A total of eighteen teams qualified for the 2026 Brier. The fourteen Canadian curling member associations held playdowns to determine who would represent their province or territory. Team Canada is represented by Team
Brad Jacobs, who won the
2025 Montana's Brier. They are also fresh off winning gold medals at the
2026 Winter Olympics. In a continuation of the 2025 qualifying format, the final three teams in the field pre-qualified for the 2026 Brier based on their
2024–25 Canadian Team Ranking Standings, which meant they bypassed the provincial qualifiers. These spots went to Teams
Matt Dunstone,
Mike McEwen and
Brad Gushue. The teams are listed as follows:
CTRS Rankings As of February 9, 2026 Source: ==Map of teams==