CDC Ptarmigan is a soft white winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar that is eligible for grades of the Canada Western General Purpose (CWGP) wheat class. The CWGP class was introduced in 2007 to encourage the development and production of cultivars for the biofuel and livestock feed markets in western Canada. CDC Ptarmigan is an intermediate height, very high-yielding, stem and leaf rust susceptible, low protein concentration, soft kernel texture winter wheat cultivar that is adapted to the low rust hazard area of western Canada. A high yield potential of low protein concentration grain make CDC Ptarmigan a good fit for the CWGP class.