The 2026 Farm & Food Care Ontario Women's Curling Championship, the provincial women's curling championship for Southern Ontario, will be held from January 4 to 11 at Woolwich Memorial Centre in Elmira, Ontario. The winning rink will represent Ontario at the 2026 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship in Mississauga, Ontario as the host team.[1] Despite the event being held in an Olympic year, it will still be held in conjunction with the 2026 Ontario Tankard, the provincial men's curling championship.
Qualification process
Twelve teams will qualify for the 2026 Ontario Women's Championship. The top eight southern Ontario teams on the Canada Team Ranking System (CTRS) as of December 1, 2025 qualified, as well as four teams from an open qualifier.[2]
The number one ranked team in Canada according to the CTRS, Rachel Homan will represent Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics after winning the 2025 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials. Homan's rink would have represented Team Canada at the 2026 Scotties as they won the 2025 Scotties Tournament of Hearts and would have bypassed provincials. However, due to qualifying for the Olympics, they will not be competing at the 2026 Scotties.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows (as of December 14, 2025):[3]
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| Hailey Armstrong |
Grace Lloyd |
Michaela Robert |
Rachel Steele |
Lori Eddy |
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Whitby CC, Whitby
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| Cathy Auld |
Erin Morrissey |
Erica Hopson |
Kim Cooper |
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Ottawa CC, Ottawa
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| Emma Artichuk |
Jamie Smith |
Evelyn Robert |
Lauren Rajala |
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Sean Turriff |
KW Granite Club, Waterloo
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| Hollie Duncan |
Megan Balsdon |
Rachelle Strybosch |
Tess Guyatt |
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Sherry Middaugh |
Woodstock CC, Woodstock
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| Katie Ford |
Emily Middaugh |
Madison Fisher |
Kelly Middaugh |
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Wayne Middaugh |
KW Granite Club, Waterloo
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| Amanda Gebhardt |
Allison Singh |
Erin Cook |
Hilary Huddleston |
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Listowel CC, Listowel
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| Carly Howard |
Grace Holyoke |
Stephanie Mumford |
Alice Holyoke |
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High Park Club, Toronto
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| Danielle Inglis |
Kira Brunton |
Calissa Daly |
Cassandra de Groot |
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Kim Tuck |
Ottawa H&GC, Ottawa
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| Jenny Madden |
Bridget Whynot |
Emily Parkinson |
Jessica Guilbault |
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RCMP CC, Ottawa
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| Julia Markle |
Scotia Maltman |
Jessica Filipcic |
Sadie McCutcheon |
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Jodi McCutcheon |
RCMP CC, Ottawa
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| Chelsea Principi |
Lauren Peskett |
Brenda Chapman |
Keira McLaughlin |
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John Gabel |
Niagara Falls CC, Niagara Falls
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| Breanna Rozon |
Chrissy Cadorin |
Stephanie Thompson |
Jillian Page |
Leigh Armstrong |
Connor Lawes |
Thornhill G&CC, Vaughan
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Map of teams
Ontario Women's Curling Championship Teams
Knockout Brackets
Source:[4]
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Knockout Results
All draws are listed in Eastern Time (UTC−05:00).[5]
Draw 1
Sunday, January 4, 7:00 pm
Draw 3
Monday, January 5, 2:00 pm
Draw 5
Tuesday, January 6, 2:00 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 24, 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 11, 10:00 am
Qualification
Open Qualifier
December 13–14, RCMP Curling Club, Ottawa[6]
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| | | | Jenny Madden (RCMP)
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| Jaimee Gardner (North Grenville)
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| | Brooklyn Ideson | 8 | | | Brooklyn Ideson | 6 |
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