The CFL moved closer to returning to the nation's capital Wednesday after Ottawa city council voted to proceed with plans to redevelop Lansdowne Park.
The city voted 21-3 in favour of the plan to refurbish Frank Clair Stadium and add new retail and residential developments to the park.
"Today's positive City of Ottawa council vote means a beautiful new stadium and as early as 2014, a proud new franchise that will make its community proud and our league even stronger," CFL commissioner Mark Cohon said in a statement.
The league said that as long as stadium construction remains on schedule, Ottawa will be eligible to select four underclassmen from the NCAA in the 2013 CFL Canadian draft, while an expansion draft will be held in December 2013.
