The Canadian Football League (CFL) announced this week that the league will be returning in 2021. The league canceled its entire season in 2020 due to the ongoing pandemic. As of Monday, June 14, 2021, the CFL is planning to return on August 5 for a 16-game schedule. During a conference call with reporters, CFL commissioner Randy Ambroise shared his thoughts about the return of the league:"To say this is a happy day for the CFL is a monumental understatement. We've all been waiting for this for a long time. It was a thrill to make the announcement that we'll kick off our season on August the 5th and we'll be in Hamilton for what I think will be one of the greatest Grey Cups if all-time. A truly national celebration, not just of our great game, not just of our great teams, not just of our great players and coaches, but of what everything our league has meant, what our teams have meanto their communities and what our game has meant to Canada."After the announcement the Canadian Football League also revealed that they will revise the current schedule. The CFL have released their 16-game plan for the 2021 season.2021 CFL schedule2021 CFL ScheduleThe CFL has nine teams and they are split into two divisions, East and West. Six teams make it to the CFL playoffs. The CFL also have a cross-over because the West division has an extra team. If four teams from the West division make the CFL playoffs, the team with the worst overall record crosses over to the East division.Here's a look at the 2021 CFL regular-season schedule and the playoff schedule.Week 1Thursday, August 5, Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 8:30 pm ESTFriday, August 6, BC Lions vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders, 9:30 pm ESTSaturday, August 7, Toronto Argonauts vs. Calgary Stampeders, 7:00 pm ESTSaturday, August 7, Ottawa Redblacks vs. Edmonton Eskimos, 10:00 PM ESTWeek 2Thursday, August 12, BC Lions vs. Calgary Stampeders, 9:30 pm ESTFriday, August 13, Toronto Argonauts vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 8:30 pm ESTSaturday, August 14, Montreal Alouettes vs. Edmonton Eskimos, 7:00 pm ESTSaturday, August 14, Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders, 10:00 pm ESTThat new look📲 pic.twitter.com/yqAoS3b81c— Ottawa REDBLACKS (@REDBLACKS) June 15, 2021Week 3Thursday, August 19, Edmonton Eskimos vs. BC Lions, 10:00 pm ESTFriday, August 20, Montreal Alouettes vs. Calgary Stampeders, 9:30 pm ESTSaturday, August 21, Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Toronto Argonauts, 4:00 pm ESTSaturday, August 21, Ottawa Redblacks vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders, 7:00 pm ESTWeek 4Thursday, August 26, Edmonton Eskimos vs. Toronto Argonauts, 7:30 pm ESTFriday, August 27, Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Montreal Alouettes, 7:30 pm ESTSaturday, August 28, BC Lions vs. Ottawa Redblacks, 7:00 pm ESTSunday, August 29, Calgary Stampeders vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 7:00 pm ESTWeek 5Friday, September 3, Montreal Alouettes vs. Ottawa Redblacks, 7:30 pm ESTSunday, September 5, Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders, 6:00 pm ESTMonday, September 6, Toronto Argonauts vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 1:00 pm ESTMonday, September 6, Edmonton Eskimos vs. Calgary Stampeders, 4:30 pm ESTWeek 6Friday, September 10, Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Toronto Argonauts, 7:30 pm ESTSaturday, September 11, Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 4:00 pm ESTSaturday, September 11, Calgary Stampeders vs. Edmonton Eskimos, 7:00 pm ESTSaturday, September 11, Ottawa Redblacks vs. BC Lions, 10:00 pm ESTWeek 7Friday, September 17, Calgary Stampeders vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 7:00 pm ESTFriday, September 17, Toronto Argonauts vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders, 9:45 pm ESTSaturday, September 18, BC Lions vs. Montreal Alouettes, 7:00 pm ESTSaturday, September 18, Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Edmonton Eskimos, 9:45 pm ESTWeek 8Wednesday, September 22, Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Ottawa Redblacks, 7:30 pm ESTFriday, September 24, Montreal Alouettes vs. Toronto Argonauts, 7:30 pm ESTFriday, September 24, Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. BC Lions, 10:30 pm ESTWeek 9Tuesday, September 28, Edmonton Eskimos vs. Ottawa Redblacks, 7:30 pm ESTFriday, October 1, Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. BC Lions, 10:00 pm ESTSaturday, October 2, Montreal Alouettes vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 4:00 pm ESTSaturday, October 2, Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Calgary Stampeders, 7:00 pm ESTWeek 10Wednesday, October 6, Ottawa Redblacks vs. Toronto Argonauts, 7:30 pm ESTFriday, October 8, Edmonton Eskimos vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 8:30 pm ESTSaturday, October 9, Calgary Stampeders vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders, 7:00 pm ESTMonday, October 11, Ottawa Redblacks vs. Montreal Alouettes, 1:00 pm ESTMonday, October 11, Toronto Argonauts vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 4:00 pm ESTHot off the presses 🔥 How many games are you planning on watching at Mosaic?READ | https://t.co/GRzEGOPq3T pic.twitter.com/j7f6PqofaY— Saskatchewan Roughriders (@sskroughriders) June 15, 2021Week 11Friday, October 15, Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Edmonton Eskimos, 9:00 pm ESTSaturday, October 16, Montreal Alouettes vs. Ottawa Redblacks, 4:00 pm ESTSaturday, October 16, Calgary Stampeders vs. BC Lions, 7:00 pm ESTWeek 12Friday, October 22, Toronto Argonauts vs. Montreal Alouettes, 7:30 pm ESTSaturday, October 23, Ottawa Redblacks vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 4:00 pm ESTSaturday, October 23, BC Lions vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 7:00 pm ESTSaturday, October 23, Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Calgary Stampeders, 9:45 pm ESTWeek 13Friday, October 29, Calgary Stampeders vs. Ottawa Redblacks, 7:00 pm ESTFriday, October 29, Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Edmonton Eskimos, 9:45 pm ESTSaturday, October 30, BC Lions vs. Toronto Argonauts, 4:00 pm ESTSaturday, October 30, Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Montreal Alouettes, 7:00 pm ESTWeek 14Friday, November 5, BC Lions vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 7:00 pm ESTFriday, November 5, Edmonton Eskimos vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders, 9:45 pm ESTSaturday, November 6, Toronto Argonauts vs. Ottawa Redblacks, 4:00 pm ESTSaturday, November 6, Montreal Alouettes vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 7:00 pm ESTWeek 15Friday, November 12, Hamilton Tiger-Cats vs. Toronto Argonauts, 7:30 pm ESTFriday, November 12, Calgary Stampeders vs. BC Lions, 10:30 pm ESTSaturday, November 13, Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Montreal Alouettes, 4:00 pm ESTSaturday, November 13, Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Edmonton Eskimos, 7:00 pm ESTWeek 16Friday, November 19, Ottawa Redblacks vs. Montreal Alouettes, 7:30 pm ESTFriday, November 19, Edmonton Eskimos vs. BC Lions, 10:30 pm ESTSaturday, November 20, Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 4:00 pm ESTSaturday, November 2h, Winnipeg Blue Bombers vs. Calgary Stampeders, 7:00 pm ESTCFL Eastern Semi-FinalSunday, November 28, TBD vs. TBD, 1:00 pm ESTCFL Western Semi-FinalSunday, November 28, TBD vs. TBD, 4:30 pm ESTCFL Eastern FinalSunday, December 5, TBD vs. TBD, 1:00 pm ESTCFL Western FinalSunday, December 5, TBD vs. TBD, 4:30 pm ESTCFL 108th Grey CupSunday, December 12th, TBD vs. TBD, 6:00 PM EST