The 1949 Macdonald Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 7 to 11, 1949 at Hamilton Forum in Hamilton, Ontario.

Team Manitoba, who was skipped by Ken Watson captured the Brier Tankard by finishing round robin play unbeaten with a 9-0 record.

Watson would become the first skip to win the Brier three times as his rink won previously in 1936 and 1942.

[2] Both Manitoba and the defending champion British Columbia dominated the 1949 Brier as they were both unbeaten heading into the final draw, which would be a "winner take all" match to decide the Brier.

The teams are listed as follows:[3][4] Skip: Stu Beagle Third: Walker Evans Second: Ray Wellman Lead: Ed Seney Skip: Reg Stone Third: Hugh Miller Second: Roy Stone Lead: Scotty Ross Skip: Ken Watson Third: Grant Watson Second: Lyle Dyker Lead: Charles Reid Skip: Bob Galloway Third: Waldo Crocker Second: Clarence McDonald Lead: Arthur Galloway Skip: Jimmy Sutherland Third: Elmer Dick Second: Ken Vail Lead: Hugh Calverley Skip: Horace Webb Third: Urban Harrington Second: Bernard Cleveland Lead: Ted Sievert Skip: Peter Gilbert Third: Gord Gilbert Second: Don Painter Lead: John DeKoning Skip: Russ Cruikshank Third: Heath McIntyre Second: James Howatt Lead: Hiram Atkinson Skip: Roderique Cote Third: Herm Gagnon Second: Charles Cote Lead: Maurice Piuze Skip: Harold Horeak Third: Edward Richter Second: John Heaney Lead: Ernest Kittleson