[6][7] Its official launch in July was attended by the premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne,[8] and members of the Toronto Argonauts gave continuing support to the players.
[8][9] Aaron Ellis had founded the project so that his daughter Tianna could continue to play football after high school.
[18][4] The CCWFL commissioner is Andréanne Dupont-Parent, the Montreal Blitz's general manager and a former player for Canada in the 2010 World Championship.
[14] Ten CCWFL players were selected for the primary Canada team roster at the American football 2022 World Championship.
[20] The 2023 league had only two clubs, the Montreal Blitz and York Region Football Association (playing its home games at St. Maximillian Kolbe High School in Aurora, Ontario).
[22] In 2023 in Quebec, a related football league for girls aged 15–17 was founded, the LFFMQ,[23][24] playing its first season in 2024.