Best sites to watch Canadian Football live from anywhere

The Canadian Football League and broadcasters have built a surprisingly flexible ecosystem for 2025.

There are truly free official routes for many games and Canadian national pay services. A handful of U.S. and global options that let you catch the action without needing a cable subscription also exist.

Best sites to watch Canadian Football live from anywhere for free

For those who do not want to spend a dime, you have the following options:

1. CFL+

Availability: International
Channels: N/A
Device support: Desktop browsers, mobile (iOS & Android), and mobile browsers. Smart-TV/built-in TV app support is limited or absent (desktop/mobile first).
Simultaneous streams: No published limit; platform designed for wide public access.

CFL+ is the league’s official free streaming feed for international viewers and the principal free route for fans outside Canada to watch regular season games, playoffs, and the Grey Cup.

The service carries the TSN-produced feed for most games and is the single most straightforward way to watch CFL action if you are outside Canada.

U.S. viewers can watch many games on CFL+, but games held exclusively by another broadcaster in the U.S. will be blocked in the region.

Pros:

Free, official league stream for international fans.
No cable login required for most of the world.
Streams playoffs and Grey Cup in most territories.

Cons:

Smart TV app support is limited compared with commercial streamers.
U.S. access is partial.

2. CTV

Availability: Canada.
Channels: CTV network or your local CTV station.
Device support: CTV app for iOS, Android, modern desktop browser, Apple TV / Fire TV / Roku via CTV app, over-the-air TV.
Simultaneous streams: N/A

CTV is the national free terrestrial broadcaster that carries a selection of CFL games. In 2025, CTV expanded its over-the-air slate to cover many regular-season Saturday games and key playoff matchups, including the Grey Cup.

So, if you are physically in Canada and have access to over-the-air TV, CTV gives you a true free pick. The CTV app also streams these games to devices in Canada, but you need to sign in or verify local access.

Pros:

Free OTA access in Canada for many marquee games.
Reliable broadcast production and broad device support via the CTV app.
Simulcasts key playoff games, including the Grey Cup.

Cons:

Only available inside Canada.
Not the place for full-season, wall-to-wall coverage, as it’s selective.

Best sites to watch Canadian Football live from anywhere for a premium

If you need premium content and access to all games, we recommend getting a subscription. You have the following options:

1. TSN/TSN+

Starting price (Per month): TSN+: $8, TSN full app monthly pass, $24.99.
Availability: Canada.
Channels: TSN1, TSN2, TSN3, TSN4, TSN5 .
Device support: Native apps (iPhone, iPad, Android, web browser), Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, major smart-TV platforms, Xbox; also available as a Prime Video channel bundle in Canada.
Simultaneous streams: You can register several devices, but stream on two at once

If you live in Canada or can lawfully subscribe while you’re there, TSN + TSN+ is the most comprehensive paid option.

TSN holds the primary Canadian broadcast rights and produces the game feed that most international platforms rebroadcast.

This means the platform provides you with the most consistent multi-game studio coverage, including pre- and post-shows, as well as access to specialty feeds.

There are two distinct products to understand. On the TSN linear channels, usually accessed via TV providers or the TSN app, a monthly pass and TSN+ are available.

The latter is a lower-cost streaming tier that Bell launched for direct subscribers, with unique augmented feeds and certain exclusives.

Pros:

Home of every regular-season and playoff game in Canada.
High production values and studio programming.
TSN+ offers cheaper direct streaming and data-enhanced alternate feeds.

Cons:

Price is higher for the complete TSN offering; TSN+ is cheaper but not identical.
Geo-restricted to Canada.

2. RDS (Réseau des sports)

Starting price (Per month): $19.99 for an RDS streaming pass but varies by platform and bundle; Prime Video bundles or Bell bundles change the effective price.
Availability: Canada .
Channels: RDS, RDS2, RDS Info.
Device support: RDS app (iOS/Android), web browser, Amazon / Apple TV via Prime channel or Bell bundle, Chromecast/cast support, smart TVs where available.
Simultaneous streams: Matches TSN patterns

If you prefer French commentary or you want the RDS production, the default feed for Quebec-based teams, THIS is the paid French-language home of CFL coverage.

Pricing often aligns with TSN’s subscription strategy, featuring standalone passes, day passes, and bundles with Crave/Prime.

Pros:

Native French commentary and deep local coverage for francophone fans.
Available through Prime Video and Bell bundles.
Good on-demand replays and highlights in French.
Often mirrors TSN production, so picture quality and stats are strong.

Cons:

Geo-restricted to Canada; Prime channel access still enforces regional rules.

3. CBSSN

Starting price (Per month): Under $84.99.
Availability: United States only.
Channels: Varies.
Device support: Available on any gadget that can access the internet.
Simultaneous streams: DIRECTV Stream up to 3 outside the home, YouTube TV does 3, Fubo up to 10 at home + 3 on the go, Hulu Live base 2.

This giant carries a chunk of the regular season slate in the U.S., while the remaining matchups stream on CFL+.

CBSSN itself is a single cable channel. However, you can access it through various live TV streaming platforms.

The platform best suited for your case depends on its price, DVR needs, and the number of simultaneous streams you require.

Pros:

CBSSN is available on many major U.S. live-TV streaming services.
If you have one of the major services, you’ll see the CBSSN-carried games without juggling CFL+ availability.
Production quality matches TSN feed.
Adding CBSSN via a single live-TV app gives you other sports channels in the same plan.

Cons:

You must subscribe to a paid live-TV service to get CBSSN, as there is no direct, cheap CBSSN-only streaming.
Price depends on the provider and can be expensive compared with the CFL+ free option.
Different providers impose different simultaneous-stream limits and device rules.