The 2012 Amway Canadian Championship features a four-team format  - Vancouver, Toronto, and Montreal from MLS, as well as Edmonton from the second-tier NASL. Teams take part in a two-legged, home-and-away semifinal series before repeating the same process in the final. The winners of the 2012 Amway Canadian Championship not only claim the Voyageurs Cup title and the bragging rights as Canada's top club, they will also represent Canada in the 2012-13 edition of the CONCACAF Champions League, where they will play the top clubs in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The winners of the 2012-13 CONCACAF Champions League then earn the opportunity to represent the confederation at the 2013 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco.