The "A" tournament winners advance to Canada Soccer's National Championships for the Challenge Trophy (men) Jubilee Trophy women.
It has a history of 122 years and the men's 'A' championship competes for the 90-year-old Province Cup trophy.
The number of berths and team seeding each league is awarded in each year's competition is determined annually by the Adult Competitions Committee.
The cup competition brackets are created by a publicly accessible or open random draw out of a "hat".
The format is a single elimination style tournament.