Curling Canada is a National Sport Organization (NSO) and the leading expert and growth engine for curling excellence in Canada. Curling Canada’s exclusive function is to promote amateur athletics in the form of curling in Canada, on a nation-wide basis at all levels.

Curling Canada is furthermore an association of provincial, territorial, and regional curling associations. 

The philosophy of Curling Canada is to develop resources and services to support the entire curling journey, whether new to the game or as someone who has been with us for years. Whether a participant, official, ice-technician, board member, employee, volunteer, partner, or fan of the game, there’s something for everyone. Curling Canada collaborates and leads the development of these resources on a national level that support capacity building and a healthy sport system, while relying largely on Member Associations to deliver these resources to affiliated clubs and curlers from coast to coast to coast.

Focused programs include increasing awareness and growing participation through Hit Draw Tap, U12 Rockstars, U15 Rockfest, Girls Rock, Learn to Curl and Adult Learn to Curl. Programs have been developed to help increase the leadership capacity and support for a safe-sport community including a National Coach Certification Program, Ice-Technician training and Sport Integrity education and resources. Curling Canada’s supports building a skilled workforce through the delivery of the Association of Curling Professionals and support the ever growing business complexities for club operations through the Business of Curling program.

Curling Canada manages a robust athlete development pathway and high-performance programs that support the athlete and coaches daily training environment. Curling Canada selects and manages national teams and has the exclusive right to name teams to World, Olympic and Paralympic competitions as defined by our International Federation, World Curling.

Curling Canada delivers a diverse series of events annually. These events are resourced and developed with the aim to be age and stage appropriate and cater to a wide range of athletes on our Long-Term Curler Development pathway. Key Championships include Podium Pathway events such as U18, U20, Collegiate and University as well as U21 Mixed Doubles. Olympic and Paralympic discipline events of Women’s, Men’s, Mixed Doubles and Wheelchair curling as well as Sport for Life championships including Mixed Fours, Curling Club Championships and Seniors.