| Tourney Name: | Royal Bank Cup |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Size: | 150px |
| Dates: | May 4, 1996 – May 12, 1996 |
| Num Teams: | 5 |
| Venues: | Melfort, Saskatchewan |
| Type: | other |
| Winners: | Vernon Vipers |
| Count: | 3 |
| Second: | Melfort Mustangs |
| Games: | 13 |
| Scoring Leader: | Jason Duda (Melfort) |
| Mvp: | Serge Bourgeois (Moncton) |
| Prevseason: | 1995 |
| Nextseason: | 1997 |
The Inaugural 1996 Royal Bank Cup is the 26th Junior "A" 1996 ice hockey National Championship for the Canadian Junior A Hockey League.
The Royal Bank Cup was competed for by the winners of the Doyle Cup, Anavet Cup, Dudley Hewitt Cup, the Fred Page Cup and a host city.
The tournament was hosted by the Melfort Mustangs and Melfort, Saskatchewan.
Melfort Mustangs defeat Yorkton Terriers 7-1
Newmarket 87's defeat Vernon Vipers 7-5
Melfort Mustangs defeat Moncton Beavers 5-0
Newmarket 87's defeat Yorkton Terriers 5-2
Vernon Vipers defeat Moncton Beavers 6-3
Melfort Mustangs defeat Vernon Vipers 5-1
Yorkton Terriers defeat Moncton Beavers 8-2
Melfort Mustangs defeat Newmarket 87's 11-3
Moncton Beavers defeat Newmarket 87's 4-3
Vernon Vipers defeat Yorkton Terriers 5-1
Most Valuable Player: Serge Bourgeois (Moncton Beavers)
Top Scorer: Jason Duda (Melfort Mustangs)
Most Sportsmanlike Player: Valeri Ermolov (Melfort Mustangs)
Top Goalie: Joel Laing (Melfort Mustangs)
Top Forward: Jeff Cheeseman (Vernon Vipers)
Top Defenceman: Curtis Doell (Melfort Mustangs)