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2026 Canadian Computing Competition (2/18/2026)
The Canadian Computing Competition is a fun challenge for secondary school students with an interest in programming organized by Centre for Education Mathematics and Computing (CEMC). It is an opportunity for students to test their ability in designing, understanding and implementing algorithms.

From University of Waterloo admissions

While the Canadian Computing Competition (CCC) is not required for admission to the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo, strong performance the contest can help a student earn admission.


Format
  • Written at school, participants write online, individually
  • 5 questions
  • 3 hours
  • Score out of 75

To learn more about the format of the competition, including the allowed programming languages and the type of questions participants can expect, visit CCC Format and Languages.

Participants may choose to write either the Junior or Senior level of the competition. 

  • Junior level any participant with beginner programming skills
 Straightforward topics like basic loops and conditions and progresses to advanced material, like
            recursion, two-dimensional arrays and efficient or clever algorithms.
  • Senior level any participant with intermediate to advanced programming skills
           In difficulty from basic algorithms to more advanced algorithms, like careful counting and some mathematical reasoning, with the final question typically involving material at the level of the IOI.


Approximately 20 of top Senior contestants from the CCC are invited to attend the Canadian Computing Olympiad (CCO), held at the University of Waterloo, in the Spring.

The test administration fee is $30 which is nonrefundable. Participants will have chance to do practice test before the official contest once the payment received.
Test Location: Online
Register Link: https://forms.gle/7mfkw47Ek3qCFmb98
Contact: spring.light.edu@gmail.com, or call 408-480-2505
Details see https://cemc.uwaterloo.ca/contests/ccc 
 and https://cemc.uwaterloo.ca/contests/computing.html

The deadline to register:  Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Test Time: 4:00pm, February 18, 2026.
Where: 20432 Silverado Ave, Cupertino, CA

SpringLight is an approved official test center for the competition.
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