The Brooks Bandits qualified as the Inter Pipeline Cup champions of the Alberta Junior Hockey League.

[3] The Battlefords North Stars qualified as the Canterra Seeds Cup champions of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League.

[6] The Kam River Fighting Walleye qualified as the Bill Salonen Cup champions of the Superior International Junior Hockey League.

[7] The Timmins Rock qualified as the Copeland Cup champions of the Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League.

[10] The Terrebonne Cobras qualified as the NAPA Cup champions of the Ligue de Hockey Junior AAA du Québec.