| 1971 Air Canada Silver Broom | |
| Host City: | Megève, France |
| Arena: | Palais de Sports |
| Dates: | March 16–21 |
| Winner: | |
| Curling Club: | Granite CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Skip: | Don Duguid |
| Third: | Rod Hunter |
| Second: | Jim Pettapiece |
| Lead: | Bryan Wood |
| Finalist: | (James Sanderson) |
| Prev: | 1970 |
| Next: | 1972 |
The 1971 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship, was held from March 16 to 21 at the Palais de Sports in Megève, France.
| Granite CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Skip: Don Duguid Third: Rod Hunter Second: Jim Pettapiece Lead: Bryan Wood | EC Oberstdorf, Oberstdorf Skip: Manfred Räderer Third: Peter Jacoby Second: Peder Ledosquet Lead: Hansjörg Jacoby | Stabekk CC, Oslo Skip: Knut Bjaanaes Third: Sven Kroken Second: Per Dammen Lead: Kjell Ulrichsen | ||
| Oxenfoord CC, Edinburgh Skip: James Sanderson Third: Willie Sanderson Second: Iain Baxter Lead: Colin Baxter | IF Göta, Karlstad Fourth: Roy Berglöf Skip: Kjell Grengmark* Second: Erik Berglöf Lead: Lars-Erik Håkansson | Zug CC, Zug Skip: Cesare Canepa Third: Werner Oswald Second: Jakob Kluser Lead: Hans-Ruedi Werren | Edmore CC, Edmore, North Dakota Skip: Dale Dalziel Third: Dennis Melland Second: Clark Sampson Lead: Rodney Melland |
| Country | Skip | W | L | |
| 7 | 0 | |||
| 5 | 2 | |||
| 4 | 3 | |||
| 3 | 4 | |||
| 3 | 4 | |||
| 2 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 5 | |||
| 2 | 5 |