The Canadian Football League played an all-star game regularly during the 1950s and 1970s and twice in the 1980s.
The first game in 1955 actually precedes the establishment of the Canadian Football Council and the CFL, and was known as the Shrine Game. It was held each year from 1955 to 1958; then, after 11 seasons without one, it returned in 1970. From 1970 to 1978 it was played every year except one (1975), then after 1978 it was played every five years, in 1983 and 1988. No All-Star Game has been held since 1988.
The 1950s games and the games between 1976 and 1983 followed an "East vs. West" format. The 1970-74 and 1988 games followed the format of the league champion facing players from the rest of the league.
| Season | Date | Venue | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | December 3, 1955 | Varsity Stadium Toronto | East All-Stars 6, West All-Stars 6 (tie) |
| 1956 | December 8, 1956 | Empire Stadium Vancouver | West All-Stars 35, East All-Stars 0 |
| 1957 | December 7, 1957 | McGill Stadium Montreal | East All-Stars 20, West All-Stars 2 |
| 1958 | December 6, 1958 | Civic Stadium Hamilton | West All-Stars 9, East All-Stars 3 |
| 1970 | July 2, 1970 | Lansdowne Park Ottawa | CFL All-Stars 35, Ottawa Rough Riders 14 |
| 1971 | June 29, 1971 | Autostade Montreal | CFL All-Stars 30, Montreal Alouettes 13 |
| 1972 | June 28, 1972 | McMahon Stadium Calgary | Calgary Stampeders 23, CFL All-Stars 22 |
| 1973 | June 27, 1973 | Ivor Wynne Stadium Hamilton | CFL All-Stars 22, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 11 |
| 1974 | June 26, 1974 | Lansdowne Park Ottawa | Ottawa Rough Riders 25, CFL All-Stars 22 |
| 1976 | May 29, 1976 | Clarke Stadium Edmonton | West All-Stars 27, East All-Stars 16 |
| 1977 | June 4, 1977 | Exhibition Stadium Toronto | East All-Stars 20, West All-Stars 19 |
| 1978 | June 3, 1978 | McMahon Stadium Calgary | West All-Stars 24, East All-Stars 12 |
| 1983 | December 3, 1983 | BC Place Stadium Vancouver | West All-Stars 25, East All-Stars 15 |
| 1988 | June 23, 1988 | Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton | CFL All-Stars 15, Edmonton Eskimos 4 |
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