Canadian Association of Physicists
[6] It is a national exam and the top participants are invited to try out for the Canadian Physics Olympiad international team trained by volunteers from the University of British Columbia.The CAP Lloyd G. Elliott Prize exam, also known as the "University Prize Exam", is offered once a year, usually in early February, to Canadian university undergraduate physics students.[10] The CAP awards the Herzberg medal for outstanding research achievement by a Canadian physicist within 12 years of completing his or her doctorate.This medal is named after Canadian Nobel-prize winner Gerhard Herzberg and has been given annually since 1970.[11] There is a Canadian Association of Physicists fonds at Library and Archives Canada.