Headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, the federation is a full member of FIFA and governs Canadian soccer at the international, professional, and amateur levels, including: the men's and women's national teams, Canadian Premier League, youth organizations, beach soccer, futsal, Paralympic and deaf national teams.

The governing body of the game retained that name until it was changed to The Football Association of Canada on June 6, 1952.

Canada Soccer has hosted several global soccer tournaments, including the 1976 Olympic football tournament, the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, and will co-host the 2026 FIFA World Cup along with Mexico and United States.

The general secretary is the chief executive of Soccer Canada, and is appointed by the board of directors.

The men's national soccer team have played at the FIFA World Cup on two occasions, in 1986, and 2022.

Canada with Mexico and the United States will jointly host the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the first 48-team event.

The team reached international prominence at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, losing in the third place match to the United States.

The Canadian Premier League (CPL) is the top division of soccer in Canada.

[6] Canada's best performance in the CONCACAF Champions Cup came in the 2014–15 competition, when Montreal Impact reached the finals.

[10] This affiliation ended after the 2021 season when the allocation system was abolished,[11] although many Canadians continue to play in the American league.

[13] Matheson and Project 8 Sports Inc. are leading this effort while Sinclair is involved in an advisory role.

[15] In 2022, Canada Soccer's then newly appointed Secretary General Earl Cochrane said: "We are going to be leaders in this safe sport – through policy, practice, programs.