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The terms of the deal reflect that of the men's
national team, Canada Soccer said, with per-game incentives and
results-based compensation. A final collective bargaining
agreement is still under negotiation.
The women's national team's last agreement with Canada Soccer
expired in 2021.
"This is about respect, this is about dignity, and this is about
equalising the competitive environment in a world that is
fundamentally unequal," Canada Soccer's General Secretary Earl
Cochrane said in a statement.
"We have been consistent and public about the need to have
fairness and equal pay be pillars of any new agreements with our
players, and we are delivering on that today."
A labour dispute between the governing body and its women's team
had plunged the run-up to the Women's World Cup into turmoil
less than 150 days before the quadrennial tournament kicked off.
The Olympic champions played last month's SheBelieves Cup under
protest after facing the threat of legal action because of their
plans to strike over pay equity concerns and budget.
They took the field wearing purple shirts that read "enough is
enough" ahead of their opening match at the annual round-robin
tournament, and earlier this week Canada Soccer President Nick
Bontis announced his resignation.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York, editing by Ed Osmond &
Shri Navaratnam)
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