The Canadian Women's National Team returned to the field for the SheBelieves Cup after ending a short-lived job action in protest of significant cuts made to the national team programs ahead of the World Cup set to kick off in July of this year.

Christine Sinclair posted on social media to update the public about the women's position on the issue:

“To be clear. We are being forced back to work for the short term. This is not over. We will continue to fight for everything we deserve and we will win. The She Believes is being played in protest.”

Sinclair's comments came after the Canadian Soccer Players Association distributed a statement from the Canadian Women's National Soccer Team on February 11, 2023:

“Canada Soccer told us that they consider our job action to be an unlawful strike. They told us that if we did not return to work — and did not commit today to playing in Thursday's game against the United States — they would not only take legal action to force us back to the pitch but would consider taking steps to collect what could be millions of dollars in damages from our Player's Association and from each of the individual players currently in the camp.”

The dispute arises from the team demanding the same support and backing for the Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as their male counterparts received for the Men's World Cup in Qatar.