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 Summer of 2014.
Overview of The Amazing Race Canada Seasons
| Season | Premiere Date | Finale | Winners | Final City | Teams | Unique Distinctions |
| 1 | July 15, 2013 | September 16, 2013 | Tim Hague, Sr. & Tim Hague, Jr. | Toronto, Ontario | 9 | Canadian Destinations Only First Father & Son To Win in Franchise |
| 2 | July 8, 2014 | September 21, 2014 | Mickey Henry & Pete Schmalz | Ottawa, Ontario | 11 | Introduced international travel First team of friends to win in TAR Canada |
| 3 | July 8, 2015 | September 23, 2015 | Gino Montani & Jesse Montani | Vancouver, British Columbia | 12 | Introduced the Face Off. First team of siblings to win |
| 4 | June 28, 2016 | September 13, 2016 | Steph LeClair & Kristen McKenzie | Montreal, Quebec | 10 | First All-Female Team To Win in TAR Canada; First Same Sex Couple to win in TAR Canada |
| 5 | July 4, 2017 | September 12, 2017 | Sam Lambert & Paul Mitskopoulos | Quebec City, Quebec | 10 | Canada 150 themed tasks. |
| 6 | July 3, 2018 | September 11, 2018 | Courtney Berglind & Adam Kovacs | Banff, Alberta | 10 | Heroes Edition First Co-ed Team To Win in TAR Canada |
| 7 | July 2, 2019 | September 10, 2019 | Anthony Johnson & James Makokis | Muskoka, Ontario | 10 | Canadian Destinations Only Introduced the One Way First indigenous team to win in TAR Canada |
Countries and Locales Visited
| Asia | Europe | ||||
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| Country | Season(s) Visited | Country | Season(s) Visited | ||
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China | 5 | 
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France | 2 |
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India | 3 | |||
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Indonesia | 6 | |||
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Thailand | 5 | |||
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Vietnam | 4 | |||
| Territory | Season(s) Visited | ||||
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Hong Kong | 2 | |||
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Macau | 2 | |||
| North America | South America | ||||
| Country | Season(s) Visited | Country | Season(s) Visited | ||
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Canada | All Seasons | 
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Argentina | 3 |
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Cuba | 4 | 
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Chile | 3 |
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Mexico | 6 | |||
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Panama | 5 | |||
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Asia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 |
| Australia | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 |
| Brazil | 1 |
| Canada | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 |
| Central Europe | Cancelled |
| China | 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 |
| China Rush | 1 · 2 · 3 |
| 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 |
