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Hill JDC West

JDC West is the largest university business competition in Western Canada, bringing together 12 of the provinces’ best schools and students for one unforgettable weekend of case analyses and presentations in 10 business-related disciplines, parliamentary style debate, athletics competitions, and social challenges. Since 2006, JDC West has instilled the values of hard work, giving back to your community, and teamwork among thousands of future business leaders.

 The Hill JDC West team is comprised of strong competitors, consistently finishing in the top three with 13 top three placements in the 15 year history of the competition. The Hill JDC West team has won School of the Year four times and Academic School of the Year twice, including this past year!

 For more information, please visit the Hill JDC West website.

2024 JDC West Team Photo

2024

Hosted at University of Saskatchewan:

  • 1st Place School of the Year
  • 1st Place Academic School of the Year
  • 1st Place – Accounting
  • 1st Place – Entrepreneurship
  • 1st Place – Finance
  • 1st Place – Human Resources
  • 1st Place – Operations Management
  • 1st Place Charity – Volunteer Hours
  • 2nd Place – Marketing
  • 2nd Place Charity – Dollars
  • 3rd Place – Business Strategy
2023 JDC West Team Photo

2023

Hosted at University of Saskatchewan:

  • School of the Year (Overall) - 2nd Place
  • Academic School of the Year - 2nd Place
  • Finance - 1st Place
  • Not for Profit - 1st Place
  • Charity for most charitable volunteer hours - 1st Place with 2,900+ hours
  • Accounting - 2nd Place
  • Entrepreneurship - 2nd Place
  • Charity for most money raised for charity - 2nd Place with $34,000+ raised for Hope's Home
  • Athletics - 2nd Place
  • Human Resources - 3rd Place
  • Participation - 3rd Place
  • Faculty Advisor of the Year – Randy Linton
2022 JDC West Team Photo

2022

Virtual event "hosted" by Asper School of Business:
  • School of the Year (Overall) - 3rd Place
  • Accounting - 2nd Place
  • Marketing - 3rd Place
  • Not for Profit - 3rd Place
  • Debate - 1st Place
  • Charitable Volunteer hours - 1st Place with 3,625 hours
  • Charitable Fundraising - 3rd Place with $45,943 raised for Hope's Homes
  • Participation - 3rd Place
  • Athletics - 2nd Place
  • Challenge - 3rd Place

Congratulations also to Hill alumni Mason Gardiner who won the Legacy Award!

2021 JDC West Team Photo

2021

Virtual event "hosted" by Asper School of Business:
  • Entrepreneurship - 1st Place
  • Finance- 1st Place
  • Debate - 3rd Place
  • Participation - 3rd Place
  • Charitable Volunteer Hours - 1st Place with 1,141 hours
  • Charitable Fundraising – 2nd Place with $16,132.22 raised for Hope’s Home
2020 JDC West Team Photo

2020

Hosted at Hill School of Business:
  • School of the Year (Overall) - 1st Place
  • Entrepreneurship - 1st Place
  • Business Technology Management - 3rd Place
  • Human Resources - 3rd Place
  • Not for Profit - 3rd Place
  • Debate - 2nd Place
  • Charitable Volunteer Hours - 1st Place with 5,036 hours
  • Participation - 1st Place
  • Athletics - 1st Place
  • Social - 2nd Place
2019 JDC West Team Photo

2019

Hosted at Simon Fraser University:
  • School of the Year (Overall) - 3rd Place
  • Human Resources - 1st Place
  • Charitable Volunteer Hours - 1st Place with 3,590 hours
  • Participation - 1st Place
  • Social - 1st Place
2018 JDC West Team Photo

2018

Hosted at the University of Calgary:
  • School of the Year (Overall) - 2nd Place
  • Business Strategy - 1st Place
  • Tax - 2nd Place
  • Debate - 3rd Place
  • Finance - 3rd Place
  • Human Resources - 3rd Place
  • Charitable Fundraising – 2nd Place
  • Charitable Volunteer Hours - 1st Place with 3,585 hours
  • Participation - 3rd Place
  • Social - 1st Place

Prior Years

Here are some highlights of the Hill School’s results from years prior:
2017
Hosted at the University of Alberta:
  • School of the Year (Overall) - 1st Place
  • Finance - 1st Place
  • International Business - 1st Place
  • Debate - 2nd Place
  • Marketing - 2nd Place
  • Accounting - 3rd Place
  • Charitable Volunteer Hours - 1st Place with 3,377 hours
  • Participation - 1st Place
  • Social - 1st Place
  • Sport - 3rd Place
  • Executive of the Year - Cari-Lynn Schoettler & Danielle Lane

2017 JDC West Team

2016
Hosted at the Edwards School of Business:
  • School of the Year (Overall) - 2nd Place
  • Academic School of the Year - 1st Place
  • Not-for-Profit - 1st Place
  • Taxation - 1st Place
  • Accounting - 2nd Place
  • Business Strategy - 2nd Place
  • Human Resources - 2nd Place
  • Finance - 3rd Place
  • Charitable Volunteer Hours – 1st Place

2016 JDC West Team

2015
Hosted at the University of Victoria:
  • School of the Year (Overall) - 3rd Place
  • Academic School of the Year - 3rd Place
  • Business Strategy - 1st Place
  • Debate - 1st Place
  • Finance - 2nd Place
  • Charitable Fundraising – 1st Place
  • Charitable Volunteer Hours – 1st Place
  • Participation – 1st Place

2015 JDC West Team

2014
Hosted at the University of Regina:
  • School of the Year (Overall)– 1st Place
  • Academic School of the Year – 1st Place
  • Human Resources – 1st Place
  • MIS – 1st Place
  • Business Strategy – 2nd Place
  • Marketing – 2nd Place
  • Debate – 3rd Place
  • Entrepreneurship – 3rd Place
  • Charitable Volunteer Hours – 1st Place
  • Participation – 1st Place
  • Social – 3rd Place

2014 JDC West Team

2013
Hosted at the University of British Columbia:
  • Taxation – 1st Place
  • Marketing – 3rd Place
  • Charitable Fundraising – 1st Place
  • Charitable Volunteer Hours – 1st Place

 2013 JDC West Team

2012
Hosted at the University of Alberta:
  • School of the Year (Overall) – 1st Place
  • Academic School of the Year – 2nd Place
  • Marketing – 1st Place
  • Business Strategy – 2nd Place
  • MIS – 2nd Place
  • Finance – 3rd Place
  • Participation – 2nd Place
  • Sport – 2nd Place

2012 JDC West Team

2011
Hosted at the University of Saskatchewan: 
  • School of the Year (Overall) – 3rd Place
  • MIS – 2nd Place
  • International Business – 3rd Place
  • Taxation – 3rd Place
  • Charity – 1st Place
  • Participation – 1st Place
  • Sport – 3rd Place
  • Executive of the Year Award – Katherine Simaluk & Steve Comaniuk

2011 JDC West Team

2010
Hosted at the University of Northern British Columbia: 
  • School of the Year (Overall) – 2nd Place
  • Business Strategy – 2nd Place
  • International Business – 2nd Place
  • Marketing – 2nd Place
  • Taxation – 2nd Place
  • Charity – 3rd Place
  • Participation – 2nd Place
  • Sport – 2nd Place
2009
Hosted at the University of Alberta: 
  • School of the Year (Overall) – 2nd Place
  • Entrepreneurship – 2nd Place
  • Debate – 3rd Place
  • Human Resources – 3rd Place
  • Charity – 3rd Place
  • Participation – 1st Place
  • Sport – 3rd Place
  • Organizing Committee of the Year

2009 JDC West Team

2008
Hosted at the University of Lethbridge: 
  • School of the Year (Overall) – 2nd Place
  • Finance – 1st Place
  • Accounting – 2nd Place
  • MIS – 3rd Place
2007
Hosted at the University of British Columbia:
  • MIS – 3rd Place