Ontario Mathematics Olympiad
The Ontario Mathematics Olympiad is an annual mathematics competition for Grade 7s and 8s across Ontario, hosted by the Ontario Association for Mathematics Education.
Format
Each school can send one team to the OMO, which qualifies by placing in the top two in a regional competition. Each team consists of one Grade 7 boy, one Grade 7 girl, one Grade 8 girl, and one Grade 8 boy. The competition has four stages; individual, pairs, team, and relay. The individual stage is completed by writing a test. The two pairs in the pairs stage are the Grade 7 boy and the Grade 8 girl, and the Grade 8 boy and the Grade 7 girl. Each pair has a set amount of questions to solve. The team stage is completed similarly, with a series of questions. The relay stage is when each member of the team receives a question to answer, but the solution for that question depends on the solution of a previous teammate's question. Thus, if any member of the team does their question wrong, the solutions afterwards are wrong as well.Awards
There are awards for the top three teams in each of the pairs, team, and relay stages of the competition. For the individual stage, the top three Grade 7 boys, Grade 7 girls, Grade 8 girls, and Grade 8 boys are awarded. There is also a grand prize for the overall winning team.Past competitions
A table of previous competitions:| Year | Location | Date |
| 2018 | Sheridan College | Jun 08 to Jun 09 |
| 2017 | Humber College Lakeshore Campus | May 26 to May 27 |
| 2016 | University of Toronto Scarborough | May 27 to May 28 |
| 2015 | Carleton University, Ottawa | Jun 05 to Jun 06 |
| 2014 | Lakehead University, Orillia Campus | May 30 to May 31 |
| 2013 | TBD | Jun 07 to Jun 08 |
| 2012 | St. Clair College, Windsor | Jun 08 to Jun 09 |
| 2011 | University of Toronto, Toronto | Jun 03 to Jun 04 |
| 2010 | Ontario Educational Leadership Centre, Ramara township | May 28 to May 30 |
| 2009 | Trent University, Peterborough | May 29 to May 30 |
| 2008 | Trent University, Peterborough | May 30 to May 31 |
| 2007 | University of Ottawa, Ottawa | Jun 01 to Jun 02 |