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<p>official language</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Annual programming competition in Canada}}<br /> <br /> {{Multiple issues|<br /> {{Unreferenced|date=February 2021}}<br /> {{Notability|date=June 2025}}<br /> }}<br /> [[File:Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing logo.svg|thumb|The logo of the [[Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing]].]]<br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Canadian Computing Competition&#039;&#039;&#039; (&#039;&#039;&#039;CCC&#039;&#039;&#039;, {{langx|fr|Concours canadien d&#039;informatique}}) is an annual [[Computer programming|programming]] [[competition]] for secondary school students in [[Canada]], organized by the [[Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing]] at the [[University of Waterloo]]. <br /> <br /> There are two levels of problems presented, Junior and Senior, based on programming skill level. Participants are allowed to use C, [[C++]], [[Python 2]], [[Python 3]], or Java [[programming languages]], which are permitted at the [[International Olympiad in Informatics]] (IOI). CCC questions are designed to test a student&#039;s ability to design and code algorithms rather than their knowledge of APIs or language-specific features.<br /> <br /> Approximately 20 of the top students in the Senior division of the CCC from Canada are invited to compete at the Canadian Computing Olympiad (CCO), hosted at the [[University of Waterloo]] each spring. This event is then used to select participants for the Canadian team at the IOI, as well as the European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics (EGOI). <br /> <br /> The questions in the CCC are algorithmic in nature, designed to test a student&#039;s ability to design and code algorithms rather than their knowledge of [[Application programming interface|APIs]] or language-specific features. Stage 2 is more difficult than Stage 1, but still easier than the IOI. The problems generally have memory or time constraints, forcing the programmer to find efficient solutions to earn full marks.<br /> <br /> The contests are also open to students from outside Canada, although they are ineligible to participate on the Canadian IOI team. <br /> <br /> ==Contest Stages==<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Canadian Computing Olympiad (CCO)===<br /> <br /> The CCO is two days long, with four hours to do three questions each day. There are six questions, each weighted 25 points. Contestants&#039; combined stage 1 and CCO scores are used to determine final scores for the Canadian Computing Competition. Bronze, silver, and gold medals are awarded, with each competitor receiving a medal; winners of gold medals are invited to represent the Canadian team at the IOI.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Centre for Education in Mathematics and Computing]]<br /> * [[ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest]]<br /> * [[DWITE]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://cemc.math.uwaterloo.ca/contests/computing.html CCC Website]<br /> *[http://mmhs.ca/ccc/index.htm Solutions to Stage One Problems]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Computer science education in Canada]]<br /> [[Category:Programming contests]]</div>

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