Frequency: Twice per season
Ways to qualify: via the scoring system and via the district, venue, mega tournament and new venue tournament qualifying performances.
For more information, see the "Qualifications" and "How it works" section on the provincial web sites.
Qualification period: Stage I (October 1st to December 31st) and Stage II (January 1st to March 31st) of each provincial season.
Date of the Stage Championship CNPTL I: November of the following season
Where: in a participating casino
Prizes and date: see the "Prizes/Date" section.
Qualification period: Stage III (April 1st to June 30th) and Stage IV (July 1st to September 30th) of each provincial season.
Date of the Stage Championship CNPTL II: May of the following season
Where: in a participating casino
Prizes and date: see the "Prizes/Date" section.
Note: Each qualifying provincial season for the Stage Championship CNPTL goes from October 1st to September 30th of the following year.
The season is divided into four Stages
Stage I (October 1st to December 31st)
Stage II (January 1st to March 31st)
Stage III (April 1st to June 30th)
Stage IV (July 1st to September 30th)