Calgary Collegiate Programming Contest 2026

Full information on our contest website: https://cpc.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/contests/ccpc/2026/

The Calgary Collegiate Programming Contest (CCPC), is an annual programming contest for post-secondary students in Calgary.

Test your aptitude and knowledge of computer science against programming puzzles requiring problem-solving, programming, math, and teamwork skills. Teams are ranked according to the number of problems solved within five hours and the accuracy/speed at which they are solved.

The event will begin on March 28, 2026, with a warm-up practice and a five-hour competition.

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Kattis has graciously sponsored the judging platform.

Contest Details & Rules

Anyone is welcome to compete.

In order to be eligible for prizes, you must be:

• Enrolled in a post-secondary institution/high school in Alberta or British Columbia as a full-time undergraduate/graduate student

• Able to attend in person on the day of the event at the University of Calgary

• In a team with a strict maximum of up to three members

• Participating in the same division as everyone else on your team

Divisions

Division 1: All students enrolled full-time.

Division 2: Same as Division 1, with the additional requirement that you can NOT have been awarded a prize in any past sanctioned competitions (Calgary Collegiate Programming Contest / Alberta Collegiate Programming Contest).

Practice

We host workshops every Tuesday from 4-5:30 pm in the Science Collaborative Space (ST 142) with our dedicated instructors!

Find recent practice contest links in the # contests channel of our Discord server.

Did you know the Computer Science Department has a course (CPSC 599.4) about Competitive Programming? Find out more here

Questions?

Discord: https://discord.gg/WH3B6mw3vC

Instagram: @cpcucalgary

Twitter: @UCalgary_CPC

Student Community (Department of Computer Science): https://science.ucalgary.ca/computer-science/future-students/undergraduate/student-community

Email us ... [email protected]

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