Collective Bargaining Agreement
The current Collective Bargaining Agreement between the CFL and CFLPA was ratified June 29, 2010. The agreement lasts four years through the 2013 season. A summary of the agreement and new performance enhancing drug testing policy are available. If you can provide a copy of any official CFL documents, please contact me.
Please do not link directly to the document, but link to this page instead.
CFL-CFLPA Collective Agreement 2010 (pdf) Includes Appendix A - Standard Player Contract (original source)
CFL-CFLPA Policy to Prevent the Use of Performance Enhancing Drugs (pdf) (original source)
For reference, here are copies of the two previous CBA's.
CFL-CFLPA Collective Agreement 2006 (pdf) (original source)
CFL-CFLPA Collective Agreement 2002 (pdf) (original source)
The following appendices have been provided by anonymous benefactors of cfldb (Note: these are appendices included with the 2006 CBA and certain files are not believed to be the most current documents as passed by the Board of Governors):
- Appendix A - Standard Player Contract (pdf)
- Appendix B - Expansion League Support (pdf) (2002 expansion draft rules)
- Appendix E - Part 1 - CFL By-laws (pdf)
- Appendix E - Part 2 - CFL Constitution (pdf)
- Appendix E - Part 3 - CFL Regulations (pdf)
- Appendix I - Practice Agreement (pdf)
The book International sports law and business, Volume 1 includes case law from a few CFL franchise vs. player lawsuits along with other Canadian football legal discussions.
