The exams for both divisions are 35 minutes long and have 7 questions. The Canandian Mathematics Competition is open to students in Grades 9 through 11 and consists of both individual and team challenges. These exams are open to students outside of Canada. The contest requires 60 minutes of writing time and focuses on problem solving. The problems can be administered in French.
Top contestants receive gold medals.
Canadian students who do well on this exam may be invited to the Invitation Mathematics Challenge and may be included on the Canadian International Mathematics Olympiad team. Continental Mathematics League Exams are given for students in grades 2 - 9 and calculus. Students should have an above-average reading and analytical reasoning ability and at least average computational ability. Calculus, there are four 40-minute exams per year with 8 questions per exam. Participating countries send teams of up to six students.