The fifth season of the Canadian talent show competition series Canada's Got Talent premiered on March 18, 2025, and concluded on May 13, 2025.
Format
Auditions
The auditions took place in front of the judges and a live audience. At any time during the audition, the judges showed their disapproval of the act by pressing a buzzer, which lights a large red "X" on the stage. If all the judges pressed their buzzers, the act must end. Voting worked on a majority-of-three basis, where three positive votes from the judges were required. The Golden Buzzer is placed in the center of the stage, and each judge (or the host) can only press the Golden Buzzer once, sending an act straight to the semi-finals.[1]
Eliminations
The elimination round and final were broadcast through two episodes. Judges could still end a performance early with four Xs. The acts competed for three judge votes that sent them straight to the finals, and the rest competed for a Canada-wide vote that dictated the rest of the finalists. The judges were asked to express their views on each act's performance. Phone lines, Twitter, Facebook, texting and online voting platforms opened for one-hour after all acts were performed. The public voted for the act they thought was the best. Voters could submit a total of fifty votes (ten in each platform). After the votes were counted, the act that polled the highest number of public votes, automatically was placed in the final. The judges then chose between the second and third most popular acts, with the winner of that vote also gaining a place in the final. All other acts were then eliminated from the competition.
The Finals
The acts who made it through the Eliminations have a final shot at performing once again, and all of the acts competed for a Canada-wide vote that determined the winner of the season. This round has been broadcast live, and the winner is revealed at the end of the episode.
Two new judges joined the panel in the fifth season: comedian Katherine Ryan and country superstar Shania Twain, replacing Trish Stratus and Lilly Singh respectively. Howie Mandel and Kardinal Offishall returned for their fourth seasons as judges, while Lindsay Ell returned for her fourth season as host.[2]
Production
In June 2024, Citytv announced that it had renewed Canada's Got Talent for a new season to premiere in 2025. This season the grand prize is CA$1,000,000, courtesy of Citytv owner Rogers Communications. Each recipient of a Golden Buzzer during the auditions also earn a $25,000 prize from sponsor CIBC. Filming for the auditions took place at the OLG Stage at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort on October 22–27, 2024, while filming for the eliminations took place on December 12-13, 2024.
Buzzed Out | Advanced (Golden Buzzer) | Advanced (Won the Judge's Vote) | Advanced (Won the Public's Vote)
The Eliminations (May 6th)
The judges could not decide between four acts (Carsim Birmingham, The Jambo Brothers, Nicolina and Tulga) who should advance, so decided to put it up to a Public Vote to determine which two would become finalists. The winners were revealed to be Carsim and Nicolina.
Shania Twain was absent from The Eliminations due to being on her world tour at the time.
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