It was first contested as a multi-round elimination tournament in the 2021 season, to replace previous methods of determining the participants of the Canadian Premier League Finals, which used an Apertura and Clausura format in 2019, and an additional group stage in 2020.

[1] The Canadian Premier League chose to use the Page playoff system as it puts more emphasis on regular season performances.

[10] The 2021 season brought in a new four-team single leg knockout playoff with the two first round winners advancing to the final.

[12] Prior to the start of the 2022 season, the league announced that playoff semi-finals would switch to a two-legged format but that the final would continue to be played as a single match hosted by the higher-seeded team.

For the purposes of this section, the four-team group stage in 2020 is considered to be part of the post-season.

For the purposes of this section, the four-team group stage in 2020 is considered to be part of the post-season.