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Through November 13, 2026
233Reigns
547Belt games
10Franchises have held it
27Title changes in the playoffs
Most days holding the belt (all reigns)
  1. 1. Calgary Stampeders1,646
  2. 2. Montreal Alouettes1,631
  3. 3. Edmonton Elks1,447
  4. 4. BC Lions1,328
  5. 5. Winnipeg Blue Bombers1,257
  6. 6. Toronto Argonauts1,200
  7. 7. Saskatchewan Roughriders1,093
  8. 8. Hamilton Tiger-Cats517
  9. 9. Ottawa Redblacks84
  10. 10. Ottawa Renegades14
Most reigns
  1. 1. Calgary Stampeders38
  2. 2. Saskatchewan Roughriders30
  3. 3. BC Lions29
  4. 4. Montreal Alouettes29
  5. 5. Toronto Argonauts27
  6. 6. Winnipeg Blue Bombers25
  7. 7. Hamilton Tiger-Cats24
  8. 8. Edmonton Elks24
  9. 9. Ottawa Redblacks5
  10. 10. Ottawa Renegades2
Most defenses in one reign
  1. 1. BC Lions, 200510
  2. 2. Edmonton Eskimos, 20159
  3. 3. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 20219
  4. 4. Calgary Stampeders, 20169
  5. 5. BC Lions, 20067
  6. 6. Toronto Argonauts, 20227
  7. 7. Saskatchewan Roughriders, 20076
  8. 8. BC Lions, 20046
  9. 9. Toronto Argonauts, 20076
  10. 10. Calgary Stampeders, 20106
Most successful defenses (all reigns)
  1. 1. Calgary Stampeders63
  2. 2. BC Lions60
  3. 3. Montreal Alouettes50
  4. 4. Winnipeg Blue Bombers34
  5. 5. Saskatchewan Roughriders33
  6. 6. Edmonton Elks29
  7. 7. Toronto Argonauts22
  8. 8. Hamilton Tiger-Cats19
  9. 9. Ottawa Redblacks5
  10. 10. Ottawa Renegades0
Most defenses in one season
  1. 1. Montreal Alouettes, 200911
  2. 2. BC Lions, 200510
  3. 3. Calgary Stampeders, 20089
  4. 4. Edmonton Eskimos, 20159
  5. 5. Calgary Stampeders, 20169
  6. 6. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 20229
  7. 7. Edmonton Eskimos, 20038
  8. 8. BC Lions, 20048
  9. 9. Montreal Alouettes, 20248
  10. 10. Calgary Stampeders, 20007
Most belt games played
  1. 1. Calgary Stampeders163
  2. 2. BC Lions154
  3. 3. Montreal Alouettes139
  4. 4. Saskatchewan Roughriders127
  5. 5. Edmonton Elks126
  6. 6. Toronto Argonauts114
  7. 7. Winnipeg Blue Bombers113
  8. 8. Hamilton Tiger-Cats106
  9. 9. Ottawa Redblacks37
  10. 10. Ottawa Renegades13
Busiest seasons (title changes)
  1. 1. 199913
  2. 2. 200212
  3. 3. 202512
  4. 4. 200611
  5. 5. 201210
  6. 6. 201710
  7. 7. 20019
  8. 8. 20059
  9. 9. 20099
  10. 10. 20119
Longest current droughts
  1. 1. Ottawa Redblacks1,525 days
  2. 2. Hamilton Tiger-Cats770 days
  3. 3. Edmonton Elks426 days
  4. 4. Montreal Alouettes77 days
  5. 5. Saskatchewan Roughriders62 days
  6. 6. Winnipeg Blue Bombers49 days
  7. 7. Toronto Argonauts41 days
  8. 8. BC Lions27 days
  9. 9. Calgary Stampeders0 days
Most title takeovers from one team
  1. 1. BC Lions from Montreal Alouettes9
  2. 2. Edmonton Elks from Calgary Stampeders9
  3. 3. Calgary Stampeders from BC Lions8
  4. 4. Calgary Stampeders from Saskatchewan Roughriders8
  5. 5. Hamilton Tiger-Cats from Toronto Argonauts7
  6. 6. Montreal Alouettes from Calgary Stampeders7
  7. 7. BC Lions from Calgary Stampeders6
  8. 8. Toronto Argonauts from Winnipeg Blue Bombers6
  9. 9. Saskatchewan Roughriders from BC Lions6
  10. 10. Calgary Stampeders from Toronto Argonauts6

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