renzo Villanueva

| location = Langford, British Columbia

}}

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| id = SF1-2

| date = August 27

| time = 7:30 PM PT

| score = 1–0

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4782

| team1 = Vancouver Whitecaps FC

| goals1 =

• Gauld {{goal|11}}

| team2 = Pacific FC

| goals2 =

| stadium = BC Place

| location = Vancouver, British Columbia

| attendance = 10,966

| referee = Michael Venne

}}

Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 2–0 on aggregate.

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| id = SF2-1

| date = July 10

| time = 7:00 PM ET

| score = 2–1

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4783

| team1 = Forge FC

| goals1 =

• Badibanga {{goal|11}}
• Poku {{goal|14}}

| team2 = Toronto FC

| goals2 =

• Owusu {{goal|88}}

| stadium = Tim Hortons Field

| location = Hamilton, Ontario

| attendance = 11,341

| referee = Ben Hoskins

}}

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| id = SF2-2

| date = August 27

| time = 7:00 PM ET

| score = 1–0

| report = https://canadasoccer.com/events/championship-match/?matchId=4784

| team1 = Toronto FC

| goals1 =

• Insigne {{goal|50}}

| team2 = Forge FC

| goals2 =

| stadium = BMO Field

| location = Toronto, Ontario

| attendance = 20,173

| referee = Renzo Villanueva

}}

2–2 on aggregate. Toronto FC won on away goals.

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