CFL 
  
Import Ratio Explained 
Each team may dress a 42-man active roster consisting of: 
  
3 QBs (no designation)  
19 imports  
20 non-imports  
The 19 imports break down as follows: 
  
16 imports  
3 Designated Imports  
The three designated imports are players who can play on special teams OR replace an import starter (they cannot start). 
  
Of the 24 starters on a team, a minimum of seven starters must be non-imports. When applied to a starting roster of a team it breaks down as follows (when using the minimum number of non-import players): 
  
1 QB  
16 starting imports  
7 starting non-imports  
  
  
Import / Non-Import Classification 
A player who was physically resident in Canada for an aggregate period of seven years prior to attaining the age of fifteen years qualifies as a non-import player.