The CFL draft (also known as the CFL Canadian draft, CFL college draft, or the Canadian college draft) is an annual sports draft in which the teams of the Canadian Football League (CFL) select eligible Canadian players, typically from the ranks of U Sports football or NCAA college football. Additionally, a smaller draft, called the CFL global draft is held separately to select eligible non-Canadian/American players from the same ranks. The drafts are held once every year on the same day, approximately six weeks prior to the start of the upcoming season (typically late April or early May). Member clubs make selections based on the reverse order of the previous year's standings, with the team with the worst record being awarded the first selection, the Grey Cup runner-up getting the second-to-last selection and the Grey Cup champion selecting last.
Formerly held as part of annual league meetings in Hamilton, and occasionally televised, the draft was previously held via conference call. In 2007, the league began producing a free webcast of the event. Starting in 2009, the first two rounds have been broadcast live on TSN.