The Amazing Race Canada | |
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Genre | Reality competition |
Created by | Elise Doganieri Bertram van Munster |
Based on | |
Creative director | Shannon McGinn |
Presented by | Jon Montgomery |
Theme music composer | John M. Keane |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 10 |
No. of episodes | 110 (and 1 recap and 6 reunion specials) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Mark Lysakowski John Brunton Barbara Bowlby |
Running time | 44–47 minutes |
Production companies | Insight Productions Bell Media |
Original release | |
Network | CTV |
Release | July 15, 2013 – present |
Related | |
International versions |
The Amazing Race Canada is a Canadian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race . Following the premise of other versions in the Amazing Race franchise, the show follows teams of two as they race across Canada and around the world. Each season is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in foreign areas, interact with locals, perform physical and mental challenges, and travel by air, boat, car, taxi, and other modes of transport. Teams are progressively eliminated at the end of most legs for being the last to arrive at designated Pit Stops. The first team to arrive at the Finish Line wins a grand prize of CA$250,000 and additional prizes from the show's sponsors.
Commissioned and broadcast by CTV, The Amazing Race Canada is hosted by former Olympian Jon Montgomery, produced by Insight Productions in association with Bell Media and with the support of Profiles Television.
As of 2024, ten seasons have aired with the show renewed for an eleventh season. [1]
The Amazing Race Canada is a reality television competition between at least nine teams of two. Each season is divided into a number of legs wherein teams travel and complete various tasks to obtain clues to help them progress to a Pit Stop, where they are given a chance to rest and recover before starting the next leg twelve hours later. The first team to arrive at a Pit Stop is often awarded a prize while the last team is normally eliminated (except in non-elimination legs). The final leg of each race is run by the last three remaining teams, and the first to arrive at the final destination wins the grand prize consisting of CA$250,000 cash, as well as two vehicles provided by Chevrolet, along with other sponsored prizes.
On the airdate of the first season finale it was announced that CTV had ordered another season of The Amazing Race Canada. [2] Casting began in fall 2013 and the second season aired in summer 2014. New to the eligibility requirements for season 2 were clauses that applicants must possess a valid Canadian passport, and be able to travel not only within Canada but around the world; this meant that, unlike the first season, the show travelled to destinations outside of Canada, closer to its American counterpart. [3]
In the second season, Petro-Canada was the fuel sponsor with the team winning a lifetime supply of gasoline from Petro-Canada, and Scotiabank was the financial sponsor. In the third season, the Bank of Montreal (BMO) replaced Scotiabank as the financial sponsor. In the fourth season, Hotels.com replaced Air Canada as the trip sponsor with the team winning a 'once-in-a-lifetime' trip for two around the world with Hotels.com, and the fuel sponsor was removed. In the fifth season, Sinorama replaced Hotels.com as the trip sponsor with the winning team winning a 'once-in-a-lifetime' trip for two around the world with Sinorama. In the sixth season, the financial and trip sponsors were removed, and Dempster's Bakery began their sponsorship. In the seventh season, Expedia was the trip sponsor and Shell Canada's V-Power was the fuel sponsor. In the eighth season, the fuel sponsor and Dempster's Bakery ended their financial support, while Desjardins Group, Subway Canada, Destination BC, GURU Organic Energy, Tourism Richmond, Trans Canada Trail and Marshalls started their sponsorships, with the once-in-a-lifetime trip for two around the world funded by GURU Organic Energy drinks. In the ninth season, Samsung became the sponsor that funded the cash prize, while Subway Canada, Destination BC, Tourism Richmond, Trans Canada Trail and Marshalls all ended their commercial support. [4] In the tenth season, GURU Organic Energy and Samsung ended their financial support for the world trip and cash prizes.
Each team is composed of two individuals who have some type of relationship to each other. A total of 102 teams, or 204 contestants, have participated in The Amazing Race Canada.
Route Markers are yellow and red flags that mark the places where teams must go. Most Route Markers are attached to the boxes that contain clue envelopes, but some may mark places where teams must go in order to complete tasks, or may be used to line a course that the teams must follow.
Clues are found throughout the legs in sealed envelopes, normally inside clue boxes. They give teams the information they need and tasks they need to do for them to progress.
Teams may encounter the following that may affect their position:
At the beginning of each leg, teams receive an allowance of cash, usually in Canadian dollars, to cover expenses during the legs (except for the purchase of airline tickets, which are paid-for by credit cards provided to the teams).
Teams then have to follow clues and Route Markers that will lead them to the various destinations and tasks they will face. Modes of travel between these destinations include commercial and chartered airplanes (which for the first three seasons were generally provided by sponsor Air Canada), boats, trains, taxis, buses, and rented vehicles provided by the show, or the teams may simply travel by foot. Each leg ends with a twelve-hour Pit Stop where teams are able to rest and where teams that arrives last are progressively eliminated until only three teams remain. Most legs comprise three or more challenges, often a Roadblock, Detour and a Route Info Task. The first teams to arrive at the Pit Stop win prizes, usually from the show's sponsors.
Each race (with the exception of the tenth season) has a number of predetermined non-elimination legs, in which the last team to arrive at the Pit Stop is not eliminated and is allowed to continue. The non-eliminated team is required to do a Speed Bump – a penalty task that only the team saved from elimination on the previous leg must complete before continuing on.
Most of the rules and penalties are adopted from the American edition.
The show first aired in 2013 with the first season premiere airing on July 15, 2013 and ending on September 16, 2013.
Season | Broadcast | Winners | Teams | |
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Premiere | Finale | |||
1 | July 15, 2013 | September 16, 2013 | Tim Hague, Sr. & Tim Hague, Jr. | 9 |
2 | July 8, 2014 | September 21, 2014 | Mickey Henry & Pete Schmalz | 11 |
3 | July 8, 2015 | September 23, 2015 | Gino & Jesse Montani | 12 |
4 | June 28, 2016 | September 13, 2016 | Steph LeClair & Kristen McKenzie | 10 |
5 | July 4, 2017 | September 12, 2017 | Sam Lambert & Paul Mitskopoulos | |
6 | July 3, 2018 | September 11, 2018 | Courtney Berglind & Adam Kovacs | |
7 | July 2, 2019 | September 10, 2019 | Anthony Johnson & James Makokis | |
8 | July 5, 2022 | September 20, 2022 | Catherine Wreford & Craig Ramsay | |
9 | July 4, 2023 | September 19, 2023 | Ty Smith & Kat Kastner | |
10 | July 2, 2024 | September 10, 2024 | Taylor McPherson & Katie Mulkay | 11 |
11 | Summer 2025 | TBD | TBA |
As of the tenth season, The Amazing Race Canada has visited all of Canada's provinces and territories, in addition to eleven foreign countries in Asia, Europe, South America and North America. 1
The following are the number of times places (including Canadian provinces and territories) are featured in The Amazing Race Canada.
Rank | Jurisdiction | Seasons Visited | Pit Stops |
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1 | Alberta | 10 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) | 11 3 |
British Columbia | 10 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) | 23 3 | |
Ontario | 10 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10) | 21 4 | |
4 | Quebec | 9 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10) | 10 3 |
5 | New Brunswick | 5 (2, 4, 6, 8, 10) | 5 |
Nova Scotia | 5 (1, 3, 4, 7, 9) | 5 2 | |
Saskatchewan | 5 (1, 3, 5, 7, 10) | 4 | |
8 | Manitoba | 4 (2, 6, 9, 10) | 4 |
9 | Northwest Territories | 3 (1, 4, 7) | 1 |
Yukon | 3 (1, 2, 6) | 3 | |
11 | Newfoundland and Labrador | 2 (1, 5) | 2 |
Prince Edward Island | 2 (2, 6) | 2 | |
13 | Nunavut | 1 (1) | 1 |
Rank | Country | Continent | Seasons Visited | Pit Stops |
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1 | China | Asia | 2 (2, 5) | 3 5 |
2 | Argentina | South America | 1 (3) | 1 |
Chile | South America | 1 (3) | 1 | |
Cuba | North America | 1 (4) | 1 | |
France | Europe | 1 (2) | 2 | |
India | Asia | 1 (3) | 2 | |
Indonesia | Asia | 1 (6) | 1 | |
Mexico | North America | 1 (6) | 1 | |
Panama | North America | 1 (5) | 1 | |
Thailand | Asia | 1 (5) | 1 | |
Vietnam | Asia | 1 (4) | 2 |
Until August 28, 2022, all ratings data was provided by Numeris.
Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | Premiered | Ended | Rank | Viewers (in millions) | ||
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Date | Premiere Viewers (in millions) | Date | Finale Viewers (in millions) | |||||
1 | Monday 9:00 PM | 10 | July 15, 2013 | 2.986 [5] | September 16, 2013 | 3.056 [6] | #1 | 2.851 [7] |
2 | Tuesday 9:00 PM | 12 | July 8, 2014 | 2.764 [8] | September 21, 2014 | 3.026 [9] | #1 | 2.751 [10] |
3 | Wednesday 9:00 PM | July 8, 2015 | 2.596 [11] | September 23, 2015 | 2.601 [12] | #1 | 2.541 [13] | |
4 | Tuesday 8:00 PM | June 28, 2016 | 2.053 [14] | September 13, 2016 | 2.144 [15] | #1[ citation needed ] | UND | |
5 | 11 | July 4, 2017 | 1.888 [16] | September 12, 2017 | 1.961 [17] | #1[ citation needed ] | UND | |
6 | July 3, 2018 | 1.771 [18] | September 11, 2018 | 1.989 [19] | #1[ citation needed ] | UND | ||
7 | Tuesday 9:00 PM | July 2, 2019 | 2.029 [20] | September 10, 2019 | 2.134 [21] | #1[ citation needed ] | UND | |
8 | July 5, 2022 | 1.695 [22] | September 20, 2022 | UND [23] | UND | UND |
Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Reference |
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2014 | Best Cross-Platform Project, Non-Fiction - The Amazing Race Canada Interactive | Chris Skinner, CJ Hervey, James Milward, Pietro Gagliano and Ryan Andal | Won | [24] |
Best Photography in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series | Peter Rieveschl and Ryan Shaw (for "Where in the World Is Ogopogo?") | |||
Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series | Mark Lysakowski and Rob Brunner (for "Where in the World Is Ogopogo?") | |||
2015 | Best Direction in a Reality/Competition Program or Series | Rob Brunner (for "What's It Take to Get a Cup of Tea?") | ||
Best Picture Editing in a Reality/Competition Program or Series | Jonathan Dowler, Al Manson, Kyle Martin, Seth Poulin and Michael Tersigni (for "What's It Take to Get a Cup of Tea?") | |||
Best Reality/Competition Program or Series | Eric Abboud, Mike Bickerton, Barbara Bowlby, John Brunton and Mark Lysakowski | |||
Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series | Rob Brunner and Mark Lysakowski (for "What's It Take to Get a Cup of Tea?") | |||
Golden Screen Award for TV Reality Show | ||||
2016 | Best Host in a Variety, Lifestyle, Reality/Competition, or Talk Program or Series | Jon Montgomery | ||
Best Direction in a Reality/Competition Program or Series | Rob Brunner (for "Penticton/Osoyoos") | |||
Best Photography in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series | Ryan Shaw (for "Take Your Clue and Gooo!") | |||
Best Picture Editing in a Reality/Competition Program or Series | Jonathan Dowler, Ben O'Neil, Burak Ozgan, Seth Poulin and Michael Tersigni (for "Who's Feeling Sporty Now") | |||
Best Reality/Competition Program or Series | Daniela Battistella, Mike Bickerton, Robyn Bigue, Barbara Bowlby, John Brunton, Ann Camilleri, Guy Clarkson, Sarah James, Mark Lysakowski, Kyle Martin and Catherine Petersen | |||
Golden Screen Award for TV Reality Show | ||||
2017 | Best Reality/Competition Program or Series | John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Mike Bickerton, Sarah James, Kyle Martin, Robyn Bigue, Guy Clarkson, Ann Camilleri, Steff Millman and Catherine Petersen | [25] | |
Best Direction in a Reality/Competition Program or Series | Rob Brunner (for "For Those About to Rock") | |||
Best Photography in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series | Ryan Shaw (for "Who's Ready to Let It All Hang Out?") | |||
Best Picture Editing in a Reality/Competition Program or Series | Mike Tersigni, Al Manson, Jonathan Dowler, Dave McMahon, Ryan Monteith and Cynthia Flengeris (for "Who's Ready to Let It All Hang Out?") | Nominated | ||
Mike Tersigni, Ben O’Neil, Burak Ozgan, Jonathan Dowler and Allan Hughes (for "Second Place Isn't Good Enough") | Won | |||
Best Sound in a Non-Fiction Program or Series | Mark Krupka (for "Shine Your Light") | Nominated | ||
Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series | Mark Lysakowski, Rob Brunner and Jennifer Pratt (for "Toads! Are You Kidding Me?") | Won | ||
Golden Screen Award for TV Reality Show | ||||
2018 | Best Reality/Competition Program or Series | John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Mike Bickerton, Sarah James, Kyle Martin, Robyn Bigue, Guy Clarkson, Ann Camilleri, Steff Millman and Catherine Petersen | [26] | |
Best Photography in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series | Ryan Shaw (for "Can I See Your Kuna?") | |||
Best Picture Editing in a Reality/Competition Program or Series | Al Manson, Jonathan Dowler, Clare Elson, John Niedzielski, Jay Prychidny, Jordan Wood and Michael Tersigni (for "Canada's Coming Together Like a Piece of Cake") | |||
Michael Tersigni, Jonathan Dowler, Cynthia Flengeris, Clare Elson, David Yenovkian and Wesley Finucan (for "Who Wants to Be the Python?") | Nominated | |||
Best Direction in a Reality/Competition Program or Series | Rob Brunner (for "Canada's Coming Together Like a Piece of Cake") | Won | ||
Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series | Mark Lysakowski, Jennifer Pratt and Rob Brunner (for "We Just Saw Johnny Mustard") | |||
Mark Lysakowski, Rob Brunner and Matthew Hanson (for "Can I See Your Kuna?") | Nominated | |||
Golden Screen Award for TV Reality Show | Won | |||
2019 | Best Reality/Competition Program or Series | John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Mike Bickerton, Sarah James, Kyle Martin, Robyn Bigue, Guy Clarkson, Ann Camilleri, Steff Millman and Catherine Petersen | ||
Best Photography in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series | Ryan Shaw (for "The Summer of Heroes") | |||
Best Picture Editing in a Reality/Competition Program or Series | Michael Tersigni, Jonathan Dowler, Clare Elson, Owin Lambeck, Gloria Tong and David Yenovkian (for "Just a Beaver Hero") | |||
Best Direction in a Reality/Competition Program or Series | Rob Brunner (for "Sounds Like a Wild Boar") | |||
Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series | Mark Peacock, Rob Brunner and Mark Lysakowski (for "Just a Beaver Hero") | Nominated | ||
Paulina Robak (for "Sounds Like a Wild Boar") | ||||
Golden Screen Award for TV Reality Show | Won | |||
2020 | Best Reality/Competition Program or Series | John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby, Mark Lysakowski, Mike Bickerton, Sarah James, Kyle Martin, Robyn Bigue, Guy Clarkson, Ann Camilleri, Steff Millman and Catherine Petersen | [27] | |
Best Host in a Variety, Lifestyle, Reality/Competition, or Talk Program or Series | Jon Montgomery | |||
Best Photography in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series | Ryan Shaw (for "Clamageddon Continues") | |||
Best Picture Editing in a Reality/Competition Program or Series | Michael Tersigni, Mike Scott, Matthew Walsh, Clare Elson and Lisa Barley (for "Canada Get More Maps") | |||
Best Sound for Non-Fiction | Mark Krupka, Lisa Meitin and Ben Doner (for "Canada Get More Maps") | |||
Achievement in Casting | Michael Yerxa and Jesse Storey | Nominated | ||
Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or Series | Mark Lysakowski, Mark Peacock and Rob Brunner (for "Canada Get More Maps") | Won | ||
Golden Screen Award for TV Reality Show | ||||
Best Digital Live Production for Social Media | The Amazing Race Canada: Live from the Starting Line | Nominated | ||
2023 | Reality/Competition series | John Brunton, Mark Lysakowski, Bertram van Munster, Elise Doganieri, Sarah James, Vanessa Rennard, Robyn Bigue, Ann Camilleri, Guy Clarkson, Catherine Petersen, Jesse Storey, Michael Tersigni, Jeff Thrasher, Mike Yerxa, Anthony Matkovic, Marc Poirier | Won | [28] |
Casting, Non-fiction | Jesse Storey and Michael Yerxa | Nominated | ||
Editing in a reality or competition program or series | Michael Tersigni and Samantha Shields (for "Where Is Gurmail") | Won | ||
Sound in a lifestyle, reality or entertainment program or series | Mark Krupka, Brian Gallant and Lisa Meitin (for "Is That a Wild Peacock?") | Nominated | ||
Directing, Reality/competition | Rob Brunner (for "Where Is Gurmail") | |||
Writing, Lifestyle or reality/competition | Rob Brunner, Mark Lysakowski and Josh Tizel (for "Is That a Wild Peacock?") |
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The Amazing Race Canada 5 is the fifth season of The Amazing Race Canada, a Canadian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Jon Montgomery, it featured ten teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race across Canada and the world. The grand prize included a CA$250,000 cash payout, a trip for two around the world, and two 2018 Chevrolet Equinox SUVs. This season visited six provinces and three additional countries and travelled over 50,000 kilometres (31,000 mi) during eleven legs. Starting in St. John's, racers travelled through Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, Alberta, China, Thailand, Ontario, Quebec, Panama, and Saskatchewan before finishing in Quebec City. A new twist introduced in this season was the 150 Challenge, which was a task themed after the 150th anniversary of Canada. The season premiered on CTV on July 4, 2017, with the season finale airing on September 12, 2017.
The Amazing Race Canada 6(also known as The Amazing Race Canada: Heroes Edition) is the sixth season of The Amazing Race Canada, a Canadian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Jon Montgomery, it featured ten teams of two, consisting of everyday Canadian heroes, in a race across Canada and the world. The grand prize included a CA$250,000 cash payout, a trip for two around the world, and two 2018 Chevrolet Traverse Redlines. This season visited six provinces, one territory, and two additional countries and travelled over 50,000 kilometres (31,000 mi) during eleven legs. Starting in Colwood, British Columbia, racers travelled through British Columbia, the Yukon, Indonesia, Ontario, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Mexico, New Brunswick, and Alberta before finishing in Banff, Alberta. New twists introduced in this season include the Blind Double U-Turn and U-Turns placed at Detour decision points. The season premiered on CTV on July 3, 2018, with the season finale airing on September 11, 2018.
The Amazing Race 32 is the thirty-second season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000. This season visited four continents and eleven countries and traveled over 33,000 miles (53,000 km). Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, India, Cambodia, and the Philippines before returning to the United States and finishing in New Orleans. New twists introduced in this season include an elimination during a no-rest leg, a Double Switchback, and the City Sprint. Elements of the show that returned for this season were the Yield and double-length legs, which were renamed Mega Legs. The season premiered on CBS on October 14, 2020, and the season finale aired on December 16, 2020.
The Amazing Race Canada 7 is the seventh season of The Amazing Race Canada, a Canadian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Jon Montgomery, it featured nine teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, and one returning team of two given a second chance to compete by fans in a race across Canada. The grand prize included a CA$250,000 cash payout, a trip for two around the world, and two 2019 Chevrolet Blazer SUVs. This season visited six provinces and one territory and travelled over 17,000 kilometres (11,000 mi) during eleven legs. Starting in Toronto, racers travelled through Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, the Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Quebec, and Nova Scotia before finishing in Muskoka. New twists introduced in this season include the One Way, which allowed teams to force others to complete one specific side of the Detour, and the Blind Detour, where teams learned about the task that they chose after arriving at its location. The season premiered on CTV on July 2, 2019, with the season finale airing on September 10, 2019.
The Amazing Race Canada 8 is the eighth season of The Amazing Race Canada, a Canadian reality competition show based on the American series The Amazing Race. Hosted by Jon Montgomery, it featured ten teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, in a race across Canada. The grand prize included a CA$250,000 cash payout, a trip for two around the world, and two Chevrolet Silverado ZR2s. This season visited five provinces and travelled over 20,000 kilometres (12,000 mi) during eleven legs. Starting in Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, racers travelled through Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, and New Brunswick before finishing in Vancouver. New twists introduced in this season include the On Ramp, which was a task that gave teams the chance to reenter The Amazing Race Canada; the Pass, which forced a team to stop racing until another team passed them; a double elimination leg; and four teams racing in the final leg. The season was originally scheduled to premiere on CTV in July 2020; however, after the COVID-19 pandemic forced production to postpone the season for two years due to travel restrictions between selected Canadian provinces, it premiered on July 5, 2022 with a preseason special etalk Presents: The Amazing Race Canada airing on July 1. The season finale aired on September 20, 2022.