#  Canada 

Name:   
Canadian Biology Olympiad/Les Olympiades Canadiennes de Biologie  Established:   
2004  Description of attached images:   
Logo:   
Poster:   
Poster PDF File:   
Leaflet:   
Leaflet PDF File:   
Website URL:   
http://www.canadianbiologyolympiad.ca  Website language:   
English  Olympiad promotion:   
Invitation letters for the particiapation in the CBO competition are sent to school teachers in early Januarry.Teachers and students can also to go to the Canadian Biology Olympiad webpage (www.canadianbiologyolympiad.ca) for details about refistration and upcoming dates and deadlines. Organization, structure, categories and rounds:   
CBO/OCB Competition is a Two round competition. § Round 1: Submission of Skills Portfolio—students are invited to submit their skills portfolio (details of portfolio are released to students in early January to develop skills necessary for excellence)--submitted in April of each school year § Round 2: University of Toronto National Biology Competition--written toward the end of April National Team is selected based upon scores from Round 1 and Round 2 combined (50% each). National Skills Camp is hosted by different universities in July of each year the week before going to the IBO. Camp is focussed on the preparation of national team for upcoming IBO. In addition, 20 students (from Grade 10-12) are invited to attend to camps to improve and develop their laboratory skills. Tests:   
**Round One:** Laboratory Skills Portfolio Students are provided with a series of laboratory activities to complete at their home school. Typically there are 3 lab activities to be completed under the supervision of teachers. Often video-taped evidence of lab completion is required. Portfolio details are released in early January of each school year, and portfolio is submitted in April of each year. Portfolio are graded by the CBO committee menbers. **Round Two:** Completion of University of Toronto National Biology Competition (NBC) (April of each school year) This is a 50 mark multiple choice test written in home school. The NBC is graded by the University of Toronto organizers. Round  Student training:   
**National Skills Training Camp:** 5 day training camp preceding departure for the International Biology Olympiad

  * The national team spends 5 days training at different universities.Focus is on developing and improving laboratory skills. 
  * Students not going to IBO may attend as well (additional 20 spots available) to practice and build skills for competing in the lab skills portfolio the following year's Canadian Biology Olympiad Competition.

Study materials:   
Students are given NBC practice exams from previous years.  There is a National Skills Camp offered to the national team and invited students (top students returning to secondary school) the week prior to the IBO each year. Students will practice skills and have experts in the field support their work to ensure current laboratory skills are upheld. Awarding of students, prizes:   
Currently no awards or prizes are awarded for competing in the Canadian Biology Olympiad Media coverage:   
Media are contacted via Media-releases as to results from the National competition and at the completion of the International Biology Olympiad. News media outlets are contacted throughout the country, with emphasis focused on regions of Canada from where students come from. Financial support / resources:   
Institutions: Various universities;To host national training camp Role of Ministry of education:   
No government support is provided (neither National or Provincial/Territorial) for the Canadian Biology Olympiad Most costs are covered by school registation and through student payment to cover costs to participate in camp and International Biology Olympiad National competition rules:   
§ Competitors must be residents of Canada and Canadian Citizens or Landed Immigrants. § Competitors are students of a regular secondary school for general education in Canada. In Quebec, first year CGEP students are also eligible to participate. § Competitors have not obtained a diploma allowing them to study at a university or equivalent institution, before the 1st of January of the year of the competition. § Competitors have not yet started study at a university or equivalent institution as regular or full time students. § Competitors must be under the age of 20 as of July 1st, of the year of the competition. § Competitors have not already participated in the IBO (can only participate once). § Competitors cannot compete in another Olympiad in the same year they are participating in the IBO. § No school can have more than 2 members on the CBO team § At least 2 provinces should be represented. IBO coordinator name:   
Sylvie Bardin  IBO coordinator address:   
UOIT-Faculty of Science 2000 Simcoe street North Oshawa, ONT, L1H 7K4 Canada  IBO coordinator email:   
Sylvie.bardin@uoit.ca  IBO coordinator institution:   
Canadian Biology Olympiad Organization--through UOIT Faculty of Science UOIT 2000 Simcoe Street North Oshawa, ON, L1H 7K4 Canada  Statistics over the year:   
2018: Terhan, Iran Number of Canadian students Participating in NBC: + 3,000 Number of Portfolio submitted: 18 Number of Provinces/Territories with schools registered: 3 Number of students participating in Camp: 7 2017: Warwick, United Kingdom Number of Canadian students Participating in NBC: + 3,000 Number of Portfolio submitted: 20 Number of Provinces/Territories with schools registered: 3 Number of students participating in Camp: 10 2016: Hanoi, Vietnam Number of Canadian students Participating in NBC: + 3,000 Number of Portfolio submitted: 25 Number of Provinces/Territories with schools registered: 5 Number of students participating in Camp: 13 2015: Aarhus, Denmark Number of Canadian students Participating in NBC: +3,000 Number of Portfolio submitted: 24 Number of Provinces/Territories with schools registered: 4 Number of students participating in Camp: 14 2 Silver, 1 Bronze, 1 certificate of Merit 2014: Denpasar, Bali Number of Canadian students Participating in NBC: + 3,000 Number of Portfolio submitted: 20 Number of Provinces/Territories with schools registered: 4 Number of students participating in Camp: 15 2013: Bern, Switzerland Number of students Participating in Round 1: 118 Number of Provinces/Territories with schools registered: 5 (largest yet) Number of students participating in Camp: 17 2012: Singapore Number of students participating in Round 1: 97 Number of Provinces/Territories with schools registered: 3 Medals at International Biology Olympiad: 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze, 1 Award of Merit 2011: Taipei, Taiwan Students participating in Round 1: 102 Number of Provinces/Territories with schools registered: 3 Students participating at the National Skills Training Camp: 13 Medals at International Biology Olympiad: 1 Silver, 2 Bronze 2010: Changwon, South Korea Students participating in Round 1: 148 Number of Registered Schools: Students participating at the National Skills Training Camp: 17 Medals at International Biology Olympiad: 2 golds (2nd place and 7th place overall), 2 silver 2009: Tsukuba, Japan Students participating in Round 1: 138 Number of Registered Schools: 13 Students participating at the National Skills Training Camp: 14 Medals at International Biology Olympiad: 1 silver, 3 bronze 2008: Mumbai, India--First year of new selection procedure Students participating in Round 1: 28 Number of Registered Schools: 6 Students participating at the National Skills Training Camp: 4 Medals at International Biology Olympiad: 2 silver, 2 bronze 2007: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (old format of team selection) Medals at International Biology Olympiad: 2 silver, 2 bronze Standard school year - From:   
September  Standard school year - To:   
June  Biology hours/week - Minimum:   
3 hours standard school instruction  Biology hours/week - Maximum:   
8 hours of standard school instruction  by CA_roddie  —  last modified  Apr 09, 2019 10:33 AM   
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