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The Capital Curling Classic is an annual bonspiel on the men's and women's Ontario Curling Tour. It is held annually in at the beginning of October at the RCMP Curling Club in Ottawa, Ontario.
Past event names include the OVCT Parliament Cup, Parliament Cup, Mac Ice Classic, and the Moosehead Classic.
It became an exclusively open event in 2018 (open to both genders).
| Year | Winning skip | Runner up skip | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |  Don Westphal | Jean-Michel Ménard | $32,000 |
| 2005 |  Bryan Cochrane | Heath McCormick | $31,000 |
| 2006 | Pierre Charette | John Epping [1] | $43,300 |
| 2007 | Jean-Michel Ménard | ||
| 2008 | Jean-Michel Ménard | ||
| 2009 | Simon Dupuis | Martin Ferland | |
| 2010 | Bryan Cochrane | Howard Rajala | $24,000 |
| 2011 | Jean-Michel Ménard | Howard Rajala | $23,000 |
| 2012 | Ian MacAulay | Trevor Bonot | $20,000 |
| 2013 | Ian MacAulay | Don Bowser | $20,000 |
| 2014 | Jean-Michel Ménard | Ian MacAulay | $17,000 |
| 2015 | Jean-Michel Ménard | Mike McLean | $18,000 |
| 2016 | Jean-Michel Ménard | Mike Fournier | $15,000 |
| 2017 | François Gagné | Jean-Michel Ménard | $10,000 |
| 2018 | Colin Dow | Mark Homan | $6,200 |
| 2019 [2] | Jason Camm | Greg Balsdon | $5,500 |
| 2021 [3] | Alek Bédard | Howard Rajala | $12,200 |
| 2022 [4] | Jason Camm | Vincent Roberge | $15,000 |
| 2023 | François Roberge | Yannick Martel | $15,000 |
| Year | Winning skip | Runner up skip | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Laura Payne | ||
| 2008 | Jenn Hanna | ||
| 2009 | Jenn Hanna | Rachel Homan | |
| 2010 | Rachel Homan | Marie-France Larouche | $14,400 |
| 2011 | Jenn Hanna | Laura Payne | $12,600 |
| 2012 | Marie-France Larouche | Lauren Horton | $9,000 |
| 2013 | Allison Ross | Jenn Hanna | $9,000 |
| Year | Winning skip | Runner up skip | Purse (CAD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | John Steski | Sierra Sutherland | $3,600 |
| 2017 | Nathan Martin | Cassandra Lewin | $3,600 |
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