Date
This year’s COMC competition will take place on Thursday, October 30th in Canada and the Americas (anywhere in North/South American time zones), and on Friday, October 31st elsewhere in the world.
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Overview
CLMC -> COMC -> CMO -> IMO
The Canadian Open Mathematics Challenge (COMC) is Canada’s premier national mathematics competition open to any student with an interest in and grasp of high school math. The purpose of the COMC is to encourage students to explore, discover, and learn more about mathematics and problem solving. The competition serves to provide teachers with a unique student enrichment activity during the fall term, it is 2.5 hours long. It is the most prestigious math competition in Canada, and one of the most prestigious in the Americas. The COMC is the only way to be invited to the CMS’ free, exclusive training camps and compete internationally as part of Math Team Canada!
Depending on their grade level and performance, students participating in the COMC will also have the opportunity to be considered for university scholarships, get invited to math camps, garner awards, and win prizes.
CMO Qualifier: The results of the COMC matter! Approximately 100 – 120 top-ranking students from the COMC are invited to write the Canadian Mathematical Olympiad (CMO) or the Junior CMO (CJMO) in March. The CMO, in turn, is a qualifier for Team Canada at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in a different city each July.
EGMO Qualifier: The top 6 – 8 COMC female contestants will also qualify for selection to represent Canada at the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO). EGMO is an international mathematics competition held each April in a European host city each year.
APMO Qualifier: Approximately 10 – 20 top-ranking students from the COMC are also selected to write the Asia-Pacific Mathematical Olympiad (APMO) as Team Canada.
Status
Registration is now closed for this year.
Shipped exams: All shipped exams have now been given to couriers and should arrive on or before Tuesday.
Exam Materials / PDF exams: Also by Tuesday, all officially-participating organizations will have their competition materials in their Portal (except those with specially-arranged proctors, who receive them by email).
Independent Students: All independent students participating through an Open Writing Centre will receive final instructions by email on or before Monday.