Organizations who wish to host a Curling Canada event must make their intentions known by writing a letter, specifying the event and year, to Danny Lamoureux at Curling Canada’s national office.

If there are questions prior to submitting a letter, Danny can be contacted directly as follows:

Danny Lamoureux
Mobile: (613) 878-3682
Email: [email protected]

Event-Managed Properties

• Brier (Canadian Men’s Championship – 16 teams)
  6,000 (minimum) seat arena with associated facilities:  One (1) facility in the 60,000 – 80,000 sq.ft. range. Curling Canada must be confident that the site selected can be financially successful and that there will be civic and provincial support of the event. 75 hours of live television coverage is included.
• Scotties Tournament of Hearts (Canadian Women’s Championship – 16 teams)
  3,500 (minimum) – 5,000 (maximum) seat arena with an associated facility of approximately 30,000 sq.ft.  Curling Canada must be confident that the site selected can be financially successful and that there will be civic and provincial support of the event. 75 hours of live television coverage is included.
• World Men’s (13 teams)
  6,000 (minimum) – 10,000 (maximum) seat arena with an associated facility of approximately 30,000 sq.ft.  Banquet facilities required. 75 hours of live television coverage is included.
• World Women’s (13 teams)
  2,500 (minimum) – 4,000 (maximum) seat arena with an associated facility of approximately 20,000 sq. ft.  Banquet facilities required. 75 hours of live television coverage is included.
• Canadian Curling Trials (every four years, this event determines Canada’s male and female teams to the Winter Games)
  75 hours of live television coverage is included.
  6,000 – 10,000 seat arena with associated facilities as outlined for the Brier.

Other Events

• 4-Person Mixed (two men and two women on each team – 14 teams)
  Duration: seven (7) days of competition;
  Minimum of four (4) sheets of ice;
  Twenty-eight (28) double hotel rooms (2 beds per room) and 12 single hotel rooms;
  Banquet facilities to accommodate 250 – 300 people;
  Curling Canada will stream live.
• Everest Canadian Senior Men’s & Women’s Championships (50 and over – 14 men and 14 women’s teams)
  Duration: seven (7) days of competition;
  Minimum of six (6) sheets of ice;
  Fifty-six (56) double hotel rooms (2 beds per room) and 12 (10) single hotel rooms;
  Banquet facilities to accommodate 300 – 400 people
  Curling Canada will stream live.
• Under-21 Men’s & Women’s Championships (20 and under – 14 men and 14 women’s teams)
  Duration: nine (9) days of competition;
  Minimum of eight (8) sheets of ice of which five (5) sheets must be in an arena with a minimum 500 seats
  Fifty-six (56) double hotel rooms (2 beds per room) and forty-eight (48) single hotel rooms;
  Banquet facilities to accommodate 400 – 500 people.
  14 hours of television
• Canadian Wheelchair (10-14 teams)
  Duration: six (6) days of competition;
  Accessible club house and ice area for athletes in wheelchairs
  Minimum of (four) 4 sheets of ice
  Minimum of 40-50 hotel rooms (8 to have full roll-in washroom facilities and 8 with transfer benches)
  Banquet facilities to accommodate 150 – 300 people
  Curling Canada will stream live.
• University / College Championships (17 to 27 years old – 16 men and 16 women’s teams)
  Minimum of eight (8) sheets of ice with at minimum one (1) arena with 500 seats
  Minimum of 96 hotel rooms
  Banquet facilities to accommodate 350 – 500 people
  Curling Canada will stream live.
• Mixed Doubles Championship (32 teams of 2 players)
  Minimum of six (6) sheets of ice with at minimum one (1) arena with 500 seats
  Minimum of thirty-two (32) hotel rooms
  Curling Canada will stream/televise live.
• Under-18 Boys & Girls Championships (17 and under – 21 men and 21 women’s teams)
  Duration: seven (7) days of competition;
  Minimum of eight (8) sheets of ice of which five (5) sheets must be in an arena with a minimum 500 sets
  Eighty-four (84) double hotel rooms (2 beds per room) and sixty (60) single hotel rooms;
  Banquet facilities to accommodate 400 – 500 people
  Curling Canada will stream live.

Timelines for expressions of interest/bids

• Brier, Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Curling Trials and the World Championships: Curling Canada will accept annual bids by April 30 each for these four events up until 24 months prior to the start of the event. If we have not received a bid by that date that is deemed acceptable to host the said championship or are unable to negotiate the appropriate contracts with one of the bid sites considered to be acceptable we will then solicit interest from a site that we deem would be an appropriate host for the event.
• Under-21, Canada Cup, 4-person Mixed, Seniors, Wheelchair, University / College and any other event not listed above: Curling Canada may accept bids for these events by April 30 up until 24 months prior to the start of the event. If we have not received a bid by that date that is deemed acceptable to host the said championship or are unable to negotiate the appropriate contracts with one of the bid sites considered to be acceptable, we will then solicit interest from a site that we deem would be an appropriate host for the event.

Timelines for the selection of sites and public announcements

Brier, Tournament of Hearts, Canadian Curling Trials and the World Championships: Curling Canada will accept annual bids by April 30 each for these four events up until 24 months prior to the start of the event. If we have not received a bid by that date that is deemed acceptable to host the said championship or are unable to negotiate the appropriate contracts with one of the bid sites considered to be acceptable we will then solicit interest from a site that we deem would be an appropriate host for the event.

Under-21, Canada Cup, 4-person Mixed, Seniors, Wheelchair, University / College and any other event not listed above: Curling Canada may accept bids for these events by April 30 up until 24 months prior to the start of the event. If we have not received a bid by that date that is deemed acceptable to host the said championship or are unable to negotiate the appropriate contracts with one of the bid sites considered to be acceptable, we will then solicit interest from a site that we deem would be an appropriate host for the event.