The Canadian University Men’s Rugby Championship was initiated in 2017 with the assistance of a Canadian Rugby Foundation grant. The inaugural tournament was held at Guelph University and won by the UBC Thunderbirds. The 2018 tournament is held at the University of Victoria and includes 6 teams, UBC and UVic from the West, Queen’s and Guelph from Ontario, Concordia from Quebec and UNB from the Maritimes. The title sponsors for the 2018 tournament are Victoria Mitsubishi and the Carson automotive group, corporate sponsors are Pemberton Holmes and Canadian Rugby Foundation.