Celebrating Tradition
Congratulations to all of our past champions!
Governor General's Trophy
The Governor General's Trophy is an interprovincial double rink men's competition, played since 1874. The double rinks (comprised of two teams) compete as one using a cumulative points system to determine the game winner.
Today, there are two playdowns, with the Ottawa Valley Curling Association producing one finalist and Curling Quebec the other. These teams compete for the Governor General's Trophy, with the final traditionally played in Ottawa.
Edition | Season | Season End | Winning Curling Club |
|---|---|---|---|
151 | 2025 | 2026 | Pointe-Claire |
150 | 2024 | 2025 | Rideau Curling Club |
149 | 2023 | 2024 | Lanark Highlands |
148 | 2022 | 2023 | Lanark Highlands |
- | 2021 | 2022 | Cancelled - COVID Pandemic |
- | 2020 | 2021 | Cancelled - COVID Pandemic |
147 | 2019 | 2020 | Lanark Highlands |
146 | 2018 | 2019 | Ottawa Rideau |
145 | 2017 | 2018 | Dalhousie Lake Curling Club |
144 | 2016 | 2017 | Ormstown |
143 | 2015 | 2016 | Baie D'Urfe |
142 | 2014 | 2015 | Navan |
2026 Winners
On February 21, 2026, the Ottawa Hunt and Golf Club hosted a prestigious match for the Governor General's Trophy. Representing Quebec was the Pointe Claire Curling Club, while the Cornwall Curling Centre represented the Ottawa Valley. Pointe Claire emerged as the winner. The Governor General’s Trophy is a double rink competition between teams from curling clubs in the Ottawa Valley and Western Quebec, established in 1874.
We were honoured to welcome His Excellency Whit Fraser, the Governor General’s consort, again this year. His Excellency attended in a Team Canada hockey jersey and delivered a brief address, including a toast to Canada and the King.
Dave Stanley served as an excellent master of ceremonies for the evening.
Jim Campbell, past president of the Governor General’s Curling Club, extended a warm welcome to the teams and guests and closed the event.
Bill Woods provided guests with a succinct history of the competition, discussing its origins. The winning team's name will be embroidered onto the event banner, which they may display at their club.
In the women's Lady Tweedsmuir event, the Rideau Curling Club prevailed over the Pointe Claire Curling Club.