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JUNIOR NATIONAL DEBATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Junior National Debate Championships is the recognized national tournament for junior high school debaters. It is held annually and its host rotates around the country. Competitors are selected by their provincial organizations, usually at the Provincial championships.
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JUNIOR NATIONALS 2026
Host: MSDA - Gray/Balmoral/SJR - Winnipeg
Date: May 8-10
YEAR | HOST | CITY | CHAMPIONS | PROVINCE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | Selwyn House | Montreal, QB | Abraham Meili & Kaitlyn Hu | SK |
2024 | Halifax Grammar School | Halifax, NS | Evangeline Lin & Harold Wang | BC |
2023 | University of Toronto Schools | Toronto, ON | Jade Wang & Jasmine Wang | AB |
2022 | Debate and Speech Association of British Columbia | Online, BC | Lucas Le & Samuel Wardell | SK |
2021 | Manitoba Speech and Debate Association | Online, MB | Debbie Wang & Swayam Parekh | ON |
2020 | Halifax Grammar | Online, NS | Ethan Chiang & Edward Yang | ON |
2019 | Lower Canada College | Montreal, QC | Andrew Shi & Daniel Lu | ON |
2018 | Calgary French and International School | Calgary, AB | Heather Li & Grace Zhu | ON |
2017 | West Point Grey Academy | Vancouver, BC | Angela Li & Max Xu | ON |
2016 | Halifax Grammar | Halifax, NS | ||
2015 | Gray/Acadia/Saint John’s Ravenscourt | Winnipeg, MB | ||
2014 | University of Toronto Schools & De La Salle | Toronto, ON | Dasha Metropolitansky & Armin Safavi-Naini | ON |
2013 | West Point Grey Academy | Vancouver, BC | Rory Flynn & Anya Friesen | NS |
2012 | Lower Canada College | Montreal, QC | Rory Flynn & Mattea Roach | NS |
2011 | Estevan Comprehensive | Estevan, SK | Nasra Moumin & Areeb Salim | SK |
2010 | Calgary Science | Calgary, AB | Will Dawson & Oliver Bjornsson | NS |
2009 | Halifax Grammar | Halifax, NS | Debi Ogunrinde & JD Zillman | NS |
2008 | Memorial University | St. John’s, NL | Sam Rappaport & Sam Gorman | QC |
2007 | LCC & Selwyn House | Montreal, QC | Vinayak Mishra & Lyle Dobbin | NS |
2006 | Branksome Hall | Toronto, ON | ||
2005 | Sacred Heart | Halifax, NS | Kierstin Lundell-Smith & Lauren Shadley | QC |
2004 | Edmonton, AB | |||
2003 | Yorkton Regional High School | Yorkton, SK | ||
2002 | St. John's-Ravenscourt | Winnipeg, MB |
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