#FIRSTLOOK: 2023 SPELLING BEE OF CANADA CHAMPIONS CROWNED

Spelling Bee of Canada has announced the three winners of the 36th National Championship, which took place Sunday, May 28, 2023 at the Sheraton Parkway Toronto North Hotel in Richmond Hill. Following a series of regional competitions which have taken place across Canada, 60 Championship finalists from three age categories made it through to the in-person finals and competed rigorously to win the Championship in their respective categories.

New this year: Stephen Lecce, MPP, Minister of Education of Ontario, gave his remarks at the awards ceremony.

Primary (ages 6 to 8)

Name: Ayaan Ahmad

Age: 8

Region: Wood Buffalo, AB

Winning Word: pigeonhole, astronaut

Junior (ages 9 to 11) 

Name: Alston Li

Age: 9

Region: British Columbia

Winning Word: multidimensional, entrepreneur

Intermediate (ages 12 to 14)

Name: Parnavdeep Singh Kundi

Age: 12

Region: British Columbia

Winning Word: Erse, precocial

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