Project Runway Canada

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Project Runway Canada
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Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes23+
Production
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network Slice (2007)
Global (2009)
Crave (2025)
ReleaseOctober 8, 2007 (2007-10-08) –
November 14, 2025 (2025-11-14)

Project Runway Canada Season 1 & 2 is a Gemini Award-winning [1] Canadian television adaptation of the American reality television series Project Runway , which debuted on the Slice network on October 8, 2007. The second season aired on Global. [2] The series' host is fashion model Iman, while Canadian designer Brian Bailey acts as the contestants' mentor. The series was canceled after the second-season finale. [3]

Contents

Project Runway Canada Season 3: In April 2025, Crave announced a revival of the series, with judges including judge and host,Coco Rocha, Jeanne Beker, Spencer Badu, and Aurora James as mentor. [4] . It began streaming in November 2025. [5]

Format

Project Runway Canada uses the same format as the American version of Project Runway that aired on the Bravo and Lifetime networks.

Former and recurring judges on Project Runway Canada
JudgeSeason
1 2 3
Iman Mohamed Main
Shawn Hewson Main
Rita Silvan Main
Coco Rocha Main
Jeanne Beker Main
Spencer Badu Main

Series Overview

SeasonContestantsEpisodesOriginally releasedWinnerRunner-up
First releasedLast releasedNetwork
1 1211October 8, 2007 (2007-10-08)December 12, 2007 (2007-12-12) Slice Evan BiddellLucian Matis
2 1412January 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)April 14, 2009 (2009-04-14) Global Sunny Fong Jessica Biffi
3 1210November 14, 2025 (2025-11-14)TBA Crave TBATBA

Season 1 (2007)

This was the debut season of Project Runway and aired from October 8, 2007 to December 12, 2007 on the Slice network. The show won the 'Best Reality Program or Series' award at the 23rd Gemini Awards. The winner of the season was Evan Biddell who won $100,000 to start a line, a portfolio photo shoot with L'Oreal Paris and a spread with ELLE Canada magazine featuring the winning model, Ashley Heart.

Season 2 (2009)

Season 2 aired on Global in January of 2009. The winner of the season was Sunny Fong, winning the cover and a feature spread in ELLE Canada with winning model Victoria, a professional portfolio photo shoot courtesy of L'Oréal Paris, a 'Runway to Retail' business mentorship with Winners, and $100,000 to start his own fashion line.

Host, Judges, and Mentor (Season 1 & 2)

Season 3 (2025)

After a sixteen-year hiatus, Project Runway Canada returned for a third season in 2025. The revived season premiered on Crave on November 14, 2025, and was produced by Bell Media Studios in association with Fremantle. Filming took place at Toronto Metropolitan University. [6]

Format

The revived season followed the same competition structure as earlier iterations of the series: designers competed in weekly timed challenges, presented garments on the runway, and were evaluated by a judging panel, with one or more contestants eliminated each episode. The season featured ten episodes released weekly on Crave. [7]

The winner received a CAD $100,000 career investment, a feature in Elle Canada, and additional sponsor-related prizes provided through challenge integrations. [8]

Host, Judges, and Mentor (Season 3)

The season introduced an entirely new panel for the revival. Supermodel Coco Rocha served as host and judge, joined by fashion journalist Jeanne Beker and designer, Spencer Badu. Designer and activist Aurora James served as mentor to the contestants. [9]

Contestants

Twelve designers from across Canada competed in Season 3:

No.DesignerHometown / Base
1Naimo Awale Spruce Grove, Alberta
2Delayne Dixon Kamloops, British Columbia
3Maya Ginzburg Montréal, Quebec
4Heather "Taalrumiq" Talukdag Terrace, British Columbia
5 Charles Lu Hamilton, Ontario
6Curtis Matysek Toronto, Ontario
7Tashina Migwans-Odjig Toronto, Ontario
8Leeland Mitchell Toronto, Ontario
9Catherine “Cat” Préfontaine Montréal, Quebec
10Rome Ramsay Toronto, Ontario
11Naomi Shindak Winnipeg, Manitoba
12Foster Siyawareva Toronto, Ontario

Contestant details were sourced from the official cast announcement released by Bell Media. [10]

Episodes

The season consisted of ten episodes. Episode summaries and guest judges were released by Crave and Bell Media alongside weekly episode drops. [11]

References

  1. ↑ GeminiAwards.ca. "Best Reality Program or Series".
  2. ↑ "The all-new season of "Project Runway Canada" is coming to Global, winter 2009". Canada.com. Retrieved 2008-05-15.
  3. ↑ Dowling, Amber. ‘Project Runway Canada’ done. TV Guide Canada . May 28, 2010. Retrieved August 6, 2010.
  4. ↑ Greg David, "Crave orders Project Runway Canada, with Coco Rocha and Jeanne Beker". TV, eh?, April 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Crave Project Runway page". Crave.ca, Retrieved 2025-11-18.
  6. ↑ "Sew It Begins! 12 Homegrown Designers Compete in PROJECT RUNWAY CANADA, Debuting November 14 on Crave". Bell Media. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Project RUNWAY CANADA Kicks Off with Five Brand Partners". Bell Media. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Project RUNWAY CANADA Kicks Off with Five Brand Partners". Bell Media. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Sew It Begins! 12 Homegrown Designers Compete in PROJECT RUNWAY CANADA, Debuting November 14 on Crave". Bell Media. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  10. ↑ "Sew It Begins! 12 Homegrown Designers Compete in PROJECT RUNWAY CANADA, Debuting November 14 on Crave". Bell Media. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  11. ↑ "Project RUNWAY CANADA Kicks Off with Five Brand Partners". Bell Media. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.


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