About the Conference
The Canadian Undergraduate Mathematics Conference (CUMC) is a national conference organized each summer by undergraduate students for undergraduate students at different institutions across Canada.
The CUMC is an opportunity for students to explore mathematics outside their usual surroundings and spark their interest in areas they have not yet been exposed to. Indeed, the core of the gathering consists of a series of talks given by participants. The conference therefore provides a unique chance for students to present what they find most fascinating and exciting, as well as to practice their expository skills in an inclusive and noncompetitive environment. As a national conference, the CUMC is a bilingual event. Moreover, the event seeks to promote diversity within the field of mathematics itself, by offering keynote lectures in both pure and applied fields.
The CUMC is primarily organised by a local organising committee at the host institution, under the aegis of Studc. Studc ensures that the transition between former and current CUMC organising teams goes smoothly and is in charge of the CUMC bid process. Through Studc, the CMS provides the CUMC with some funding, web hosting, conference registration services, and maintains control over the bank account from year to year.
CUMC 2026
The 2026 edition of the Canadian Undergraduate Mathematics Conference (CUMC) took place between June 23 and June 27, 2026 on the McMaster University campus in Hamilton, Ontario. It was a five-day event filled with a variety of activities, ranging from scientific talks to social events, and marked the first time McMaster had hosted the conference since 2000.
MoreEditions
Since 1994, the CUMC has been held at a number different universities across Canada. Here is a list of all previous hosts:
- 2026: McMaster University
- 2025: University of Waterloo
- 2024: University of British Columbia
- 2023: University of Toronto
- 2022: Université Laval
- 2021: Western University Online
- 2020: Western University Online
- 2019: Queen’s University
- 2018: University of Saskatchewan
- 2017: Montreal Team
- 2016: University of Victoria
- 2015: University of Alberta
- 2014 : Carleton University
- 2013 : Université de Montréal
- 2012 : University of British Columbia
- 2011 : Université Laval
- 2010 : University of Waterloo
- 2009 : Carleton University
- 2008 : University of Toronto
- 2007 : Simon Fraser University
- 2006 : McGill University
- 2005 : Queen’s University
- 2004 : Dalhousie University
- 2003 : York University
- 2002 : University of Calgary
- 2001 : Université Laval
- 2000 : McMaster University
- 1999 : Memorial University of Newfoundland
- 1998 : University of British Columbia
- 1997 : Université de Montréal
- 1996 : University of Waterloo
- 1995 : University of Manitoba
- 1994 : McGill University