Starts in September. This is a full-year program which invites senior high school students to work on problem sets (6) administered and graded by the Department of Physics University of Toronto. The program provides the opportunity to broaden the exposure to Physics and prepares students for the National Olympiad selection process as well as for the CAP exam.
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Canadian Chemistry and Physics Olympiads

Early April. Prepared by the Canadian Association of Physicists. The exam is based upon an internationally recognized syllabus: the I.B.Physics Higher Core Curriculum. The level of the exam is intentionally high. Only the top students from each school are expected to take part. It is a contest, not a judgement of a student's classroom performance. There is a multiple-choice section with 25 questions, and three long answer problems, covering area of Mechanics, Electricity, Magnetism and Optics. A number of Universities in Canada award entrance scholarships to the top CAP Exam students.
Canadian Association of Physicists

Late April. Run by the U of T Engineering Department, this engineering exam is a cross-disciplinary open-ended one combining elements from Engineering, Physics, Chemistry and Math. Success on the da Vinci may lead to the Physics Olympiad. Prizes and U of T scholarships are also on the line.
Da Vinci Competition

Early May. Run by the University of Waterloo, the Sir Isaac Newton test is a straight Mechanics, all multiple choice exam. Top students win scholarships to the University of Waterloo.

SIN Test