The 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from January 23 to February 1 at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ontario. The winning Kerri Einarson team will represent Canada at the 2026 World Women's Curling Championship at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta.
Defending champion Rachel Homan was not allowed to participate by Curling Canada due to qualifying for the 2026 Winter Olympics and scheduling of the 2026 Scotties. As a result, Kerri Einarson, who finished as runner-up in the 2025 tournament, became Team Canada for the event.
This was the first Canadian women's curling championship to be held in the Greater Toronto Area.
A total of eighteen teams qualified for the 2026 Scotties. The fourteen Canadian curling member associations held playdowns to determine who would represent their province or territory. Team Canada is represented by Team Kerri Einarson, who replaces Team Rachel Homan following their victory at the 2025 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.
In a continuation of the 2025 qualifying format, the final three teams in the field pre-qualified for the 2026 Scotties based on their 2024âÂÂ25 Canadian Team Ranking Standings, which meant they bypassed the provincial qualifiers. These spots initially went to Teams Kerri Einarson, Kayla Skrlik and Christina Black. However, with Team Einarson becoming Team Canada, the third CTRS spot was instead given to the highest ranked non-qualified team following the completion of all provincial and territorial championships, Team Kaitlyn Lawes.
The teams are listed as follows:
As of January 12, 2026
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Originally, three pre qualified berths were allocated to the top teams in the Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) from the previous curling season. These three pre qualified teams were Team Kerri Einarson, Team Kayla Skrlik, and Team Christina Black. However due to Team Rachel Homan withdrawing from the Scotties to focus on the Olympics. Kerri Einarson became team Canada, leaving an additional pre qualified spot up for grabs. Curling Canada announced that the highest ranked Canadian Team Ranking System (CTRS) that did not qualify for the scotties will be given the spot following the conclusion of all provincial/territorial championships. The final berth was given to the team with the highest CTRS ranking on January 12, 2026, who did not win their provincial/territorial championship.
Final Round Robin Standings
All draw times are listed in Eastern Time ().
Friday, January 23, 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 24, 2:00 pm
Saturday, January 24, 7:00 pm
Sunday, January 25, 9:00 am
Sunday, January 25, 2:00 pm
Sunday, January 25, 7:00 pm
Monday, January 26, 9:00 am
Monday, January 26, 2:00 pm
Monday, January 26, 7:00 pm
Tuesday, January 27, 9:00 am
Tuesday, January 27, 2:00 pm
Tuesday, January 27, 7:00 pm
Wednesday, January 28, 9:00 am
Wednesday, January 28, 2:00 pm
Wednesday, January 28, 7:00 pm
Thursday, January 29, 9:00 am
Thursday, January 29, 2:00 pm
Thursday, January 29, 7:00 pm
Friday, January 30, 1:00 pm
Friday, January 30, 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 31, 7:00 pm
Saturday, January 31, 1:00 pm
Sunday, February 1, 1:00 pm
Sunday, February 1, 7:00 pm
Round Robin Only; minimum 5 games played
Round robin only; minimum 10 shots thrown
The Awards for the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts were as follows:
The All-Star Teams were determined by a combination of media vote and playing percentages:
The Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award was presented to the player chosen by their fellow peers as the curler that most exemplified sportsmanship and dedication to curling during the annual Scotties Tournament of Hearts.
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