[1] The winners represented Canada at the 2015 World Women's Curling Championship held from March 14 to 22 at the Tsukisamu Gymnasium in Sapporo, Japan.
The Nunavut Curling Association decided they were not ready to send teams to either the Scotties or the Brier, so will be sitting out this year's events.
[2] Similar changes were also implemented for the 2015 Tim Hortons Brier, meaning that for the first time the Canadian men's and women's curling championships will be conducted using identical formats.
After winning the 2013 & 2014 Scotties, Rachel Homan returns again as skip of Team Canada, this time with a new teammate in Joanne Courtney at second.
The teams are listed as follows: Skip: Rachel Homan Third: Emma Miskew Second: Joanne Courtney Lead: Lisa Weagle Alternate: Cheryl Kreviazuk Skip: Val Sweeting Third: Lori Olson-Johns Second: Dana Ferguson Lead: Rachelle Brown Alternate: Sarah Wilkes Skip: Patti Knezevic Third: Kristen Fewster Second: Jen Rusnell Lead: Rhonda Camozzi Alternate: Nicole Backe Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Kaitlyn Lawes Second: Jill Officer Lead: Dawn McEwen Alternate: Jennifer Clark-Rouire Skip: Sylvie Robichaud Third: Rebecca Atkinson Second: Marie Richard Lead: Jane Boyle Alternate: Carol Whitaker Skip: Heather Strong Third: Stephanie Korab Second: Jessica Cunningham Lead: Kathryn Cooper Alternate: Noelle Thomas-Kennell Skip: Tracy Horgan Third: Jenn Horgan Second: Jenna Enge Lead: Amanda Gates Alternate: Courtney Chenier Skip: Mary-Anne Arsenault Third: Christina Black Second: Jane Snyder Lead: Jenn Baxter Alternate: Carole MacLean Skip: Julie Hastings Third: Christy Trombley Second: Stacey Smith Lead: Katrina Collins Alternate: Cheryl McPherson Skip: Suzanne Birt Third: Shelly Bradley Second: Michelle McQuaid Lead: Susan McInnis Alternate: Sinead Dolan Skip: Lauren Mann Third: Amélie Blais Second: Brittany O'Rourke Lead: Anne-Marie Filteau Alternate: Brenda Nicholls Skip: Stefanie Lawton Third: Sherry Anderson Second: Stephanie Schmidt Lead: Marliese Kasner Alternate: Lana Vey Skip: Kerry Galusha Third: Megan Cormier Second: Danielle Derry Lead: Shona Barbour Alternate: Sharon Cormier Skip: Sarah Koltun[5] Third: Chelsea Duncan Second: Patty Wallingham Lead: Jenna Duncan Alternate: Lindsay Moldowan Northern Ontario, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories will play a single round-robin at Mosaic Place, with the teams with the two best records advancing to the play-in game, which will be contested Saturday, February 14, concurrent with the opening draw of the Scotties round-robin.