Congratulations to the 2019 International Geography Bee Canadian National Champions!

Varsity – Marcell Maitinsky, Westmount Secondary School, Hamilton, Ontario
Junior Varsity  – Ryan Sharpe, Abbey Park High School, Oakville, Ontario
Middle School  – Matthew Stasiw, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, Ontario

The full results from the 2019 IGB Canadian National Championships are now available for download here. The 2019 IGB Canadian National Championships were held at Lisgar Collegiate Institute in Ottawa on Saturday, 4 May, 2019. 

Official 2018-2019 Median Scores

Students scoring at or above these scores qualify for the IGB Canadian Championships independently of how well they did at an exam site if they didn’t already qualify outright. Independent students (i.e. those not taking the Exam at a site) must score at these scores or better to qualify for the Canadian Championships. They can also qualify outright for both the Canadian Championships and the World Championships if they get 75 for Varsity, 65 for JV and 55 for Middle School.

Varsity: 88
Junior Varsity: 70
Middle School: 68

Exam Results

Congratulations to the 2018 International Geography Bee Canadian National Champions!

Varsity – Ian Chow, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, Ontario
Junior Varsity  – Ryan Sharpe, Abbey Park High School, Oakville, Ontario
Middle School  –  Alastair Thorburn-Vitols, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, Ontario

The full results from the 2018 IGB Canadian National Championships are available to download here. The 2018 IGB Canadian National Championships were held at Royal St. George’s College in Toronto on Saturday, 28 April, 2018.

Official 2017-2018 Median Scores

Students scoring at or above these scores qualify for the IGB Canadian Championships independently of how well they did at an exam site if they didn’t already qualify outright. Independent students (i.e. those not taking the Exam at a site) must score at these scores or better to qualify for the Canadian Championships. They can also qualify outright for both the Canadian Championships and the World Championships if they get 75 for Varsity, 65 for JV and 55 for Middle School.

Alpha Exam:
Varsity: 93
Junior Varsity: 68
Middle School: 76

Beta Exam:
Varsity: 78
Junior Varsity: 64
Middle School: 45

Exam Results

Alpha Exams:

Beta Exams:

Congratulations to the 2017 International Geography Bee Canadian National Champions!

Varsity – Gareth Thorlakson, University of Toronto Schools, Toronto, Ontario
Junior Varsity  – Marcel Maitinsky, Westmount Secondary School, Hamilton, Ontario
Middle School  – Rory Krnjevic, Selwyn House School, Westmount, Quebec

The full results from the 2017 IGB Canadian National Championships are available for download here in PDF format. The 2017 IGB Canadian National Championships were held at Lisgar Collegiate Institute in Ottawa on Saturday, 29 April, 2017.

Official 2016-2017 National Median Scores

Students scoring at or above these scores qualify for Nationals independently of how well they did at an exam site if they didn’t already qualify outright. Independent students (i.e. those not taking the Exam at a site) must score at these scores or better to qualify for Nationals.

Varsity: 72
Junior Varsity: 62
Middle School: 31.5

Championships Qualifying Exam Results