| Round–Pos (Overall) | Team | [Via] | Player (Position) | College/Program |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–1 (1) | BC | [TOR] | Jim Hughes (T) | Queen's |
| 1–2 (2) | BC | [CGY] | Ed Skrzypek (QB) | Toronto |
| 1–3 (3) | OTT | Russ “Rusty” Radchuk (G) | Queen's | |
| 1–4 (4) | BC | George Rawlyk (C) | McMaster | |
| 1–5 (5) | HAM | John Larsen (T) | McGill | |
| 1–6 (6) | WPG | Baden “Merdy” Armstrong (HB) | McGill | |
| 1–7 (7) | CGY | [MTL] | Norm Williams (HB) | Toronto |
| 1–8 (8) | CGY | [SSK] | Santo Martini (T) | Toronto |
| 1–9 (9) | EDM | David McIntyre (C) | Toronto | |
| 2–1 (10) | TOR | Bill McIntyre (HB) | Toronto | |
| 2–2 (11) | CGY | Ron Stewart (E) | British Columbia (UBC) | |
| 2–3 (12) | OTT | Pete Mitchell (E) | McMaster | |
| 2–4 (13) | BC | Ian Stewart (E) | British Columbia (UBC) | |
| 2–5 (14) | EDM | [HAM] | Peter Maik (HB) | Toronto |
| 2–6 (15) | WPG | Russ “Rusty” Thoman (T) | Queen's | |
| 2–7 (16) | MTL | Vaughan McVey (C) | McGill | |
| 2–8 (17) | SSK | Alan Watt (T) | Toronto | |
| 2–9 (18) | EDM | Livio “Desi” De Simone (G) | McGill | |
| 3–1 (19) | TOR | Aldo Riva (HB) | Toronto | |
| 3–2 (20) | CGY | Walt Schmida (T) | Toronto | |
| 3–3 (21) | OTT | Pete Polecrone (C) | Toronto | |
| 3–4 (22) | BC | Rob Holland (HB) | McGill | |
| 3–5 (23) | HAM | Rick Adrian (HB) | McGill | |
| 3–6 (24) | WPG | Don “Deke” Killinger (E) | Western Ontario | |
| 3–7 (25) | MTL | Tony Yakutchik (G) | McMaster | |
| 3–8 | SSK | Pass | ||
| 3–9 (26) | EDM | Pete Copland (G) | Toronto | |
| 4–1 (27) | TOR | Pete Howe (HB) | Queen's | |
| 4–2 (28) | CGY | Trevor Eyton (G) | Toronto | |
| 4–3 | OTT | Pass | ||
| 4–4 | BC | Pass | ||
| 4–5 (29) | HAM | Al Gleeson (E) | Western Ontario | |
| 4–6 (30) | WPG | Paul Dingle (E) | McGill | |
| 4–7 (31) | MTL | Bill Picard (HB) | McGill | |
| 4–8 | SSK | Pass | ||
| 4–9 (32) | EDM | Alan Wong (HB) | Toronto | |
| 5–1 | TOR | Pass | ||
| 5–2 (33) | CGY | Stewart Winter (HB) | Toronto | |
| 5–3 | OTT | Pass | ||
| 5–4 | BC | Pass | ||
| 5–5 (34) | HAM | Bob Rogers (HB) | McGill | |
| 5–6 | WPG | Pass | ||
| 5–7 | MTL | Pass | ||
| 5–8 | SSK | Pass | ||
| 5–9 | EDM | Pass | ||
| 6–1 | TOR | Pass | ||
| 6–2 (35) | CGY | Curtis Russell (G) | Toronto | |
| 6–3 | OTT | Pass | ||
| 6–4 | BC | Pass | ||
| 6–5 | HAM | Pass | ||
| 6–6 | WPG | Pass | ||
| 6–7 | MTL | Pass | ||
| 6–8 | SSK | Pass | ||
| 6–9 | EDM | Pass |
All nine teams of the IRFU and WIFU participated in the 1956 amateur draft under the umbrella of the CFC, with teams allowed to select graduating players from five eastern universities — McGill, McMaster, Queen’s, Toronto and Western Ontario — and one western university — British Columbia.
| Round | Played / Picks (%) | League GP |
|---|---|---|
| League Total | 7 / 35 (20.00%) | 75 |
| 1 | 3 / 9 (33.33%) | 38 |
| 2 | 3 / 9 (33.33%) | 37 |
| 3 | 0 / 8 (0.00%) | 0 |
| 4 | 1 / 6 (16.67%) | 0 |
| 5 | 0 / 2 (0.00%) | 0 |
| 6 | 0 / 1 (0.00%) | 0 |
| Team | Played / Picks (%) | League GP | Team GP |
|---|---|---|---|
| League Total | 7 / 35 (20.00%) | 75 | 1 |
| Calgary Stampeders | 3 / 7 (42.86%) | 16 | 1 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 1 / 3 (33.33%) | 0 | 0 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 1 / 4 (25.00%) | 4 | 0 |
| Edmonton Elks | 1 / 5 (20.00%) | 29 | 0 |
| BC Lions | 1 / 5 (20.00%) | 26 | 0 |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 0 / 1 (0.00%) | 0 | 0 |
| Ottawa RedBlacks | 0 / 3 (0.00%) | 0 | 0 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 0 / 3 (0.00%) | 0 | 0 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 0 / 4 (0.00%) | 0 | 0 |