The Amazing Race Canada

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The Amazing Race Canada
The Amazing Race Canada second logo.jpeg
The title card used since season 3
Genre Reality competition
Created by Elise Doganieri
Bertram van Munster
Based on
The Amazing Race
by
  • Bertram van Munster
  • Elise Doganieri
Creative directorShannon McGinn
Presented by Jon Montgomery
Theme music composer John M. Keane
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes100 (and 1 recap and 6 reunion specials)
Production
Executive producersMark Lysakowski
John Brunton
Barbara Bowlby
Running time44 minutes
Production companies Insight Productions
Bell Media
Original release
Network CTV
ReleaseJuly 15, 2013 (2013-07-15) 
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.

Contents

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 2023, nine seasons have aired with the show renewed for a tenth season. [1]

The Race

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]

Teams

Each team is composed of two individuals who have some type of relationship to each other. A total of 91 teams, or 182 contestants, have participated in The Amazing Race Canada.

Route Markers

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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

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 in order for them to progress.

Obstacles

Teams may encounter the following that may affect their position:

Legs

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.

In seasons 1, 2, and 8, a number of Express Passes bundled together was awarded to the winners of the first leg of the race. In Season 1, Kristen & Darren won two passes, one for themselves and gave the second one to Vanessa & Celina; Kristen & Darren ultimately did not use theirs. Vanessa & Celina used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 4. In Season 2, Natalie & Meaghan won two passes, one for themselves and gave the second one to Pierre & Michel; Natalie & Meaghan used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 3. Pierre & Michel used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock in Leg 6. In Season 8, Brendan & Connor won three passes, one for themselves and gave one to Jesse & Marika and another to Franca & Nella. Brendan & Connor and Franca & Nella used their Express Passes to bypass the same final task in Leg 7; Jesse & Marika used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 6.
In seasons 3 and 4, the Express Pass was given out in an optional task in Leg 2 right before the Detour, allowing any team to possibly win it rather than it being a definite award for a first-place finish on the leg. In Season 3, Hamilton & Michaelia won two passes, one for themselves and gave the second one to Brent & Sean; Hamilton & Michaelia immediately used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 2. Brent & Sean used their Express Pass to bypass a task in Leg 7. In Season 4, Steph & Kristen won two passes, one for themselves and gave the second one to Frankie & Amy; Steph & Kristen ultimately did not use theirs. Frankie & Amy used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock in Leg 6.
In Season 5, three separate Express Passes were available to be found during the Roadblock in Leg 2, allowing any three teams to possibly win one; or a team could win more than one Express Pass, but they must give the other(s) away by the end of Leg 3. Kenneth & Ryan found all three passes, they gave one to Karen & Bert as a reward for help in a task later in Leg 2, and gave the other to Megan & Courtney early in Leg 3. Kenneth & Ryan used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 3; Karen & Bert used their Express Pass to bypass a task in Leg 3; Megan & Courtney ultimately did not use theirs.
In Season 6 (Heroes Edition), three separate Express Passes were available to be found during a task in Leg 2, allowing any three teams to possibly win one. Todd & Anna, Leanne & Mar and Nancy & Melissa each won one. Todd & Anna and Leanne & Mar used their Express Passes to bypass the same task in Leg 3; Nancy & Melissa used their Express Pass to bypass a later task in Leg 3.
In Season 7, three separate Express Passes were awarded; two to the winners of Leg 1, and one to the winners of Leg 2. The team who won two Express Passes on Leg 1 must give one away by the end of Leg 3. Dave & Irina won Leg 1 and two passes; Aarthy & Thinesh won the third pass as a reward for winning Leg 2. Dave & Irina gave their other pass to Anthony & James early in Leg 3. Dave & Irina used their Express Pass to bypass the second Roadblock in Leg 4; Anthony & James used their Express Pass to bypass the first Roadblock in Leg 4; Aarthy & Thinesh ultimately did not use theirs.
In Season 9, three Express Passes bundled together were available to be found in an optional task in Leg 1 right before the Roadblock, allowing any team to possibly win them rather than the Passes being a definite award for a first-place finish on the leg. Ty & Kat found the three passes, one for themselves and two to be given away by the end of Leg 3; they gave one to Tyler & Kayleen during the first task of Leg 2, and another to Ben & Anwar after the Roadblock in Leg 3. Ty & Kat used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 6; Tyler & Kayleen and Ben & Anwar used their Express Passes to bypass the first Roadblock in Leg 6.

Non-elimination legs

Each race 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.

Rules and penalties

Most of the rules and penalties are adopted from the American edition.

Seasons

The show first aired in 2013 with the first season premiere airing on July 15, 2013 and ending on September 16, 2013.

SeasonBroadcastWinnersTeams
PremiereFinale
1 July 15, 2013September 16, 2013Tim Hague, Sr. & Tim Hague, Jr.9
2 July 8, 2014September 21, 2014Mickey Henry & Pete Schmalz11
3 July 8, 2015September 23, 2015Gino & Jesse Montani12
4 June 28, 2016September 13, 2016Steph LeClair & Kristen McKenzie10
5 July 4, 2017September 12, 2017Sam Lambert & Paul Mitskopoulos
6 July 3, 2018September 11, 2018Courtney Berglind & Adam Kovacs
7 July 2, 2019September 10, 2019Anthony Johnson & James Makokis
8 July 5, 2022September 20, 2022 Catherine Wreford & Craig Ramsay
9 July 4, 2023September 19, 2023Ty Smith & Kat Kastner
10 Summer 2024TBATBDTBA

Places visited

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Provinces and territories visited in The Amazing Race Canada as of Season 9.
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Countries visited in The Amazing Race Canada as of Season 6. In Season 1, and from Season 7 onward, the show was set entirely in Canada.

As of the ninth 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.

Canada

RankJurisdictionSeasons VisitedPit Stops
1 Alberta 9 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)10 2
British Columbia 9 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)21 3
Ontario 9 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)18 4
4 Quebec 8 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9)9 3
5 Nova Scotia 5 (1, 3, 4, 7, 9)5 2
6 New Brunswick 4 (2, 4, 6, 8)4
Saskatchewan 4 (1, 3, 5, 7)4
8 Manitoba 3 (2, 6, 9)2
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

International

RankCountryContinentSeasons VisitedPit Stops
1 China Asia2 (2, 5)3 5
2 Argentina South America1 (3)1
Chile South America1 (3)1
Cuba North America1 (4)1
France Europe1 (2)2
India Asia1 (3)2
Indonesia Asia1 (6)1
Mexico North America1 (6)1
Panama North America1 (5)1
Thailand Asia1 (5)1
Vietnam Asia1 (4)2
Notes
  1. ^ This count only includes provinces and territories that fielded actual Route Markers, tasks & challenges, or Pit Stops. Transport stopovers and connecting flights are not counted or listed.
  2. ^ Includes 1 Finish Line.
  3. ^ Includes 2 Finish Lines.
  4. ^ Includes 3 Finish Lines.
  5. ^ Including the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong (2) and Macau (2).

Reception

Ratings

Until August 28, 2022, all ratings data was provided by Numeris.

SeasonTimeslot (ET)EpisodesPremieredEndedRankViewers
(in millions)
DatePremiere
Viewers
(in millions)
DateFinale
Viewers
(in millions)
1
Monday 9:00 PM
10
July 15, 2013 (2013-07-15)
2.986 [5]
September 16, 2013 (2013-09-16)
3.056 [6] #12.851 [7]
2
Tuesday 9:00 PM
12
July 8, 2014 (2014-07-08)
2.764 [8]
September 21, 2014 (2014-09-21)
3.026 [9] #12.751 [10]
3
Wednesday 9:00 PM
July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)
2.596 [11]
September 23, 2015 (2015-09-23)
2.601 [12] #12.541 [13]
4 Tuesday 8:00 PM
June 28, 2016 (2016-06-28)
2.053 [14]
September 13, 2016 (2016-09-13)
2.144 [15] #1[ citation needed ]UND
5 11
July 4, 2017 (2017-07-04)
1.888 [16]
September 12, 2017 (2017-09-12)
1.961 [17] #1[ citation needed ]UND
6
July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)
1.771 [18]
September 11, 2018 (2018-09-11)
1.989 [19] #1[ citation needed ]UND
7
Tuesday 9:00 PM
July 2, 2019 (2019-07-02)
2.029 [20]
September 10, 2019 (2019-09-10)
2.134 [21] #1[ citation needed ]UND
8
July 5, 2022 (2022-07-05)
1.695 [22]
September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)
UND [23] UNDUND

Awards and nominations

Canadian Screen Awards

YearCategoryNomineeResultReference
2014 Best Cross-Platform Project, Non-Fiction - The Amazing Race Canada InteractiveChris Skinner, CJ Hervey, James Milward, Pietro Gagliano and Ryan AndalWon [24]
Best Photography in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or SeriesPeter Rieveschl and Ryan Shaw (for "Where in the World Is Ogopogo?")
Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or SeriesMark Lysakowski and Rob Brunner (for "Where in the World Is Ogopogo?")
2015 Best Direction in a Reality/Competition Program or SeriesRob Brunner (for "What's It Take to Get a Cup of Tea?")
Best Picture Editing in a Reality/Competition Program or SeriesJonathan 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 SeriesEric Abboud, Mike Bickerton, Barbara Bowlby, John Brunton and Mark Lysakowski
Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or SeriesRob 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 SeriesRob Brunner (for "Penticton/Osoyoos")
Best Photography in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or SeriesRyan Shaw (for "Take Your Clue and Gooo!")
Best Picture Editing in a Reality/Competition Program or SeriesJonathan 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 SeriesJohn 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 SeriesRob Brunner (for "For Those About to Rock")
Best Photography in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or SeriesRyan Shaw (for "Who's Ready to Let It All Hang Out?")
Best Picture Editing in a Reality/Competition Program or SeriesMike 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 SeriesMark Krupka (for "Shine Your Light")Nominated
Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or SeriesMark 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 SeriesJohn 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 SeriesRyan Shaw (for "Can I See Your Kuna?")
Best Picture Editing in a Reality/Competition Program or SeriesAl 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 SeriesRob Brunner (for "Canada's Coming Together Like a Piece of Cake")Won
Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or SeriesMark 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 ShowWon
2019 Best Reality/Competition Program or SeriesJohn 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 SeriesRyan Shaw (for "The Summer of Heroes")
Best Picture Editing in a Reality/Competition Program or SeriesMichael 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 SeriesRob Brunner (for "Sounds Like a Wild Boar")
Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or SeriesMark 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 ShowWon
2020 Best Reality/Competition Program or SeriesJohn 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 SeriesJon Montgomery
Best Photography in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or SeriesRyan Shaw (for "Clamageddon Continues")
Best Picture Editing in a Reality/Competition Program or SeriesMichael Tersigni, Mike Scott, Matthew Walsh, Clare Elson and Lisa Barley (for "Canada Get More Maps")
Best Sound for Non-FictionMark Krupka, Lisa Meitin and Ben Doner (for "Canada Get More Maps")
Achievement in Casting Michael Yerxa and Jesse StoreyNominated
Best Writing in a Lifestyle or Reality/Competition Program or SeriesMark 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 MediaThe Amazing Race Canada: Live from the Starting LineNominated
2023 Reality/Competition seriesJohn 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 PoirierWon [28]
Casting, Non-fictionJesse Storey and Michael YerxaNominated
Editing in a reality or competition program or seriesMichael Tersigni and Samantha Shields (for "Where Is Gurmail")Won
Sound in a lifestyle, reality or entertainment program or seriesMark Krupka, Brian Gallant and Lisa Meitin (for "Is That a Wild Peacock?")Nominated
Directing, Reality/competitionRob Brunner (for "Where Is Gurmail")
Writing, Lifestyle or reality/competitionRob Brunner, Mark Lysakowski and Josh Tizel (for "Is That a Wild Peacock?")

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<i>The Amazing Race 27</i> Season of television series

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The Amazing Race Canada 4 is the fourth 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 the choice of any two Chevrolet vehicles driven during the season. This season visited six provinces, one territory, and two additional countries and travelled over 25,000 kilometres (16,000 mi) during eleven legs. Starting in Yellowknife, racers travelled through the Northwest Territories, Alberta, Vietnam, British Columbia, Ontario, Cuba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Quebec before finishing in Montreal. The season premiere aired on CTV on June 28, 2016, with the finale airing on September 13, 2016.

<i>The Amazing Race 28</i> Season of television series

The Amazing Race 28 is the twenty-eighth 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 and including at least one notable social media personality, competing in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000. This season visited four continents and ten countries and traveled over 27,000 miles (43,000 km). Starting from several cities in the United States, racers traveled through Mexico, Colombia, Switzerland, France, Armenia, Georgia, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, and China before finishing in Santa Barbara wine country. A new twist introduced in this season includes having teams start from their homes instead of a centralized location. The season premiered on CBS on February 12, 2016, and the season finale aired on May 13, 2016.

<i>The Amazing Race 29</i> Season of television series

The Amazing Race 29 is the twenty-ninth season of the American reality competition show The Amazing Race. Unlike previous seasons, which almost exclusively featured teams with pre-existing relationships, this season, hosted by Phil Keoghan, featured 22 contestants who were all complete strangers who met for the first time and formed eleven teams of two at the starting line. These teams competed in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000. This season visited five continents and nine countries and traveled over 36,000 miles (58,000 km). Starting in Los Angeles, racers traveled through Panama, Brazil, Tanzania, Norway, Italy, Greece, Vietnam, and South Korea before finishing in Chicago. A new twist introduced in this season allowed teams to use the U-Turn more than once. The season premiered on CBS on Thursday, March 30, 2017, and the season finale aired on June 1, 2017.

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.

<i>The Amazing Race Canada 6</i> Season of television series

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.

<i>The Amazing Race 32</i> Season of television series

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 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.

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