martin began his 2012–13 season with the point optical curling classic, where he was the runner-up the previous year. he lost a close match in the semifinals to provincial rival kevin koe. he next played at the westcoast curling classic, and won his third straight title and his seventh title overall with a win in the final over andrew bilesky. martin participated at the whites drug store classic, but lost to randy bryden in the quarterfinals in an extra end. martin then competed in the masters grand slam of curling, where he lost in the semifinals after a close loss to koe in an extra end. martin then participated in the canada cup of curling, but was unable to match strong play from his opponents, and finished the event with a 1–5 win-loss record, out of the playoffs. martin was scheduled to play at the canadian open of curling, but had to withdraw due to a hernia. he was replaced by joe frans, and the team finished outside of the playoffs. after recovering, martin participated in the continental cup, where he assisted in leading team north america to a fifth win over team world. martin also participated in the all-star curling skins game, where his all-star team lost in the semifinal against glenn howard's all-star team. martin then competed in the alberta provincials, where he clinched the first seed in the playoffs after edging provincial rival kevin koe. he defeated aaron sluchinski in the page playoff, and edged koe in an extra end in the final to claim his twelfth provincial title.