1976 Canadian Open
{{Infobox Individual Snooker Tournament
|tournament_name=Canadian Open
|logo=
|dates=September 1976
|venue=Canadian National Exhibition Stadium
|location=Toronto
|country=Canada
|organisation=WPBSA
|format=Non-ranking event
|Total prize fund=
|winners_share=
|highest_break=
|winner={{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer
|runner_up={{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
|score=17–9
|previous=1975
|next=1977
}}
The 1976 Canadian Open was the third edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, the Canadian Open, which took place in September 1976.{{cite web|title=Canadian Open, Canadian Masters|url=http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/canmast.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216155138/http://www.cajt.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/canmast.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 February 2012|publisher=Chris Turner's Snooker Archive|accessdate=22 February 2018}}
John Spencer won the title defeating Alex Higgins 17–9 in the final.{{cite book|last=Hayton|first=Eric|title=Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker|page=146}}
Main draw
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Last 16
Best of 17 frames
| RD2=Quarter-finals
Best of 17 frames
| RD3=Semi-finals
Best of 17 frames
| RD4=Final
Best of 33 frames
| RD1-team01 = {{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer
| RD1-score01 = 9
| RD1-team02 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Denis McColgan
| RD1-score02 = 1
| RD1-team03 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Winnie McKinlay
| RD1-score03 = 9
| RD1-team04 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Willie Thorne
| RD1-score04 = 8
| RD1-team05 = {{flagicon|ENG}} John Virgo
| RD1-score05 = 9
| RD1-team06 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Stan Holden
| RD1-score06 = 6
| RD1-team07 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn
| RD1-score07 = 9
| RD1-team08 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Eddy Agha
| RD1-score08 = 1
| RD1-team09 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD1-score09 = 9
| RD1-team10 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Kirk Stevens
| RD1-score10 = 4
| RD1-team11 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Bill Werbeniuk
| RD1-score11 = 9
| RD1-team12 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Paul Lanning
| RD1-score12 = 6
| RD1-team13 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Bernie Mikkelsen
| RD1-score13 = 9
| RD1-team14 = {{flagicon|ENG}} David Greaves
| RD1-score14 = 6
| RD1-team15 = {{flagicon|ENG}} John Pulman
| RD1-score15 = 9
| RD1-team16 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Mario Morra
| RD1-score16 = 4
| RD2-team01 = {{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer
| RD2-score01 = 9
| RD2-team02 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Winnie McKinlay
| RD2-score02 = 2
| RD2-team03 = {{flagicon|ENG}} John Virgo
| RD2-score03 = 9
| RD2-team04 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Thorburn
| RD2-score04 = 5
| RD2-team05 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD2-score05 = 9
| RD2-team06 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Bill Werbeniuk
| RD2-score06 = 3
| RD2-team07 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Bernie Mikkelsen
| RD2-score07 = 9
| RD2-team08 = {{flagicon|ENG}} John Pulman
| RD2-score08 = 8
| RD3-team01 = {{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer
| RD3-score01 = 9
| RD3-team02 = {{flagicon|ENG}} John Virgo
| RD3-score02 = 4
| RD3-team03 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD3-score03 = 9
| RD3-team04 = {{flagicon|CAN}} Bernie Mikkelsen
| RD3-score04 = 1
| RD4-team01 = {{flagicon|ENG}} John Spencer
| RD4-score01 = 17
| RD4-team02 = {{flagicon|NIR}} Alex Higgins
| RD4-score02 = 9
}}