Week 21, the final week of the 2026 Canadian Football League regular season took place this past weekend, and four Canadians contributed to touchdowns on winning teams. They were Montreal Alouettes wide receiver Kaseem Ferdinand of Ottawa, Ontario, Winnipeg Blue Bombers running back Brady Oliveira of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Blue Bombers slotback Nic Demski of Winnipeg, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats quarterback Tre Ford of Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Ferdinand had a 23 yard touchdown catch from Caleb Evans to complete the scoring in a 33-16 Alouettes win over the Toronto Argonauts on Friday. The touchdown came with one minute and 52 seconds left in the fourth quarter. For the game, Ferdinand had eight catches for 74 receiving yards. For the season, he had 35 catches for 378 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Ferdinand’s other touchdown this season was for 27 yards from Davis Alexander and was the game-winning major to complete the scoring in a 38-32 Alouettes win over the Calgary Stampeders on July 18. With the win over the Argonauts, the Alouettes improved to a record of 14 wins and four losses. Montreal won the Eastern Division and had the best regular season record in the CFL this season.
Oliveira had two touchdowns for the Blue Bombers in a dominant 34-10 win over the British Columbia Lions on Friday. With the win, the Blue Bombers improved to a record of nine wins and nine losses, and clinched a playoff spot. Oliveira had a 63 yard touchdown run at the 55 second mark of the fourth quarter to put the Blue Bombers up 17-10 at the time, and then scored a four-yard touchdown run with one minute and 22 seconds left to complete the scoring. Oliveira had 15 rushes for 149 rushing yards, and had two catches for 23 receiving yards. For the season, Oliveira had 237 rushes for 1493 rushing yards and seven touchdown runs, along with 42 catches for 348 receiving yards and one touchdown catch.
Demski had a six-yard touchdown catch from Dru Brown at 8:37 of the fourth quarter in the Blue Bombers win over the Lions. At the time, the Blue Bombers went up 24-10. For the game, Demski had three catches for 23 receiving yards. For the season, he had 66 catches for 825 receiving yards and six touchdown catches. Demski also had three rushes for three rushing yards.
Ford completed 18 of 25 passes for 170 passing yards and had eight rushes for 52 rushing yards in a 35-22 Tiger-Cats win over the Ottawa RedBlacks on Saturday. Ford’s first touchdown was 16 yards to Jaelen Gill with four minutes and 11 seconds left in the first half. At the time, the Tiger-Cats took a 16-6 lead. Then with 20 seconds left in the third quarter, Ford threw a five yard touchdown pass to Larry Rountree to put the Tiger-Cats up 35-9. For the season, Ford completed 117 passes in 180 attempts for 1463 passing yards, seven touchdowns and three interceptions. He also had 47 rushes for 476 rushing yards and one touchdown run.
The CFL playoffs are now set. The Argonauts will host the Blue Bombers in the Eastern Semi-Final, with the winner playing the Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern Final. The Lions will play the Saskatchewan Roughriders in the Western Semi-Final with the winner playing the Edmonton Elks in the Western Final.
