Canada Games Trials – Men & Women sponsored by Manitoba Pork
April 16-19, 2026 at Pembina Curling Club
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2026 Canada Games Curling Trials and 2027 Canada Games Information
The Canada Games 4-Person Team Curling Trials will be held April 16-19, 2026 at Pembina Curling Club. The Canada Games Mixed Doubles Curling Trials (Dynasty Junior Mixed Doubles Provincial Championship presented by Access Credit Union) will be held April 9-12, 2026 at Pembina Curling Club. The Canada Games Curling Trials will determine Manitoba’s representatives at the 2027 Canada Winter Games in Quebec City, Quebec from February 26 to March 15, 2027.
The two winning 4-person teams and the winning mixed doubles team will be invited to participate in a Training Program for the season leading to the 2027 Canada Winter Games. They will be provided with opportunities for fitness testing and training, nutritional workshops, sport psychology sessions, strategy sessions, technical refinement and brushing enhancement. CurlManitoba’s High Performance Director will mentor the team coaches, as well as work closely with the teams and coaches in preparation for the upcoming games.
ELIGIBILITY:
4-PERSON TEAM COMPOSITION:
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S
- Under 18 as of December 31st, 2026 (Date of Birth: January 1, 2009 or later)
- Be a resident of Manitoba (comply with CurlManitoba Residency Policy)
- Be a member in good standing of any CurlManitoba member clubs
- A Team is composed of 4 males OR 4 females and 1 coach
- No alternates allowed
MIXED DOUBLES TEAM COMPOSITION:
MIXED DOUBLES
- Under 21 as of June 30, 2026 (Date of Birth: July 1, 2005 or later)
- Be a resident of Manitoba (comply with CurlManitoba Residency Policy)
- Be a member in good standing of any CurlManitoba member clubs
- A Team is composed of 1 male OR 1 female and 1 coach
- No alternates allowed
Note: Athletes that identify as men are eligible to compete in both the U-18 Men’s and the U-21 Mixed Doubles events if they meet the eligibility criteria. Athletes that identify as women are not eligible to compete in both the U-18 Women’s and the U-21 Mixed Doubles events because the competitions are occurring during the same week.
COACHING AT TRIALS:
- Certified Competition Coach Required AND:
- Respect in Sport Certification (Sport Manitoba on-line course)
- Criminal Record Check on file with CurlManitoba (valid for 5 years)
- Child Abuse Registry Check on file with CurlManitoba (valid for 5 years)
- Rule of Two elearning Module
- A Screening Disclosure form
2027 CANADA WINTER GAMES INFORMATION:
Location:
Quebec City, Quebec
Date:
Mixed Doubles – February 27, 2027 to March 4, 2027
Women’s – February 27, 2027 to March 5, 2027
Men’s – March 8, 2027 to March 14, 2027
The coaching requirements at the 2027 Canada Winter Games requires the coach to meet one of the following certification requirements:
- Curling Canada NCCP Competition-Development-In-Training OR;
- Competition Coach certified with successful completion of Curling Canada’s
- Manage a Program
- Health and Wellness Modules
- Managing Conflict.
- Coaches are encouraged to complete the Canada Games Elearning Module
Coaches must be certified no later than 45 days before the opening of the Games (by January 12, 2027)
Curling Canada will require additional sport safety activities to be completed by provincial winners.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Jill Officer
High Performance Director, CurlManitoba
C: 204-330-1070