 Following their successful application to become full-members of the Canada West Universities Athletic Association, the UBC Okanagan Heat are investigating the feasibility of starting their own football program, likely to be partnered with the existing CJFL's Okanagan Sun.UBCO would host the Sun in much the same way that the University of Regina was paired with the Prairie Football Conference's Regina Rams.The University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières were also exploring the possibility of adding a football program with the launch planned for the 2017 season.