2025 - Hosted online by Carleton University (SPPA)
Shepherd Prize
Concordia University
Team: Tess walker, Julia Kelly, Hannah Lazarus, Matteo Mazza, Erykah Yasmine Kangbeya
Coaches: Meghan Joy, Joe Faragone
Silver Prize
University of Toronto
Team: Georgia Maxwell, Fadeel Sheikh, Noah Lee, Jean-Pierre Péladeau, Milad Naeim
Coaches: Drew Fagan, Brian Lewis
Bronze Prize
York University
Team: Isi Imafidon, Emma-Jane Cowan, Betiel Msghina Abraha, Syeda Nafisa Nawal, Michael Tracey, Milena Basciano
Coach: Ian Roberge
Bronze Prize
University of Calgary
Team: Haris Ahmad, Bri Dangerfield, Muneer Nazir, Ty Willness, Serena (Thi) To
Coach: Kent Fellows
2024 - Hosted online by Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
Gold Medal
Queen's University
Team: Thomas Goyer, Sarah Homsi, George Melika-Abusefien, Kokul Sathiyapalan, Sally Twin
Coaches: Andy Hu and Eugene Lang
Silver Medal
Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
Team: Jade Anderson, Angèle Poirier, Josh Saskiw, Harjot Singh Tur, Taige Sun
Coaches: Nancy Carlson and Cloten Goertz
Bronze Medal
University of Toronto
Team: Joud Bayeh, Alexander Carter, Manvir Mangat, Peter Jiang, Megan Tran
Coach: Drew Fagan and Brian Lewis
2023 - Hosted online by the School of Public Policy & Administration, Carleton University
Gold Medal
Toronto Metropolitan University
Team: Gopal Banerjee, Sabreena Bapoo, Graham Cade, Lajendon Jeyakumar, Iffat Zahan
Coach: Frank D’Onofrio and Andrea Migone
Silver Medal
Glendon College
Team: Ruben Barragan Garay, Alicia Gordy, Vanessa Fecteau, Klausky Mathurin, Mathis Nouvelle, Taheera Sarker, Perry Sutton
Coaches: Francis Garon and Andrew Mackey
Bronze Medal
Concordia University
Team: Lucas Driediger, Mekarim Elmekki, George Frank, Samuel Jetté, Amanda Loukatos
Coach: Ceren Belge and Sarah Cox
2022 - Hosted online by the School of Public Policy & Administration, Carleton University
Gold Medal
Carleton University
Team: Nick Harrison, Kelsey Johnson, Dong Ngo, Ben Phillips, Sydney Roy
Coach: Jennifer Stewart
Silver Medal
Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
Team: Heather Barlow, Iryna Laurynovich, Abimbola Ojo, Sushant Sharma, Anastasiia Kalugina
Coaches: Nancy Carlson and Derrick Lepine
Bronze Medal
University of British Columbia
Team: Oliver Boucher, Nicolas Cote, Rutu Patel, Clara Renault, Teixeira deCosta, Darby Walton
Coach: Tara Cookson
2021 - Hosted online by the School of Public Policy & Administration, Carleton University
Gold Medal
University of Toronto
Team: Hongyu Xiao, Alex Johnston, Ismail Badrawi, Maegan Ong, and Joshua Marando
Coaches: Janet Mason and Drew Fagan
Silver Medal
Concordia University
Team: Salma Addas, Veronique Leblanc, Sarah Thompson, Emran Rashid, and Alessandra LaPosta
Coach: Ceren Belge
Bronze Medal
Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
Team: Cameron Symon, Catherine Cullen, Melissa From, Parvin Yazdanparast, Brady Kroeker, and Prince Anim
Coaches: Ron Styles and Lin Gallagher
2020 - Hosted by the School of Political Science, Laval University
Gold
Carleton University (video)
Team: Claudia Langevin, Molly McGuire, Stephen Rush, Dietrich Gunther
Coaches: Christopher Stoney, Ron Gallipeau, Richard Paton
Silver
University of Toronto (video)
Team: Christopher Andreou, Arsalan Esmaeili, Salman Faruqi, Shalini Ramgoolam
Coaches: Janet Mason, Drew Fagan
Bronze
Simon Fraser University (video)
Team: Bhav Bansi, Katherine Chan, Megan Bowers, Ruby Sarkar
Coaches: Joshua Gordon
2019 - Hosted by the School of Public Policy & Administration, Carleton University
Gold Medal
Simon Fraser University
Team: Kat Gallant, Miriam Moore, Jenna Quelch, Sarah Tremblay
Coach: Nancy Olewiler
Silver Medal
Glendon College – York University
Team: Mona Awwad, Andrea Garland, Monica Smith, Kyler Woodmass
Coaches: Francis Garon and Andrew MacKay
Bronze Medal
University of Toronto
Alexandra De Rosa, Marcia Filgiano, Joshua Johnson, Ryan MacDonald
Coach: Janet Mason
2018 - Hosted by the School of Public Policy, Simon Fraser University
Gold Medal
Simon Fraser University
Team: Rehnuma Islam, Peter Lunka, Chris Raftis, Sinead Stinson, Emma Lee (alt)
Faculty lead/coaches: Kora DeBeck and Maureen Maloney
Silver Medal
Carleton University
Team: Ron Gallipeau, Leith Wrightman, Paige Ladouceur, Sadie Harrison
Faculty lead/coach: Christopher Stoney
Bronze Medal
The Johnson-Shoyama School, University of Regina/Saskatchewan
Team: Michael Horvath, Libbey Morin, Jared Dunitz, Lori Wareham
Faculty lead/coach: Dale Eisler and Jennifer Ehrmantraut
2017 - Hosted by the Department of Politics and Public Administration, Ryerson University
Gold Medal
Carleton University University
Team: Ron Galipeau, Miriam Gough, Hazen Jonah, Megan Wiersma
Faculty lead/coaches: Christopher Stoney and Amanda Clarke
Second Prize
Université Laval
Team: Audrey Brennan, Justin Savoie, Eva Charlebois, Catherine Ouillet
Faculty lead/coach: Mathieu Ouimet
Third Prize
Simon Fraser University
Team: Connor Hasegawa, Lucas Neufeld, Twyla Smith, Chris Kylleso
Faculty lead/coach: Joshua Gordon
2016 - Hosted by the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa
First Prize
Simon Fraser University
Team: Eric Bing, Hope Caldi, Sarah Griffiths, Sandy Lee
Coach: Professor Nancy Olewiler
Second Prize
University of Toronto
Team: Matthew Casselman, Simon Gooding-Townsend, Emma Helmand-Green, Guy Miscampbell
Coaches: Janet Mason & Barry Goodwin
Third Prize
Queen's University
Team: Mitchell Guerreiro, Matthew Chen, Kelsey Munroe, Tyler Brough
Coaches: Barbara Martin & Eugene Lang
2015 - Hosted by the School of Public Administration, Dalhousie University
Gold Medal
Simon Fraser University
Team: Hannah Rabinovich, Julie Comption, Vanessa LeBlanc, Angela Pati
Coach: Douglas McArthur
Silver Medal
University of Toronto
Team: Jason Apostolopoulos, David Marshall, Guy Miscampbell, Julia Tharratt
Coach: Janet Mason
2014 - Hosted by the School of Public Policy and Governance, Toronto
Gold Medal
University of Toronto
Team: James Elson, Liza Kobrinsky, Dave Marshall and Katie Millan
Coach: Dr. Ian Clark
Silver Medal
Dalhousie School of Public Administration
Team: Clark Jang, Scott Reid, Jeffrey Neto, Andrew Bucci
Coach: Bruce Manion
2013 - Hosted by the School of Policy Studies, Queen's University, Kingston
Gold Medal
Simon Fraser University
Team: Sabrina Clelland, Anthony Carricato, Connor Curson
Coach: Dr. Nancy Olewiler
Silver Medal
The Johnson-Shoyama School, University of Regina/Saskatchewan
Team: Nicole Callihoo, David Cundall, Julene Restall, Dominic French
Coach: Dan Perrins
Bronze Medal
Ryerson University
Team: Nicola Sears-Williams, Farah Prashadcolah, Kristina Sannuto
Coach: Dr. Brian Evans
2012 - Hosted by the Johnson-Shoyama School, Regina
Winner
Carleton University
Team: Cameron Campbell, Craig McNaughton, Brittany Fritsch; Ellen Creighton
Coach: Dr. Robert P. Shepherd