Ontario Ethics Bowl

2025 Registration Open

 

Since its inaugural event in March of 2020, the Ontario Ethics Bowl (OEB) has enjoyed explosive growth. With over 600 participating students, 300 judges, and 200+ volunteers, the OEB is a colossal contender on the national stage. 

With a whopping (nine!) regionals bowls to choose from, Ontario students have a spoil of ethics bowl riches to engage in. Keep scrolling to view which Bowl is closest to you. . .    

Tournament Structure

In Ontario, the journey to becoming Ethics Bowl champions begins at the regional level. Every registered team automatically qualifies for a regional event. Regional qualifiers take place at our partner universities: Western, Guelph, McMaster, University of Toronto, Toronto Metropolitan, Queens, and Carleton. 

The top 16 teams from the qualifiers will compete at the Ontario Championship (OC), and winners of the OC will advance to the National Championship.

Regionals

Toronto

February 8, 2025

Hamilton

February 8, 2025

Scarborough

February 22, 2025

Ottawa

February 8, 2025

Windsor

February 8, 2025

London

February 8, 2025

Guelph

February 8, 2025

Kingston

February 22, 2025

Peterborough

February 8, 2025

Provincials

Assumption Socrates Smarties with the OC trophy and Director Jeff Senese

Assumption Secondary School, 2024 Ontario Champions
University of Toronto, Mississauga

In early March, the top 16 regional teams will gather at the University of Toronto, Mississauga, to compete for chance to represent Ontario at the national tournament at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in April. 

 

Key Contact:

 

Jeffrey Senese
General Manager
University of Toronto, Mississauga

Email: jeffrey.senese@ethicsbowl.ca

“The Ethics Bowl isn’t simply about helping students think abstractly about moral dilemmas, though that’s important. At its best, the Bowl is really about enacting moments of personal and social transformation in the lives of actual, young people.”
— Jeffrey Senese

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