#FIRSTLOOK: SPELLING BEE OF CANADA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION

The Spelling Bee of Canada will host its National Championship Competition on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at the Sheraton Parkway in Richmond Hill, ON. Following a series of regional chapter spelling bee competitions across the country, 60 finalists (20 per age category) have made it through to the next round and are set to compete at the championship this month. The full list of regional finalists is below.

“Spelling Bee of Canada is proud to be celebrating 36 incredible years!” says Julie Spence, Founder of Spelling Bee of Canada. “We are thankful for the passion and focus of our volunteers and the participants as we continue to strive together on this educational endeavour. In this wonderful world of words, we not only expand our vocabulary; we expand our understanding, and our ability to communicate effectively with others. After a challenging couple of years, we at Spelling Bee of Canada are excited that we are returning to our normal schedule.”

Spelling Bee of Canada’s 36th Annual Championship will take place in-person on Sunday, May 28th at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel & Suites in Richmond Hill. The event will be live-streamed on CBCSports.ca, CBC Gem and on the SBOC YouTube channel.

“The Spelling Bee of Canada has changed many lives over the past 36 years – many past participants are shining stars in their fields. Some are doctors, nurses, teachers, engineers, and some have even created their own start-up companies.” says Nagina Parmar, President of the Spelling Bee of Canada. “Watching participants grow up makes us very proud, and we hope to continue doing this for many more years to come.”

Spelling Bee of Canada organizes a variety of competitions and programming aimed at children between 6-14 years of age. The participants are placed into one of three categories: Primary age 6 to 8, Junior age 9 to 11 or, Intermediate age 12 to 14, to vie for cash, trophies and prizes.

Press Materials
Full list of Regional Winners. Let’s cheer them on as it took a lot to get to this stage!

Ajax / Pickering & Whitby / Oshawa, ON

Aratrika Roy (Age 8) – Primary

Adit Khandelwal (Age 11) – Junior

Ananya Parthasarathy (Age 12) – Intermediate

Brampton, ON

Gurnyamat Randhawa (Age 7) – Primary

Sofia Khan (Age 11) – Junior

Anomioghene Medu (Age 12) – Intermediate

British Columbia

Kai Chiang (Age 8) – Primary

Alston Li (Age 9) – Junior

Parnavdeep Singh Kundi (Age 12) – Intermediate

Burlington / Milton / Hamilton, ON

Kiash Das (Age 7) – Primary

Temisan Johnson (Age 11) – Junior

Jaral Nathan C. Lasquite (Age 14) – Intermediate

Calgary, AB

Aarya Kasbekar (Age 8) – Primary

Jonathan Mandel (Age 11) – Junior

Devam Desai (Age 12) – Intermediate

Central North York / North York East, ON

Arshan Shahriar (Age 8) – Primary

Eve Sandomierski (Age 10) – Junior

Olive Reilly (Age 12) – Intermediate

Edmonton, AB

Evan Valentin Ulashchuk (Age 7) – Primary

Owen Horney (Age 10) – Junior

Chifulumnanya Dike-Nwalusi (Age 13) – Intermediate

Etobicoke / North York West, ON

Charlotte Lee (Age 8) – Primary

Shlok Shah (Age 11) – Junior

Ethan Lin (Age 13) – Intermediate

Kitchener / Waterloo, ON

Advi Rishi (Age 8) – Primary

Aariz Anees (Age 10) – Junior

Jordan Lloyd (Age 14) – Intermediate

Kee Tas Kee Now Tribal Council Education Authority (KTCEA), AB

Lanna Okemow (Age 7) – Primary

Emerson Yellowknee (Age 11) – Junior

Leonard Oar (Age 13) – Intermediate

Maple / Markham / Richmond Hill, ON

William Gao (Age 8) – Primary

Kavya Senthil (Age 11) – Junior

Iniyan Manimaran (Age 14) – Intermediate

Mississauga, ON

Dakshita Jegan Saranya (Age 8) – Primary

Karina Swaminath (Age 10) – Junior

Ananthaa Madhavan (Age 13) – Intermediate

Niagara Falls, ON

Ryan George (Age 8) – Primary

Aleeza Masood (Age 11) – Junior

Kino Symonds (Age 12) – Intermediate

Nova Scotia, NS

Paarsh Rathi (Age 6) – Primary

Zaara Kagzi (Age 11) – Junior

Ali Khan (Age 14) – Intermediate

Ottawa / Carleton, ON

Aarick Hiremath (Age 8) – Primary

Yogi Joshi (Age 11) – Junior

Daivya Thaker (Age 13) – Intermediate

Quebec, QC

Vaidika Khandelwal (Age 7) – Primary

Ethan Nicholas David (Age 10) – Junior

Ariv Narula (Age 13) – Intermediate

Saskatchewan First Nations, SK

Amarys Mitsuing (Age 8) – Primary

Kelry Campbell (Age 10) – Junior

McKenna Fineblanket (Age 14) – Intermediate

Scarborough North / South, ON

Shivam Datta (Age 7) – Primary

Srinika Dogiparthy (Age 9) – Junior

Justin Miranda-Radbord (Age 13) – Intermediate

Winnipeg, MB

Sophia Babalola (Age 8) – Primary

Atharv Singh (Age 10) – Junior

Musab Iqbal (Age 12) – Intermediate

Wood Buffalo, AB

Ayaan Ahmad (Age 8) – Primary

Navindu Pathirana (Age 9) – Junior

Hiba Ali (Age 12) – Intermediate