The provincial The Dominion Curling Club Championships take place at the Cornwall Curling Club, March 18 to 21, with the winning men’s and women’s teams advancing to the national event, at the Charlottetown and Cornwall curling clubs, Nov. 23-28.

Here are the eligibility rules for the provincial event:

Dominion Rules
We trust that all participants will respect the intent of this championship.  The event is formulated for true club curlers, not elite, past or present.  We want to support ordinary curlers and the development of curlers across Canada.  As we set our eligibility and on-ice rules, including the CCA Rules of Curling for General Play, keep this objective in mind.  The Dominion reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to exclude any team that violates this spirit and intent.
 
1.                  The curling club represented by the team must be affiliated with its Provincial / Territory Association.
 
2.                  Each club will declare a women’s team and a men’s team of four players that played together, regularly, in a sanctioned club league in the most recent season, excluding major/super leagues, to represent the club as the men’s and women’s club champions.  How the club declares this team is up to the individual club.
 
3.                  Each team will be allowed one player who has played in a Men’s, Women’s or Seniors provincial event in the current or previous year, or participated in a Grand Slam event in the current or previous year. *
 
4.                  All games will be eight (8) ends with ties being decided by a full extra end.
 
5.                  A maximum of 2 replacement players from the club can play any position except skip, but cannot play in any position than the position being filled.
 
6.                  Each team will be allowed a maximum of 2 players under the age of 20, as of December 31stof the year prior to the championship (minimum age of 19 as of December 31st). **
 
7.                  The Dominion has the sole authority to grant exceptions to these rules in extraordinary circumstances.
 
*Provinces/Territories with open provincials/territories will be permitted 1 player who has placed top 4 in a Men’s, Women’s or Seniors provincial/territory event in the current or previous year, or participated in a Grand Slam in the current of previous year.
 
**Individual curling associations may adopt a more restrictive criteria, if they choose.