International Competitions

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.

- 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.