The Amazing Race Canada

The Amazing Race Canada
Version Information
Created by:	Elise Doganieri Bertram van Munster
Host(s):	Jon Montgomery
Country of Origin:	Canada
Number of Seasons:	10
Number of Episodes:	95 (including 6 reunions and specials)
Broadcast
Network:	CTV
Series Run:	July 15, 2013 - present
Running Time:	60 minutes
Season Chronology
Seasons:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10

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.

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
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.	Restricted for 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		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 and triple Express Passes
The Amazing Race Canada: Heroes Edition		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		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; restricted for Canadian destinations only once again; introduced the One Way
The Amazing Race Canada 8		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		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
The Amazing Race Canada 10	11	Ontario, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, Alberta	April 23, 2024 - May 15, 2024	July 2, 2024 - September 10, 2024	Taylor McPherson & Katie Mulkay	Introduced the U-Turn Vote, Superleg, and Switchback
The Amazing Race Canada 11		Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Quebec, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador	April 22, 2025 - May 16, 2025	July 8, 2025 - September 16, 2025	Jesse Harink & Jonathon Braun	Featured a new team that began dating from different seasons

Countries and Locales Visited

International

Asia			Europe
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
	Alberta	All seasons
	British Columbia	All seasons
	Manitoba	2, 6, 9, 10
	New Brunswick	2, 4, 6, 8, 10
	Newfoundland and Labrador	1, 5, 11
	Northwest Territories	1, 4, 7, 11
	Nova Scotia	1, 3, 4, 7, 9
	Nunavut	1
	Ontario	All seasons
	Prince Edward Island	2, 6
	Quebec	All seasons except season 6
	Saskatchewan	1, 3, 5, 7, 10
	Yukon	1, 2, 6

Gallery

The cast of season one.

The host, Jon Montgomery.

The clue envelope.

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 X profile: AmazingRaceCDA

• The Amazing Race Canada's Facebook: AmazingRaceCDA

• The Amazing Race Canada's Instagram: amazingracecda