Tell me more about this event
Date: Sunday, April 12th
Length: approx. 2.5 hours
Competition: 12:00 pm EDT | 9:00 am PST
Informal Q&A Chat: 1:15pm - 2:30pm (approx) immediately following the competition
The event will be a speed puzzling competition. We are inviting 10 of the fastest puzzlers from across Canada to go head-to-head in a virtual speed puzzling event with a 500 piece puzzle. There will be commentary during the event. The competition will be followed by an informal Q&A chat to learn more about our participants and see if we can get any hot tips and tricks ahead of Canadian Nationals.
More detailed information about the event for participants and guidelines for how invitees were selected can be found below.
Who are the participants?
Victoria Argue (AB)
Charlene Audet (QC)
Nicole Bertrand (BC)
Adam Gray (ON)
Liam Kearns (rankings - BC)
Tess McLachlin (rankings - BC)
Megan Sloka (ON)
Émilie Therrien (QC)
Andrea Tremblay (BC)
Kirsty Williams (MB)
What do we know about the puzzle?
A Canadian-made, 500-piece custom puzzle, sourced from Puzzle Neck in Alberta, will be shipped to each participant in advance of the event. The 500-piece puzzle is 16 x 20", has a slight random cut, and beautiful matte finish. We are excited to showcase this company and their Canadian-made custom puzzles at this event.
How can I watch / be involved?
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Got to youtube.com/@CanadianJPA to follow the event live and listen to our livestream commentary.
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Subscribe to our channel and follow along to watch some of Canada's top puzzlers race it as we head into Nationals prep season.
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Tune in immediately following the competition for our casual meet & greet with the participants.
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Consider supporting our event sponsor by ordering a copy of the event puzzle from Puzzle Neck after the event. Connect with Puzzle Neck by messaging them on Facebook or Instagram.
Information on Invitee Selection
Invitees:
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Invitees are being selected from CJPA’s in-person competitions starting with Nationals 2025 and each regional event following in the 25-26 CJPA Season.
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In the spirit of regional events and having cross-Canada representation at our invitational:
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The top two finishers in each event, who reside in the province of the event*, will be invited to participate in the event.
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An exception is made for top finishers who reside in a province or territory that has not had a CJPA in-person event. They will be eligible for a spot in the invitational event. For example, a participant residing in Manitoba would be eligible for an invite position if they finish in top positions at of the CJPA in-person events listed below.
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Proof of residency, where applicable, is based on province/territory of Driver's Licence or Health Card at the time of the competition.
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Additionally, on February 15th we will invite the top two ranked members from the CJPA Rankings who have not already qualified through the in person competitions.
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Should an invitee decline to participate, we will select the next eligible participant.
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Should an invitee appear twice, they will be selected from the competition that happened first and in the subsequent event, we will move to the next eligible participant.
We recognize that there is no perfect selection process, the CJPA does their best to be fair and transparent. The goal with this event is to invite some of the fastest puzzlers with representation from all across Canada.
This will result in two participants being selected from each of the following in date order, resulting in 10 competitors:
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Nationals 2025
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BC Regional May 2025
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QC Regional August 2025
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AB Regional August 2026
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CJPA Rankings (from any province / territory of residence)
Additional Notes for Participants
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Participants will be directed to mute their device during the event and turn down their sound, should they not want the distraction from the commentary.
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Participants will be asked to hold their time clock up to the camera at completion and also record their finishing time in the chat.
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Immediately following the competition participants are expected to join us for an informal Q&A chat.
Questions
Any questions can be emailed to canadianjpa@gmail.com