The Contest-Game “Math Kangaroo” was originated in France in 1991 and quickly became famous in Europe. Several years later the International Association “Kangourou sans frontières” had been founded. With each passing year the popularity of the competition continues to grow attracting new cities and new countries.

In October 2006, Canada became a member of the International Association “Kangourou sans frontières”. Valeria Pandelieva, mathematician and educator from Ottawa, was chosen to be the President of the Math Kangaroo Association in Canada.

The first time the contest was conducted in Toronto was in 2006. The Math Kangaroo Contest is now conducted in the following Canadian cities: Calgary, Charlottetown (new), Coquitlam, Edmonton, Guelph (new), Halifax, Lethbridge (new), London, Montreal, Mississauga, North Bay, Ottawa, Regina (new), St. Catharines (new), Scarborough, Sherbrooke (new), St. John’s, Sudbury, Sydney (new), Thunder Bay, Toronto, Vancouver (new), Waterloo (new), and Winnipeg.

The Math Kangaroo Contest is a multiple choice competition for students from grades 1 – 12. Problem sets consist of three sections of 8 questions each.

The competition typically takes place on the last Sunday in March, and the exact dates of the contest will be posted on the National website at kangaroo.math.ca.