[1] The season was noteworthy for a difficult beginning, where the team set a league record for worst start to a season,[2] and was eliminated from the Canadian Championship in the first round by losing to the Ligue 1 Québec club CS Saint-Laurent.

[4] The six points earned on away games was tied for the second-lowest amount in CPL history, matching the 1-3-10 away record the HFX Wanderers FC ended with in 2019.

Canada Soccer announced the preliminary round schedule for the Canadian Championship on March 11.

[30] Changes from the previous year include a later start date, assigned starting brackets, a home-and-away quarterfinal series, and a redraw for semi-final matchups, all of which allow the Wanderers a greater chance of hosting games in Halifax during the event.

The preliminary round opponent for the Wanderers was CS Saint-Laurent, the championship team of Ligue1 Québec in 2023.