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.
If you or your classmates are interested in participating in any of these contests, please see Mr. Maxwell AT LEAST A WEEK PRIOR TO ORDERING DATE (listed below) for details. There will be a cost associated with these competitions (estimated $20-$25)
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 18, 2026
- Outside North and South America: Thursday, November 13, 2025
- Ordering deadline: Thursday, October 22, 2026
- 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: Tuesday, February 23, 2027 and Wednesday, February 24, 2027
- Outside North and South America: Wednesday, February 24, 2027 and Thursday, February 25, 2027
- Ordering deadline:
- Deadline for schools
- in India – Wednesday, January 27, 2027
- outside of Canada and India – Tuesday, February 2, 2027
- in Canada – Tuesday, February 9, 2027
- Deadline for schools
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, April 6, 2027
- Outside North and South America: Wednesday, April 7, 2027
- Ordering deadline: Thursday, March 11, 2027
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: Tuesday, April 13, 2027
- In-school event: Wednesday, April 14, 2027 or later
- Outside North and South America:
- In-school event: Wednesday, April 14, 2027 or later
- North and South America:
- Ordering deadline:
- Registration deadline for the lottery to participate at UWaterloo: Thursday, November 19, 2026
- In-school event: Monday, April 12, 2027