University of Waterloo provides students opportunities to compete locally in their schools with others in the country to compare math competancy in a fun and challenging environment.
Canadian Senior Mathematic Competition
The Canadian Senior and Intermediate Mathematics Contests (CSMC and CIMC) provide challenging math problems for students to enjoy and enhance their problem-solving skills using a mix of short answer and full solution questions.
These contests are available in English and French.
Grade 9 to 12
Dates
- Contest dates:
- North and South America: Wednesday, November 12, 2025
- Outside North and South America: Thursday, November 13, 2025
- Ordering deadline: Thursday, October 16, 2025
- Preparation Page including materials you can study to prepare you for this competition!
Pascal, Cayley and Fermat Contests
The Pascal, Cayley, and Fermat Contests (PCF) provide students with an engaging platform of multiple-choice questions to showcase their math skills while exploring mathematical problem-solving and developing their critical thinking abilities.
These contests are available in English and French.
Grade 9 to 11
Dates
- Contest dates:
- North and South America: Wednesday, February 25, 2026
- Outside North and South America: Thursday, February 26, 2026
- Ordering deadline:
- Schools in India: Tuesday, January 27, 2026
- Schools outside of Canada and India: Tuesday, February 3, 2026
- Schools in Canada: Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Euclid Competition
The Euclid Contest presents a unique challenge to senior-level secondary school students using innovative problems that draw upon their accumulated knowledge in mathematics, fostering creativity and effective communication. Using a mix of short-answer and full-solution questions, including some of the most complex and challenging problems among all our contests, the Euclid Contest helps build participants’ perseverance in mathematical problem-solving.
This contest is available in English and French.
Grade 12
Contest dates:
- North and South America: Tuesday, March 31, 2026
- Outside North and South America: Wednesday, April 1, 2026
- Ordering deadline: Thursday, March 5, 2026
Canadian Team Mathematics Contest
The Canadian Team Mathematics Contest (CTMC) is an exciting and challenging competition where participants work both individually and in teams to showcase their mathematical problem-solving skills through fun and engaging activities. A special feature of the CTMC is that schools can host the contest at their own school or be selected to participate at the University of Waterloo.
This contest is available in English only.
Grade 9 to 12
Dates
- Contest dates:
- North and South America:
- At UWaterloo: Wednesday, April 8, 2026
- In Schools: Thursday, April 9, 2026, or later
- Outside North and South America:
- In Schools: Thursday, April 9, 2026, or later
- North and South America:
- Ordering deadline:
- Registration deadline for the lottery to participate at UWaterloo: Thursday, November 20, 2025
- In-school event: Monday, April 6, 2026