The Tiger-Cats qualified for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year following their week 17 win over the Calgary Stampeders.

[1] The team attempted to win their ninth Grey Cup championship in a year that the club is scheduled to host the 110th Grey Cup, but were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Montreal Alouettes.

The 2023 CFL season was the fourth season under head coach Orlondo Steinauer and the second with Steinauer leading the personnel department as the president of football operations.

[7][8][9][10] The team also exchanged first-round selections with the Calgary Stampeders in the trade for Bo Levi Mitchell.

[10] The team had the fourth selection in each round of the draft after finishing fourth-last in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.