Canadian Junior Curling Championships
Annual youth curling tournament
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The Canadian Under-20 Curling Championships, more commonly known as the Canadian Junior Curling Championships, is an annual curling tournament held to determine the best youth curling team in Canada. Junior level curlers must be under the age of 21 as of June 30 in the year prior to the tournament.
1971 (women)
Ontario 1| Canadian Junior Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1950 (men) 1971 (women) |
| 2026 host city | Sudbury, Ontario |
| 2026 arena | Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex |
| Current champions (2026) | |
| Men | Ontario 1 |
| Women |  Quebec 2 |
| Current edition | |
The event began in 1950 as the National Schoolboys Championship, and all members of a team had to attend the same high school. Efforts to establish the event were led by Ken Watson, Maurice Smith and others.[1] From 1950 to 1957, teams played for the Victor Sifton Trophy. Sifton's newspaper chain was the sponsor of the event during this time. From 1958 to 1975 the event was sponsored by Pepsi and was known as the Pepsi Schoolboys, becoming the Pepsi Juniors in 1976. At that time, the age limit of the event was adjusted to match the eligibility for the World Junior Curling Championships which began in 1975. In 1971 a separate women's event was created, and was initially called the Canadian Girls Curling Championship. In 1980 Pepsi began sponsoring the women's juniors as well. In 1987 the events were combined into one national junior championship and held at the same venue. Pepsi continued to be the event sponsor until 1994. In 1995, the event was added to the Canadian Curling Association's "Season of Champions" programme.
Since 2022 and between 1974 and 1994, the winner of the event went on to represent Canada at the following year's World junior championship. 1996 to 2020 the winner would play in the same year's championship. The winners of the 1994 and 1995 women's events had to play off to represent Canada at the 1995 World Junior Curling Championships. This was not needed for the men, as the 1993 champion Shawn Adams rink was suspended, so the 1994 winners represented Canada at the 1994 World Junior Curling Championships.[2] The 2021 event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was replaced by the 2021 World Junior Qualification Event played in the Fall, the winner going on to represent Canada at the 2022 World Juniors.
The event was re-branded to the Canadian Under-21 Curling Championships in 2024 and the Canadian Under-20 Curling Championships in 2025.
Sponsors
- 1950–1957: Sifton newspapers
- 1958–1994: Pepsi
- 1995: Canadian Curling Association
- 1996–1997: Maple Leaf Foods
- 1998–2005: Kärcher
- 2006–2015: M&M Meat Shops
- 2016: Egg Farmers of Ontario
- 2017: Ambrosia
- 2018–current: New Holland[3]
Champions
Men
1950–1978
| Year | Winning Locale | Winning team | Coach | Location |
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| 1950 |  Saskatchewan | Bill Clarke, Gary Carlson, Ian Innes, Harold Grassie | Quebec City, Quebec | |
| 1951 | Saskatchewan | Gary Thode, Gary Cooper, Orest Hyrniuk, Roy Hufsmith | Nelson, British Columbia | |
| 1952 | Saskatchewan | Gary Thode, Gary Cooper, Doug Conn, Roy Hufsmith | Moncton, New Brunswick | |
| 1953 | Ontario | Bob Walker, Duncan Brodie, Claire Peacock, George MacGregor | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | |
| 1954 | Saskatchewan | Bayne Secord, Don Snider, Stan Austman, Don Brownell | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| 1955 | Saskatchewan | Bayne Secord, Stan Austman, Merv Mann, Gary Stevenson | Sydney, Nova Scotia | |
| 1956 | Saskatchewan | Bob Hawkins, Ted Clarke, Bruce Beveridge, Dave Williams | Fort William, Ontario | |
| 1957 | Ontario | Ian Johnston, Peter Galsworthy, Dave Robinson, Mike Jackson | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| 1958 |  Northern Ontario | Tom Tod, Neil McLeod, Patrick Moran, David Allin | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | |
| 1959 |  Alberta | John Trout, Bruce Walker, David Woods, Allen Sharpe | George Walsh[4] | Calgary, Alberta |
| 1960 | Alberta | Tommy Kroeger, Jack Isaman, Ron Nelson, Murray Sorenson | Noranda, Quebec | |
| 1961 |  British Columbia | Jerry Caughlin, Jack Cox, Mike Shippitt, David Jones | Prince George, British Columbia | |
| 1962 | Saskatchewan | Mike Lukowich, Ed Lukowich, Doug McLeod, David Moore | Halifax, Nova Scotia | |
| 1963 | Alberta | Wayne Saboe, Ron Hampton, Rick Aldridge, Mick Adams | Guelph, Ontario | |
| 1964 | Northern Ontario | Bob Ash, Bill Ash, Terry Armstrong, Fred Prier | Bill Prokopich | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| 1965 | Saskatchewan | Dan Fink, Ken Runtz, Ron Jacques, Larry Lechner | Fredericton, New Brunswick | |
| 1966 | Alberta | Brian Howes, Blair Pallesen, John Thompson, Chris Robinson | St. John's, Newfoundland | |
| 1967 | Alberta | Stanley Trout, Doug Dobry, Allen Kullay, Donald Douglas | Ron Anton[5] | Flin Flon, Manitoba |
| 1968 | Ontario | Bill Hope, Bruce Lord, Brian Domney, Dennis Gardiner | Port Arthur, Ontario | |
| 1969 | Saskatchewan | Robert Miller, Roger Rask, Lloyd Helm, William Aug | North Battleford, Saskatchewan | |
| 1970 |  New Brunswick | Ronald Ferguson, Garth Jardine, Brian Henderson, Cyril Sutherland | Saint-Jérôme, Quebec | |
| 1971 | Saskatchewan | Greg Montgomery, Don Despins, Jeff Montgomery, Rod Verboom | Kamloops, British Columbia | |
| 1972 | Alberta | Lawrence Niven, Rick Niven, Jim Ross, Ted Poblawski | Schumacher, Ontario | |
| 1973 | Ontario | Mark McDonald, Lloyd Emmerson, Phillip Tomsett, Jon Clare | Moncton, New Brunswick | |
| 1974 | Alberta | Robb King, Brad Hannah, Bill Fowlis, Chris King | Ottawa, Ontario | |
| 1975 | Alberta | Paul Gowsell, Neil Houston, Glen Jackson, Kelly Stearne | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| 1976 |  Prince Edward Island | Bill Jenkins, John Scales, Sandy Stewart, Alan Mayhew | Doug Cameron[6] | Kapuskasing, Ontario |
| 1977 | Alberta | Paul Gowsell, John Ferguson, Doug MacFarlane, Kelly Stearne | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| 1978[7] | Alberta | Darren Fish, Lorne Barker, Murray Ursulak, Barry Barker | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
1979–present
A playoff was added in 1979.
Women
1971–1982
| Year | Winning Locale | Winning team | Coach | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Alberta | Shelby McKenzie, Marlene Pargeter, Arlene Hrdlicka, Debbie Goliss | Vancouver, British Columbia | |
| 1972 |  Manitoba | Chris Pidzarko, Cathy Pidzarko, Beth Brunsdon, Barbara Rudolph | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| 1973 | Saskatchewan | Janet Crimp, Carol Davis, Chris Gervais, Susan Carney | Montreal, Quebec | |
| 1974 | Manitoba | Chris Pidzarko, Cathy Pidzarko, Patti Vandekerckhove, Barbara Rudolph | Edmonton, Alberta | |
| 1975 | Saskatchewan | Patricia Crimp, Colleen Rudd, Judy Sefton, Merrill Greabeiel | Grand Falls, Newfoundland | |
| 1976 | Saskatchewan | Colleen Rudd, Carol Rudd, Julie Burke, Lori Glenn | Thunder Bay, Ontario | |
| 1977 | Alberta | Cathy King, Robin Ursuliak, Maureen Olsen, Mary Kay James | Saint John, New Brunswick | |
| 1978 | Alberta | Cathy King, Brenda Oko, Maureen Olsen, Diane Bowes | Chilliwack, British Columbia | |
| 1979 | Saskatchewan | Denise Wilson, Judy Walker, Dianne Choquette, Shannon Olafson | Yorkton, Saskatchewan | |
| 1980 |  Nova Scotia | Kay Smith, Krista Gatchell, Cathy Caudle, Peggy Wilson | Bill Gatchell | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island |
| 1981 | Manitoba | Karen Fallis, Karen Tresoor, Caroline Hunter, Lynn Fallis | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia | |
| 1982[24] | British Columbia | Sandra Plut, Sandra Rainey, Leigh Fraser, Debra Fowles | Bob Holden[25] | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
1983–present
A playoff was added in 1983.
Titles by Province/Territory
As of 2026
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