The XXI Pan American Badminton Junior Championships was held from July 25 to 29 August 2012 at Millennium Place, Sherwood Park, Canada. The tournament applied to Under 19 badminton players in the region. The United States of America dominated the tournament by winning 4 titles, leaving the only one remaining title to Canada. The participants represented 11 Pan-Am countries: United States, Canada, Brazil, Peru, Guatemala, Mexico, Barbados, Argentina, Trinidad-Tobago, Guyana, and Jamaica.
Boys' singles
Winner : ANDREW D'SOUZA (CAN)
Runner-up : Benny Lin (CAN)
Semifinalists : Andres Quadri (MEX), Jeffrey Kuo (USA)
Girls'singles
Winner : IRIS WANG (USA)
Runner-up : Cherie Chow (USA)
Semifinalists : Qufei Chan (CAN), Josephine Wu (CAN)
Boys' doubles
Winner : PHILLIP CHEW/JEFFREY KUO (USA)
Runner-up : Benny Lin/Duncan Yao (CAN)
Semifinalists : Mac Lee/Nathan Osborne (CAN), Daniel Chow/Kenneth Hui (USA)
Girls' doubles
Winner : CHERI CHOW/CHRISTINE YANG (USA)
Runner-up : Emily Kan/Iris Wang (USA)
Semifinalists : Takeisha Wang/Josephine Wu (CAN), Nydia Gonzalez/Pamela Trevino (MEX)
Mixed doubles
Winner : PHILLIP CHEW/IRIS WANG (USA)
Runner-up : Joshua Hulrburt-Yu/Brittney Tam (CAN)
Semifnalists : Nathan Osborne/Josephine Wu (CAN), Andrew D'Souza/Vivian Kwok (CAN)