The Canadian Football League is returning to Atlantic Canada in the regular season next year.

The CFL released the 2019 schedule on Thursday, highlighted by the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts facing off in Atlantic Canada in a Week 11 matchup on Sunday, Aug. 25.

It will be the first game in Atlantic Canada since 2013.

The regular season kicks off with the return of Thursday Night Football as the Saskatchewan Roughriders visit the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on June 13, followed by a Week 1 Grey Cup rematch between the Ottawa Redblacks and Calgary Stampeders on Saturday, June 15.

The Edmonton Eskimos host the Montreal Alouettes on Friday, June 14, and the BC Lions host the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the second half of a Saturday doubleheader to close out the first week of the regular season.

The Argonauts will have a bye in Week 1 before opening their regular season in Week 2 at home against the rival Tiger-Cats on June 22.

The Labour Day Classics come in Week 12, with the Roughriders hosting the Blue Bombers Sunday, Sept. 1, before the Tiger-Cats host the Argos and Stampeders host the Eskimos on Labour Day, Monday, Sept. 2.

The Banjo Bowl follows the next week, Week 13, when the Bombers play host to the Roughriders in a rematch on September 7.

The playoffs start Sunday, Nov. 10, with the East and West Semi-Final. The East and West Final will be played on Sunday, Nov. 17 before the 107th Grey Cup goes in Calgary on Sunday, Nov. 24.


Week 1
Thursday, June 13 Saskatchewan at Hamilton 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt
Friday, June 14 Montreal at Edmonton 9pm et/6pm pt
Saturday, June 15 Ottawa at Calgary 7pm et/4pm pt
Saturday, June 15 Winnipeg at BC 10pm et/7pm pt
Week 2
Thursday, June 20 Saskatchewan at Ottawa 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt
Friday, June 21 BC at Edmonton 9pm et/6pm pt
Saturday, June 22 Hamilton at Toronto 7pm et/4pm pt
Week 3
Thursday, June 27 Edmonton at Winnipeg 8:30pm et/5:30pm pt
Friday, June 28 Montreal at Hamilton 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt
Saturday, June 29 BC at Calgary 7pm et/4pm pt
Monday, July 1 Toronto at Saskatchewan 7pm et/4pm pt
Week 4
Thursday, July 4 Hamilton at Montreal 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt
Friday, July 5 Winnipeg at Ottawa 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt
Saturday, July 6 BC at Toronto 7pm et/4pm pt
Saturday, July 6 Calgary at Saskatchewan 10pm et/7pm pt
Week 5
Thursday, July 11 Edmonton at BC 10pm et/7pm pt
Friday, July 12 Toronto at Winnipeg 8:30pm et/5:30pm pt
Saturday, July 13 Montreal at Ottawa 4pm et/1pm pt
Saturday, July 13 Calgary at Hamilton 7pm et/4pm pt
Week 6
Thursday, July 18 Toronto at Calgary 9pm et/6pm pt
Friday, July 19 Ottawa at Winnipeg 8:30pm et/5:30pm pt
Saturday, July 20 Edmonton at Montreal 4pm et/1pm pt
Saturday, July 20 BC at Saskatchewan 7pm et/4pm pt
Week 7
Thursday, July 25 Calgary at Ottawa 7pm et/4pm pt
Thursday, July 25 Toronto at Edmonton 9:30pm et/6:30pm pt
Friday, July 26 Winnipeg at Hamilton 7pm et/4pm pt
Saturday, July 27 Saskatchewan at BC 7pm et/4pm pt
Week 8
Thursday, August 1 Winnipeg at Toronto 7pm et/4pm pt
Thursday, August 1 Hamilton at Saskatchewan 9:30pm et/6:30pm pt
Friday, August 2 Ottawa at Montreal 7pm et/4pm pt
Saturday, August 3 Edmonton at Calgary 7pm et/4pm pt
Week 9
Thursday, August 8 Calgary at Winnipeg 8:30pm et/5:30pm pt
Friday, August 9 Saskatchewan at Montreal 7pm et/4pm pt
Friday, August 9 Ottawa at Edmonton 10pm et/7pm pt
Saturday, August 10 BC at Hamilton 7pm et/4pm pt
Week 10
Thursday, August 15 BC at Winnipeg 8:30pm et/5:30pm pt
Friday, August 16 Edmonton at Toronto 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt
Saturday, August 17 Hamilton at Ottawa 4pm et/1pm pt
Saturday, August 17 Montreal at Calgary 7pm et/4pm pt
Week 11
Friday, August 23 Winnipeg at Edmonton 9pm et/6pm pt
Saturday, August 24 Ottawa at Saskatchewan 7pm et/4pm pt
Saturday, August 24 Hamilton at BC 10pm et/7pm pt
Sunday, August 25 Montreal at Toronto 6:30pm et/3:30pm pt
Week 12
Sunday, September 1 Winnipeg at Saskatchewan 3pm et/Noon pt
Monday, September 2 Toronto at Hamilton 1pm et/10am pt
Monday, September 2 Edmonton at Calgary 4:30pm et/1:30pm pt
Week 13
Friday, September 6 BC at Montreal 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt
Saturday, September 7 Toronto at Ottawa 1pm et/10am pt
Saturday, September 7 Saskatchewan at Winnipeg 4pm et/1pm pt
Saturday, September 7 Calgary at Edmonton 7pm et/4pm pt
Week 14
Friday, September 13 Ottawa at BC 10pm et/7pm pt
Saturday, September 14 Hamilton at Calgary 4pm et/1pm pt
Saturday, September 14 Montreal at Saskatchewan 7pm et/4pm pt
Week 15
Friday, September 20 Calgary at Toronto 7pm et/4pm pt
Friday, September 20 Hamilton at Edmonton 9:30pm et/6:30pm pt
Saturday, September 21 Winnipeg at Montreal 4pm et/1pm pt
Saturday, September 21 BC at Ottawa 7pm et/4pm pt
Week 16
Friday, September 27 Hamilton at Winnipeg 8:30pm et/5:30pm pt
Saturday, September 28 Edmonton at Ottawa 4pm et/1pm pt
Saturday, September 28 Saskatchewan at Toronto 7pm et/4pm pt
Saturday, September 28 Montreal at BC 10pm et/7pm pt
Week 17
Friday, October 4 Edmonton at Hamilton 7pm et/4pm pt
Saturday, October 5 Calgary at Montreal 4pm et/1pm pt
Saturday, October 5 Winnipeg at Saskatchewan 7pm et/4pm pt
Saturday, October 5 Toronto at BC 10pm et/7pm pt
Week 18
Friday, October 11 Ottawa at Toronto 7pm et/4pm pt
Friday, October 11 Saskatchewan at Calgary 9:30pm et/6:30pm pt
Saturday, October 12 Montreal at Winnipeg 4pm et/1pm pt
Saturday, October 12 BC at Edmonton 7pm et/4pm pt
Week 19
Friday, October 18 Toronto at Montreal 7pm et/4pm pt
Friday, October 18 Saskatchewan at BC 10pm et/7pm pt
Saturday, October 19 Ottawa at Hamilton 4pm et/1pm pt
Saturday, October 19 Winnipeg at Calgary 7pm et/1pm pt
Week 20
Friday, October 25 Calgary at Winnipeg 8:30pm et/5:30pm pt
Saturday, October 26 Hamilton at Montreal 1pm et/10am pt
Saturday, October 26 Ottawa at Toronto 4pm et/1pm pt
Saturday, October 26 Saskatchewan at Edmonton 7pm et/4pm pt
Week 21
Friday, November 1 Montreal at Ottawa 7pm et/4pm pt
Saturday, November 2 Edmonton at Saskatchewan 4pm et/1pm pt
Saturday, November 2 Toronto at Hamilton 7pm et/4pm pt
Saturday, November 2 Calgary at BC 10pm et/7pm pt
Playoffs
Sunday, November 10 East Semi-Final 1pm et/10am pt
Sunday, November 10 West Semi-Final 4:30pm et/1:30pm pt
Sunday, November 17 East Final 1pm et/10am pt
Sunday, November 17 West Final 4:30pm et/1:30pm pt
Sunday, November 24 107th Grey Cup 6pm et/3pm pt