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U18
travel for four (4) athletes + one (1) coach

U20
travel for four (4) athletes + one (1) coach

MIXED
travel for four (4) athletes

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
travel for four (4) athletes

SENIORS
travel for four (4) athletes

WHEELCHAIR
Travel for four (4) athletes + one (1) coach

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Curling Canada will manage the bookings via their travel agent(s) and Curling Canada will be responsible for full payment. Without exception, all travel will be pre-approved by Curling Canada.

ACCOMMODATION
Two (2) rooms for the Mixed (67% of the cost)

Team responsibility for Clubs, Seniors, U18, U20

$1,000 per team for wheelchair

STAY-TO-PLAY:

This accommodation subsidy is based on a Stay-To-Play policy which means teams are eligible for the 67% refund only if they stay in the Curling Canada designated Host Hotel. Curling Canada will make best efforts to book at a minimum, 3-star+ hotels with appropriate amenities and reasonable prices.

Curling Canada team funding for the Tournament of Hearts and Brier will include four (4) players and one (1) coach only. Teams will be allowed to bring one (1) alternate player with them but at their own team’s expense including on-ice clothing.

Alternates:

•  Cannot be a Free Agent if the team already has a Free Agent in the line-up.
•  The alternate must meet the eligibility requirements of the Member Association they represent.
• An alternate for Team Canada must be a resident of the Member Association they represent. For example, Alberta wins the Brier. Next year as Team Canada, their alternate (their choice) must meet Alberta’s eligibility (unless they are a free agent with no other free agent on the team).
•  Teams may play with three (3) players at any time, even with an alternate on the team.
•  If a team loses more than two (2) players, they will default until they can field at least three (3) players.
•  A team of four (4) players losing a player to catastrophic reasons will be allowed to replace that player with an eligible alternate player at the discretion of Curling Canada. Catastrophic is defined as unable to play for the remainder of the event due to physical injury as determined by a third-party physician.
• Alternate Player Pools in all other Curling Canada events are no longer offered. Exception: the Canadian Mixed.

• Teams will be allowed to bring an eligible alternate player with them at their own team’s expense.
•  Teams may play with three (3) players regardless if they have an alternate player or not in the building.
• If a four-person team loses more than two (2) players, they will default until they can field at least three (3) players.
• A four-person team losing a player to catastrophic reasons will be allowed to replace that player with an eligible alternate player. Catastrophic is defined as unable to play for the remainder of the event due to physical injury as determined by a third-party physician.
• 4-person Mixed: This event will continue to provide a pool of local alternate players because the Mixed Rules require that four (4) players are on the ice at all times.
• Mixed Doubles: Alternate players are not allowed for this discipline. If one (1) of the two players cannot play, the game will be defaulted.

Rule Book Change: Rule 23(1)(g) (effective May 1, 2018):
To be eligible to compete in the Canadian Senior Curling Championships, and in any Member Association event leading to the Senior national championships, each of the four players (and alternates where applicable) on every team must be:

• Canadian citizens;
• Residents of Canada (unless granted an exemption by a Member Association);
• Members in good standing of the same Member Association;
• Fifty (50) years of age or older on June 30th in the year of the Canadian Senior Championships.

Therefore, players wanting to compete in the 2019 Seniors (March) as example, will be born on or before June 30th, 1969.

This eligibility rule will be in effect May 1, 2018.