The following international competitions are known to welcome Canadian student participation. Some are national competitions of other countries which are open to foreign students - our own Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge similarly permits foreign students to participate. Others are truly designed for an international group of competitors, either world-wide or for a regional area. The competitions listed below are run by recognized educational institutions and not for profit organizations.
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- Supported by the CMS
International Competitions
- International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)
- The IMO is the world championship mathematics competition for high school students (by invitation only). The CMS selects, trains and supports the Canadian team to the IMO.
- The American Mathematics Competitions (AMC)
- The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) offers many competitions that welcome Canadian participation:
- The AMC 8 - For grades 6-8 and motivated younger students.
- The AMC 10 - For grades 9-10 and motivated younger students.
- The AMC 12 - For high school students.
- The American Invitational Mathematics Examination (AIME) - For high school students (by invitation only). Students are invited based on their results in the AMC 10 and AMC 12.
- The United States of America Mathematical Olympiad (USAMO) - For high school students (by invitation only). Students are invited based on their results in the AIME and AMC 12.
- The United States of America Junior Mathematical Olympiad (USAJMO) - For students in grade 10 and below (by invitation only). Students are invited based on their results in the AIME and AMC 10.
- Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO)
- For high school students (by invitation only). The CMS is the supporting organization for Canada's participation in the APMO.
- Caribou Mathematics Competition
- Online contest for grades 3-12. Available in English and French.
- International Mathematics Competition (IMC)
- Canada has selected and sent a team to the IMC since 1999. The competition has two divisions: one aimed at upper primary students and the other for lower secondary students. Like the APMO and IMO, student participation is by invitation only. Former names: International World Youth Mathematics Competetion (IWYMIC) and Elementary Mathematics International Competition (EMIC).
- International Mathematics Tournament of Towns
- For middle and high school students. Information about Canadian participation in the Tournament of Towns can be found here.
- Math Kangaroo Contest
- For grades 1-12. Information about Canadian participation in Math Kangaroo can be found here.
- Purple Comet! Math Meet
- For middle and high school students. A free, on-line, international team mathematics competition.
- William Lowell Putnam Competition
- For undergraduate students in colleges and universities in Canada and the United States.
To report errors or omissions for this page, please contact competitions@cms.math.ca.
