Northern Ontario's Doug Dean lost 5-2 to Saskatchewan's Darwin Bender in the Final of the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Championship, held April 4 - 10, 2016 in Regina, Saskatchewan.
 
Northern Ontario's Doug Dean finished 7-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Northern Ontario's Doug Dean lost 9-3 to Alberta's Jack Smart, then responded with a 8-6 win over Quebec's Sebastien Boisvert. Northern Ontario's Doug Dean won 12-7 against Nova Scotia's Trendal Hubley-Bolivar, then won 7-4 against Manitoba's Mark Wherrett and 8-2 against Newfoundland / Labrador's Cecilia Carroll. Northern Ontario's Doug Dean won 10-3 against New Brunswick's Mike Fitzgerald, then won 6-5 against Saskatchewan's Darwin Bender and 7-5 against Ontario's Collinda Joseph. Northern Ontario's Doug Dean went on to lose 7-4 against British Columbia's Frank LaBounty in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Northern Ontario's Doug Dean did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Northern Ontario's Doug Dean ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.