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Sun Life Financial Repêchage Competition
The Sun Life Financial Canadian Mathematical Olympiad Qualifying Repêchage is an invitation-only contest that serves as a qualifier for the Sun Life Financial Canadian Mathematical Olympiad (CMO).
Students participating in the Repêchage receive a set of problems whose solutions must be submitted within a week of receipt. Students who do well on the Repêchage are then invited to write the CMO.
Invitation
Students are invited to write the Repêchage based primarily on the results of the Sun Life Financial Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC). Normally the top 50 students from the COMC receive a direct invitation to write the CMO. The next 50-75 students normally receive an invitation to the Repêchage. Other students may be invited to write the Repêchage at the discretion of the CMS Math Competitions Committee.
Eligibility
Students invited to write the Repêchage must complete a declaration that they meet the eligibility requirements to write the CMO. The eligibility requirements to write the CMO are as follows:
- must be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident who is in full-time attendance at an elementary or secondary school, or CEGEP since September of the year prior to the CMO;
- be less than 20 years old as of June 30 of the year of the CMO; and
- must not have written the Putnam Competition.
Past Competitions
Preparing for the Repêchage
In addition to the past Repêchage test papers, students are encouraged to use past COMC and CMO papers to help prepare for the Repêchage. The CMS also has many problem-solving resources available for competitors.
To report errors or omissions for this page, please contact Laura Alyea at commsp@cms.math.ca.