The 2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from January 27–February 4, 2018 at the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton, British Columbia.
The winning team represented Canada at the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship held from March 17–25 at the Memorial Gardens in North Bay, Ontario.
The 2018 tournament was the first to use a new 16-team format, featuring representation by all fourteen member associations of Curling Canada, the second-place team from the 2017 tournament (as champion Rachel Homan declined to participate due to her qualification for the 2018 Winter Olympics), and a new wildcard team.
Scotties veteran skip Sherry Anderson (Saskatchewan) led a team of Tournament of Hearts rookies.
The teams are listed as follows:[4] Skip: Michelle Englot Third: Kate Cameron Second: Leslie Wilson-Westcott Lead: Raunora Westcott[a] Alternate: Briane Meilleur[a] Skip: Casey Scheidegger Third: Cary-Anne McTaggart Second: Jessie Scheidegger Lead: Kristie Moore Alternate Susan O'Connor Skip: Kesa Van Osch Third: Marika Van Osch Second: Kalia Van Osch Lead: Amy Gibson Alternate: Rachelle Kallechy Skip: Jennifer Jones Third: Shannon Birchard Second: Jill Officer Lead: Dawn McEwen Alternate Kaitlyn Lawes[b] Skip: Sylvie Robichaud Third: Melissa Adams Second: Nicole Arsenault Bishop Lead: Kendra Lister Skip: Stacie Curtis Third: Erin Porter Second: Julie Devereaux Lead: Erica Trickett Skip: Tracy Fleury Third: Crystal Webster Second: Jennifer Wylie Lead: Amanda Gates Alternate: Jenna Walsh Skip: Mary-Anne Arsenault Third: Christina Black Second: Jenn Baxter Lead: Jennifer Crouse Alternate: Carole MacLean Skip: Hollie Duncan Third: Stephanie LeDrew Second: Cheryl Kreviazuk Lead: Karen Sagle Alternate: Danielle Inglis Skip: Robyn MacPhee Third: Sarah Fullerton Second: Meaghan Hughes Lead: Michelle McQuaid Skip: Émilia Gagné Third: Mélina Perron Second: Marie-Pier Harvey Lead: Chloé Arnaud Alternate: Isabelle Thiboutot Skip: Sherry Anderson Third: Kourtney Fesser Second: Krista Fesser Lead: Karlee Korchinski Alternate: Kim Schneider Skip: Kerry Galusha Third: Sarah Koltun Second: Megan Koehler Lead: Shona Barbour Skip: Amie Shackleton[d] Third: Geneva Chislett[d] Second: Christianne West Lead: Denise Hutchings Alternate: Robyn Mackey Skip: Chelsea Duncan Third: Jenna Duncan Second: Kara Price Lead: Jody Smallwood Alternate: Loralee Johnstone Skip: Kerri Einarson Third: Selena Kaatz Second: Liz Fyfe Lead: Kristin MacCuish A wildcard play-in game was played on January 26; it was contested between the top two teams on the CTRS standings who did not win their respective provincial championships,[3] and was played between The Glencoe Club's Chelsea Carey rink from Calgary and the East St. Paul Curling Club's Kerri Einarson rink from the Winnipeg exurb of East St. Paul.