In 2026, students across the country explored what it means to understand one another — through art, code, math, public speaking, science, and writing. Below are the medal recipients of the Canadian Innovation Contests and of the partnered Global Olympiads, on the year's theme of Empathy.
Find Your Medal →The Canadian Innovation Contests run six annual contests for students in Grades 2 through 10 — art, computing, mathematics, public speaking, science, and writing. Each year a single theme shapes every submission. In 2026, that theme was Empathy: the capacity to understand and share the feelings of another. CKSTEM also partners with seven Global Olympiads — HKIMO, TIMO, BBB, MOEMS, and CNML — to give students international stages for their math work.
Director of Education & CEO, Peel District School Board — recipient of the Distinguished Education Leadership Award and presenter of the 2026 Best School Awards and Student Excellence Awards.
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Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, State Bank of India, Canada — presenter of the 2026 Best Teacher Awards to the thirteen educators behind the year's most decorated students.
View the tributeCertificates, medals, scores, and ceremony photos — here's where each one stands. We'll update these cards as items go live, so check back instead of writing in.
All CIC certificates are posted and available now. Sign in to the contest portal to download yours anytime.
Teachers who want to print certificates for their class can request the official template — drop us a note and we'll send it.
Download your certificate✓ Live — certificates are posted.
Schools: all school medals have shipped — they're on the way to your school for school-registered students. No action needed.
Individual participants: the address window closed June 8; your medal ships to the address you had on file — keep an eye on your mail.
✓ All school medals shipped.
Scores are now available for the Math (CIMC) and Computing (CICC) contests. Sign in to the portal to review yours.
Review your scoresOther contests don't support score release this year due to technical limitations — please don't write in to ask, the answer won't change.
Photos from the May 30 awards ceremony are available now — browse and download the full album.
Thanks for being part of an unforgettable night — your kids made the whole year worth it.
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Four schools tied at the very top this year — each one shaping the kind of culture where empathy and excellence grow side by side.
Best School Awards presented at the ceremony by chief guest Ms. Rashmi Swarup
Thirteen teachers whose students earned exceptional results across multiple contests — the coaching, preparation, and culture that turn curiosity into achievement.
Best Teacher Awards presented at the ceremony by chief guest Mr. Amit Goyal
Twenty-two students earned the year's Best Student scholarships — recognizing both achievement and the empathy that ran through every contest entry.
Scholarship is for full term CKSTEM Math Programs only with no other discount.
Search by full name, school, or username. Every recipient — CIC and Global Olympiad — appears below with the medal or tier earned.
Browse every CIC medal recipient, organized by contest and grade category. Each name shows the tier earned — Gold, Silver, Bronze, or Honor.
CKSTEM students who earned recognition in the partnered international and national math olympiads in the 2025–26 season — HKIMO, TIMO, BBB, MOEMS, and CNML.
The CIC 2026 Awards Ceremony was more than a medal presentation — it was a full evening for students, families, and teachers. Attending students collected their physical medals on stage; the evening also brought live performances, photos, and the kind of energy that makes a whole year feel worth it.
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Medals were presented at the CIC 2026 Awards Ceremony on May 30, 2026.
