The 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships (2021 WJHC) will be the 45th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It is scheduled to begin on December 25, 2020, and end with the gold medal game on January 5, 2021.[1] This marks the 14th time that Canada will host the IHWJC. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be hosted behind closed doors in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with no spectators admitted for any game.