The first event was held in 2003 at the
Sport Mart Place in
Kamloops, British Columbia, the Cup's home until 2008. During this time the event was sponsored by the
Strauss Herb Company. The first event featured a total purse of $220,000, divided equally for the men's and women's events. Subsequent events however have seen smaller purses available. In 2004, a second tier of competition, the qualification rounds
Canada Cup East and
Canada Cup West were added. In 2006, this had changed to men's and women's qualification rounds. The qualifying rounds were held every year with the
John Shea Insurance Canada Cup Qualifier being held at the
Ottawa and
Rideau curling clubs in
Ottawa,
Ontario and the
Diversified Transportation Canada Cup Qualifier being held at the
Saville Sports Centre in
Edmonton,
Alberta. The men's and women's qualifiers alternated between the two cities. On February 18, 2008, the
Canadian Curling Association announced that the 2009 finals of the Canada Cup of Curling would be held at the
Farrell Agencies Arena in
Yorkton, Saskatchewan. The 2009-10 season was without a Canada Cup, with the event returning in December 2010 rather in the Spring like it had been previously. The Canada Cup qualifiers were abolished for the 2010 event, using a number of smaller bonspiels to feed the event. The 2010 event was held at the
Medicine Hat Arena in
Medicine Hat, Alberta. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Curling Canada stated that the 2020 Canada Cup would likely be postponed to an unspecified date in 2021, citing its role in qualification for trials for the
2022 Winter Olympics. The 2021 event ultimately did not go ahead, and there are no plans to hold the event in the near future. It was replaced on Curling Canada's Season of Champions calendar by the
PointsBet Invitational. ==Winners==