Also, Victor Montagliani confirmed that they are targeting 2018 as the launch date for a domestic league.
https://twitter.com/gavinlday/status/776151362082050048
As well, they are expecting that the double standard of Canadians being considered foreigners on US teams, and Americans being considered domestic on Canadian teams in MLS will be resolved by the end of the year. Hopefully by Canadians being considered domestic league wide.
Canada Soccer @CanadaSoccerEN 5h5 hours ago
We're expecting an announcement on a solution to the domestic player issue in #MLS by the end of this season: @VicMontagliani