The 2026 Food & Farm Care Men's Ontario Curling Championship, better known as the Ontario Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship for Southern Ontario, will be held from January 5 to 11 at Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira, Ontario. The winning rink will represent Ontario at the 2026 Montana's Brier, Canada's national men's curling championship in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.[1] Despite the event being held in an Olympic year, it will still be held in conjunction with the 2026 Ontario Women's Curling Championship, the provincial women's championship.
Qualification process
Twelve teams will qualify for the 2026 Ontario Tankard. The top eight southern Ontario teams on the Canada Team Ranking System as of December 1, 2025 qualified, as well as four teams from an open qualifier.[2]
Teams
The teams are listed as follows (as of December 14, 2025):[3]
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| Jonathan Beuk |
Pat Janssen |
David Staples |
Sean Harrison |
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Maurice Wilson |
Cataraqui G&CC, Kingston
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| Alex Champ |
Ben Bevan |
Stuart Leslie |
Travis Ackroyd |
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Royal Canadian CC, Toronto
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| Michael Fournier |
Charlie Richard |
Punit Sthankiya |
Graeme Robson |
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Whitby CC, Whitby
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| Daniel Hocevar |
Zander Elmes |
Joel Matthews |
Daniel Del Conte |
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Dundas Valley G&CC, Dundas
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| Scott Howard |
Mat Camm |
Jason Camm |
Scott Chadwick |
Adam Spencer |
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Navan CC, Navan, Ottawa
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| Mark Kean |
Brady Lumley |
Matthew Garner |
Spencer Dunlop |
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Matthew Wilkinson |
Woodstock CC, Woodstock
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| Jayden King |
Dylan Niepage |
Owen Henry |
Victor Pietrangelo |
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London CC, London
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| Tyler MacTavish |
Owen Nicholls |
Nathan Kim |
Nate Thomas |
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Nathan Scott |
KW Granite Club, Waterloo
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| Jordan McNamara |
Colton Daly |
Jacob Clarke |
Brenden Laframboise |
Samuel Steep |
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Rideau CC, Ottawa
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| Sam Mooibroek |
Ryan Wiebe |
Scott Mitchell |
Nathan Steele |
Wyatt Small |
Jake Higgs |
Whitby CC, Whitby
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| Weston Oryniak |
Jacob Jones |
Noah Garner |
Matthew Abrams |
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High Park Club, Toronto
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| Landan Rooney |
Connor Lawes |
Robert Currie |
Evan Lilly |
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Dave Rooney |
CC of Collingwood, Collingwood
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Map of teams
Knockout Brackets
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Knockout Results
All draws are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00).[5]
Draw 2
Monday, January 5, 2:00 pm
Draw 4
Tuesday, January 6, 9:00 am
Draw 6
Tuesday, January 6, 7:00 pm
Draw 7
Wednesday, January 7, 9:00 am
Draw 8
Wednesday, January 7, 2:00 pm
Draw 9
Wednesday, January 7, 7:00 pm
Draw 10
Thursday, January 8, 9:00 am
Draw 11
Thursday, January 8, 2:00 pm
Draw 12
Thursday, January 8, 7:00 pm
Draw 13
Friday, January 9, 9:00 am
Draw 14
Friday, January 9, 2:00 pm
Draw 15
Friday, January 9, 7:00 pm
Playoffs
C1 vs. C2
Saturday, January 10, 9:00 am
A vs. B
Saturday, January 10, 2:00 pm
Semifinal
Saturday, January 10, 7:00 pm
Final
Sunday, January 26, 2:30 pm
Qualification
Open Qualifier
December 12–14, Simcoe Curling Club, Simcoe[6]
| A Side
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| | | To Tankard
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| Jordan McNamara (Rideau)
| 7
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| Matthew Coady (Wiarton)
| 4
| | | Jordan McNamara (Rideau)
| 5
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| Jordan Keon (Richmond Hill)
| 0
| | | Jacob Lamb (Dundas Valley)
| 8
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| Jacob Lamb (Dundas Valley)
| 6
| | | | | | Jacob Lamb (Dundas Valley)
| 3
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| Christopher Inglis (Peterborough)
| 8
| | | | | Weston Oryniak (High Park)
| 7
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| Jonathan Biemans (Ottawa Hunt)
| 4
| | | Christopher Inglis (Peterborough)
| 5
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| Weston Oryniak (High Park)
| 9
| | | Weston Oryniak (High Park)
| 6
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| Riley Fung-Ernst (Westmount)
| 3
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| Pat Ferris (Grimsby)
| 6
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| Ryan Mayville (Stroud)
| 7
| | | Ryan Mayville (Stroud)
| 4
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| Brent Ross (Harriston)
| 7
| | | Brent Ross (Harriston)
| 6
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| Scott Bailey (High Park)
| 5
| | | | | | Brent Ross (Harriston)
| 5
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| Tyler MacTavish (KW Granite)
| 6
| | | | | Landan Rooney (Collingwood)
| 8
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| Evan MacDougall (Fergus)
| 5
| | | Tyler MacTavish (KW Granite)
| 4
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| Landan Rooney (Collingwood)
| 6
| | | Landan Rooney (Collingwood)
| 8
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| Les Brownson (Quinte)
| 1
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| B Side
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| | | | | | | | Jacob Lamb (Dundas Valley)
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| | | | | | | Tyler MacTavish (KW Granite)
| 7
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| | | | Jordan Keon (Richmond Hill)
| 5
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| Jordan Keon (Richmond Hill)
| 8
| | | Tyler MacTavish (KW Granite)
| 6
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| Matthew Coady (Wiarton)
| 7
| | | | | | Tyler MacTavish (KW Granite)
| 11
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| | | | | | Jonathan Biemans (Ottawa Hunt)
| 2
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| | | | Jonathan Biemans (Ottawa Hunt)
| 4
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| Jonathan Biemans (Ottawa Hunt)
| 7
| | | Ryan Mayville (Stroud)
| 3
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| Riley Fung-Ernst (Westmount)
| 4
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| | | | | | | Jordan McNamara (Rideau)
| 8
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| | | | Pat Ferris (Grimsby)
| 5
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| Scott Bailey (High Park)
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| | | Christopher Inglis (Peterborough)
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| Pat Ferris (Grimsby)
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| | | | | | Jordan McNamara (Rideau)
| 6
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| | | | Evan MacDougall (Fergus)
| 3
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| Evan MacDougall (Fergus)
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| | | Jordan McNamara (Rideau)
| 9
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| Les Brownson (Quinte)
| 4
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References
2026 Montana's Brier provincial and territorial playdowns |
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