The Amazing Race Canada is a Canadian reality game show based on the American TV series, The Amazing Race. The series premiere aired on July 15, 2013.
About[]
The Amazing Race Canada is based on The Amazing Race, the Emmy award-winning, hit show. The program is produced in association with ABC Studios.
The Amazing Race Canada is the twelfth (12th) international version to launch outside of the United States, joining Asia, Australia, Brazil, China, France, Israel, Latin America, Norway, Philippines, Ukraine and Vietnam as territories with an original The Amazing Race production.
Commissioned by CTV, The Amazing Race Canada was produced by Insight Productions in association with CTV and with the support of Profiles Television. Executive Producers for Insight Productions are John Brunton and Barbara Bowlby, and Supervising Producer is Mark Lysakowski.[1]
Public Reception[]
The first season ranked as the number one new show in Canada, and the number one show in Canada for the year, with an average audience of 3.5 million viewers. A season two was green-lit and aired in the summer of 2014.
Seasons[]
Season | Number of Teams | Destinations | Filming Dates | Season Run | Winners | Unique Distinctions |
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The Amazing Race Canada 1 |
9 | Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Nunavut, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador | May 3, 2013 - May 24, 2013 | July 15, 2013 - September 16, 2013 | Tim Hague, Sr. & Tim Hague, Jr. |
Canadian destinations only |
The Amazing Race Canada 2 |
11 | Alberta, British Columbia, Hong Kong, Macau, Yukon, Manitoba, France, Quebec, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick | April 26, 2014 - May 22, 2014 | July 8, 2014 - September 21, 2014 | Mickey Henry & Pete Schmalz |
Introduced international travel |
The Amazing Race Canada 3 |
12 | Quebec, Ontario, Chile, Argentina, Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, India, British Columbia, Alberta | May 1, 2015 - May 28, 2015 | July 8, 2015 - September 23, 2015 | Gino Montani & Jesse Montani |
Introduced the Face Off |
The Amazing Race Canada 4 |
10 | Northwest Territories, Alberta, Vietnam, British Columbia, Ontario, Cuba, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec | April 28, 2016 - May 24, 2016 | June 28, 2016 - September 13, 2016 | Steph LeClair & Kristen McKenzie |
None |
The Amazing Race Canada 5 |
10 | Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, Alberta, China, Thailand, Ontario, Quebec, Panama, Saskatchewan | April 26, 2017 - May 24, 2017 | July 4, 2017 - September 12, 2017 | Sam Lambert & Paul Mitskopoulos |
Featured Canada 150 tasks honoring the 150th anniversary of Canada |
The Amazing Race Canada: Heroes Edition |
10 | British Columbia, Yukon, Indonesia, Ontario, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Mexico, New Brunswick, Alberta | April 23, 2018 - May 19, 2018 | July 3, 2018 - September 11, 2018 | Courtney Berglind & Adam Kovacs |
Heroes Edition, featured ordinary heroes as teams |
The Amazing Race Canada 7 |
10 | Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Quebec, Nova Scotia | April 23, 2019 - May 18, 2019 | July 2, 2019 - September 10, 2019 | Anthony Johnson & James Makokis |
Featured one returning team; returned to Canadian destinations only for the first time in six years; introduced the One Way |
The Amazing Race Canada 8 |
10 | Quebec, Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, New Brunswick | April 26, 2022 - May 21, 2022 | July 5, 2022 - September 20, 2022 | Catherine Wreford & Craig Ramsay |
Introduced the Pass |
The Amazing Race Canada 9 |
10 | Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia | April 21, 2023 - May 14, 2023 | July 4, 2023 - September 19, 2023 | Tyler "Ty" Smith & Kathryn "Kat" Kastner |
Introduced the Assist and the Megaleg |
Countries and Locales Visited[]
International[]
Asia | Europe | ||||
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Country | Season(s) Visited | Country | Season(s) Visited | ||
China | 2, 5 | France | 2 | ||
India | 3 | ||||
Indonesia | 6 | ||||
Thailand | 5 | ||||
Vietnam | 4 | ||||
Territory | Season(s) Visited | ||||
Hong Kong | 2 | ||||
Macau | 2 | ||||
North America | South America | ||||
Country | Season(s) Visited | Country | Season(s) Visited | ||
Cuba | 4 | Argentina | 3 | ||
Mexico | 6 | Chile | 3 | ||
Panama | 5 |
Canada[]
Province/Territory | Season(s) Visited | |
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Alberta | All seasons | |
British Columbia | All seasons | |
Manitoba | 2, 6, 9 | |
New Brunswick | 2, 4, 6, 8 | |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 1, 5 | |
Northwest Territories | 1, 4, 7 | |
Nova Scotia | 1, 3, 4, 7, 9 | |
Nunavut | 1 | |
Ontario | All seasons | |
Prince Edward Island | 2, 6 | |
Quebec | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 | |
Saskatchewan | 1, 3, 5, 7 | |
Yukon | 1, 2, 6 |
Gallery[]
Reception[]
- Michael Harmstone & Logan Saunders at RTV Warriors (09/21/2016): "Amazing Race Canada Is Supposed To Be Good and Fun"
Social Media Profiles[]
- Official CTV.ca show website
- The Amazing Race Canada's Twitter: @AmazingRaceCDA
- The Amazing Race Canada's Facebook: /AmazingRaceCDA
- The Amazing Race Canada's Instagram: /amazingracecda
References[]
The Amazing Race Season Index | |
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United States | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27 · 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 · 33 · 34 · 35 |
Asia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 |
Australia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 |
Brazil | 1 |
Canada | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 |
Central Europe | Cancelled |
China | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 |
China Rush | 1 · 2 · 3 |
Finland | 1 |
France | 1 |
Israel | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 |
Latin America | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 |
Norway | 1 · 2 |
Philippines | 1 · 2 |
Ukraine | 1 |
Vietnam | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 |