Editing Canadian Football League (section)

====Mark Cohon era (2007–2015)====
With Mark Cohon as commissioner of the league the CFL entered a period of stability and growth. New television deals, two new collective bargaining agreements, the [[100th Grey Cup]] celebration, and widespread stadium renovation and rebuilding highlighted this era. The [[100th Grey Cup|100th anniversary of the Grey Cup]] had the highest ever television ratings for a championship game in English Canada.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=410346|title=100th Grey Cup Game Sets Viewership Records for TSN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102063927/http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=410346%7Ctitle%3D100th |archive-date=January 2, 2016 |access-date=May 31, 2013|publisher=TSN.ca}}</ref>

During the 2000s the CFL had the third highest per-game attendance of any North American sports league and the seventh highest [[List of attendance figures at domestic professional sports leagues|per-game attendance of any sports league worldwide]]. A 2006 survey conducted at the [[University of Lethbridge]] confirmed that the CFL was the second most popular sports league in Canada, with the following of 19% of the total adult Canadian population compared to 30% for the [[National Hockey League|NHL]]. The [[National Football League|NFL]] had 11% following, with a total of 26% following at least one of the pro football leagues. In other words, approximately 80% of Canadian football fans follow the CFL, and about 55% follow the NFL.<ref name="Canadian Press 2006-06-08">{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060608.wsurvey8/BNStory/Sports/home|title=Survey: Canadian interest in pro football is on the rise|date=June 8, 2006|work=Globe and Mail|location=Toronto|agency=Canadian Press|access-date=June 8, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 1, 2010|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5nDjFCLrm?url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060608.wsurvey8/BNStory/Sports/home}}</ref> With the absence of Ottawa from 2006 to 2013, league attendance hovered around the 2&nbsp;million mark. It stood at 2,029,875 in 2012 for a single game average of 28,193.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Canadian Football Statistics Database |title=2012 CFL Attendance |url=http://stats.cfldb.ca/league/cfl/2012/attendance/ |access-date=May 31, 2013 }}</ref> The [[2007 CFL season|2007 season]] was a recent high point with average game attendance of 29,167, the best since 1983.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sold-out stadiums and strong attendance across the board lead to highest average since 1983 |url=https://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&func=display&topicnum=&nid=21311&writer=0 |publisher=CFL.ca |date=November 8, 2007 |access-date=December 29, 2007}}</ref>

During Mark Cohon's time in office many of the teams either undertook major renovations to their existing stadiums, or constructed brand new stadiums. The [[Montreal Alouettes]] were the first to undertake this project, adding 5,000 seats to [[Percival Molson Memorial Stadium]] in time for the [[2010 CFL season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/percival-molson-stadium_47113 |title=Expansion project approved |publisher=Montreal Alouettes |access-date=February 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810033034/http://en.montrealalouettes.com/article/percival-molson-stadium_47113 |archive-date=August 10, 2011 }}</ref> The [[Edmonton Eskimos]] and [[Calgary Stampeders]] also renovated their respective stadiums and facilities for the 2010 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-digging-their-new-digs |title=Eskimos digging their new digs |publisher=Cfl.ca |date=May 27, 2010 |access-date=February 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530063500/http://www.cfl.ca/article/eskimos-digging-their-new-digs |archive-date=May 30, 2010 }}</ref> In [[2011 CFL season|2011]], the [[BC Lions]] played under a new, retractable roof in [[BC Place]] after spending one and a half seasons at [[Empire Field]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/demise-of-famous-roof-begins-bc-place-renewal/article565304/ |title=Demise of famous roof begins BC Place renewal |work=The Globe and Mail |location=Toronto |date=May 4, 2010 |access-date=May 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608123718/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/iconic-bc-place-roof-deflated/article1556514/ |archive-date=June 8, 2010 }}</ref> In [[2013 CFL season|2013]], the [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] moved to Investors Group Field, now known as [[Princess Auto Stadium]], an entirely new stadium at the [[University of Manitoba]]. The [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] began using their new stadium, [[Tim Hortons Field]], after spending 2013 at [[Alumni Stadium (Guelph)|University of Guelph's stadium]] and the first half of the 2014 season at [[Ron Joyce Stadium|McMaster University's football field]] following the demolition of the iconic [[Ivor Wynne Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/668370|title=Pan Ams will leave lasting legacy|publisher=Thespec.com|access-date=February 18, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091109222641/http://www.thespec.com/News/Local/article/668370|archive-date=November 9, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2014 the [[Ottawa Redblacks]] kicked off their inaugural season (having been awarded a franchise in 2008<ref>{{cite news|title=CFL Grants Conditional Team to Ottawa|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=232810|access-date=June 22, 2014|publisher=TSN.ca|date=March 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080503205516/http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=232810|archive-date=May 3, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>), becoming the third Ottawa franchise in CFL history. The new Ottawa franchise returned the league to a nine-team structure, with five teams in the West Division and four in the East; the Winnipeg Blue Bombers moved back to the West Division.<ref>{{cite news|title=Blue Bombers moving back to West Division in 2014|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431718|access-date=June 22, 2014|publisher=TSN.ca|date=September 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905113259/http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=431718|archive-date=September 5, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> The expansion Ottawa Redblacks played at the massively renovated [[TD Place Stadium|Frank Clair Stadium]], now branded as [[TD Place Stadium]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/new-lansdowne-designs-unveiled |title=New Lansdowne designs unveiled |publisher=Cfl.ca |access-date=February 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530040359/http://www.cfl.ca/article/new-lansdowne-designs-unveiled |archive-date=May 30, 2010 }}</ref>

In Mark Cohon's last year as commissioner he negotiated a new five-year collective bargaining agreement (from 2014 through the 2018 season) between the CFL and the [[Canadian Football League Players' Association]] (CFLPA).<ref name="CBA2014">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2014/06/13/new-five-year-cba-ratified-by-cfl-and-cflpa/|title=New five-year CBA ratified by CFL and CFLPA|date=June 13, 2014|website=CFL.ca|access-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref>