In a news release, organizers say if the event happened with the current restrictions place, it would not be held.
They say they are preparing to hold the tournament as scheduled if the Province returns to 50 percent capacity once the measures are lifted on January 26th.
They are also preparing whether to have the tournament in a bubble or postponed to another date.
The Tankard is scheduled to take place at the Plex in Port Elgin February 9th to the 13th.