Canada-Wide Science Fair

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The Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) is an annual science fair in Canada held by the Youth Science Foundation of Canada. It is the highest level of competition in Canada, and approximately 400 projects and 450 students are judged at the fair. Finalists must qualify from approximately 25,000 competitors at regional science and technology fairs (or, in the province of Quebec, the provincial science fair) throughout Canada.

Competition is split into seven divisions: Automotive Sciences, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Computing and Information Technology, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Engineering, Health Sciences, Life Sciences, and Physical and Mathematical Sciences; and three age categories: Junior for grades 7 and 8, Intermediate for grades 9 and 10, and Senior for grades 11 and 12.

The Canada Wide Science Fair has been held every year since 1962. Regional Science Fairs set up bid committees and apply for the rights several years in advance. Planning for this event takes from 3 to 5 years.

Year Region/City
1962 Ottawa, Ontario
1963 Toronto, Ontario
1964 Montréal, Québec
1965 Winnipeg, Manitoba
1966 Windsor, Ontario
1967 Québec City, Québec
1968 Vancouver, British Columbia
1969 Regina, Saskatchewan
1970 Hamilton, Ontario
1971 Edmonton, Alberta
1972 Sarnia, Ontario
1973 Thunder Bay, Ontario
1974 Calgary, Alberta
1975 Jonquière, Québec
1976 Brandon, Manitoba
1977 Victoria, British Columbia
1978 Sudbury, Ontario
1979 London, Ontario
1980 Thompson, Manitoba
1981 Waterloo, Ontario
1982 Toronto, Ontario
1983 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
1984 Halifax, Nova Scotia
1985 Cornwall, Ontario
1986 Calgary, Alberta
1987 Mississauga, Ontario
1988 Winnipeg, Manitoba
1989 St. John's, Newfoundland
1990 Windsor, Ontario
1991 Vancouver, British Columbia
1992 Sudbury, Ontario
1993 Rivière-du-Loup, Québec
1994 Guelph, Ontario
1995 Whitehorse, Yukon
1996 North Bay, Ontario
1997 Regina, Saskatchewan
1998 Timmins, Ontario
1999 Edmonton, Alberta
2000 London, Ontario
2001 Kingston, Ontario
2002 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
2003 Calgary, Alberta
2004 St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
2005 Vancouver, British Columbia
2006 Saguenay, Québec
2007 Truro, Nova Scotia
2008 Ottawa, Ontario
2009 Winnipeg, Manitoba

from: Canadian Wide Science Fair Official Site” [1]

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  1. ^ "Canada Wide Science Fair". http://www.cwsf.ca/. 

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