The Amazing Race Canada 4

The Amazing Race Canada 4
Season Information
Version:	Canada
Continents Visited:	2
Countries Visited:	3
Cities Visited:	20
Distance Traveled:	16,000 miles (25,000 km)
Starting Line:	Frame Lake, Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Finish Line:	Kondiaronk Belvedere, Mount Royal, Montreal, Quebec
Filming Dates:	April 28, 2016 - May 24, 2016
Season Run	June 28, 2016 – September 13, 2016
Number of Legs:	11
Number of Teams:	10
Winners:	Steph & Kristen
Runners-Up:	Jillian & Emmett Joel & Ashley
Cast
Opening Sequence
Season Chronology
Previous:	The Amazing Race Canada 3
Next:	The Amazing Race Canada 5

The Amazing Race Canada 4 is the fourth installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race Canada. It was announced on September 21, 2015 by CTV.

Teams

1st place  Steph & Kristen Dating	2nd place  Jillian & Emmett Exes	3rd place  Joel & Ashley Father/Daughter	4th place  Frankie & Amy Mother/Daughter	5th place  Rita & Yvette Twin Sisters
6th place  Julie & Lowell Married	7th place  Kelly & Kate Best Friends and Business Partners	8th place  Anne & Tanya Best Friends	9th place  Stéphane & Antoine Father/Son	10th place  Anthony & Brandon Best Friends

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish	Viewership (millions)
1	"Who's Ready to Let It All Hang Out?"	June 28, 2016	1	Northwest Territories → Alberta	Jillian & Emmett	Anthony & Brandon	1st Eliminated 10th Place	2.053
2	"Deal Guys? Deal! Deal!"	July 5, 2016	2	Alberta	Jillian & Emmett	Kelly & Kate	Non-Elimination Leg	1.989
3	"Toads! Are You Kidding Me?"	July 12, 2016	3	Alberta → Vietnam	Joel & Ashley	Stéphane & Antoine	2nd Eliminated 9th Place	1.823
4	"Shine Your Light"	July 19, 2016	4	Vietnam	Kelly & Kate	Anne & Tanya	3rd Eliminated 8th Place	1.860
5	"The Little Blind Tugboat That Could"	July 26, 2016	5	Vietnam → British Columbia	Steph & Kristen	Kelly & Kate	4th Eliminated 7th Place	1.945
6	"Am I Actually Operating the Plane?"	August 2, 2016	6	British Columbia → Ontario	Steph & Kristen	Joel & Ashley	Ordered to Continue Racing	1.585
7	"I Could Be Prime Minister"	August 9, 2016	7	Ontario	Steph & Kristen	Julie & Lowell	5th Eliminated 6th Place	1.676
8	"The Amazing Race Canada: Top 20 Moments"	August 16, 2016	None	Recap Episode				TBA
9	"I Just Wanna Win"	August 23, 2016	8	Ontario → Cuba	Jillian & Emmett	Rita & Yvette	Non-Elimination Leg	1.789
10	"For Those About to Rock"	August 30, 2016	9	Cuba → Nova Scotia	Jillian & Emmett	Rita & Yvette	6th Eliminated 5th Place	1.790
11	"We're Doing It Wrong! We're in Big Trouble"	September 6, 2016	10	Nova Scotia → New Brunswick	Steph & Kristen	Frankie & Amy	7th Eliminated 4th Place	1.851
12	"Second Place Isn't Good Enough"	September 13, 2016	11	New Brunswick → Quebec	Steph & Kristen	Joel & Ashley	3rd Place	2.144
						Jillian & Emmett	2nd Place
13	After the Race		None	Reunion Special				0.790

Leaderboard

The following teams participated in the Race. Placements are listed in finishing order:

Place	Team	Leg 1	Leg 2	Leg 3	Leg 4	Leg 5	Leg 6	Leg 7	Leg 8	Leg 9	Leg 10	Leg 11	Average
1	Steph & Kristen	2	6	2	2	1	1	1⊂	3	2⊂	1	1	2.00	7-6
2	Jillian & Emmett	1	1	4	7	2	2	4⊃⋐	1	1⋐	3	2	2.55	6-7
3	Joel & Ashley	4	4	1	5	4	6	3⋑	2	4⊃	2	3	3.45	7-6
4	Frankie & Amy	6	3	5	4	3	5ϵ	5	4∇	3	4∇		4.20	5-6
5	Rita & Yvette	7	8	6	3	5	4	2	5	5⋑			5.00	5-5
6	Julie & Lowell	5	7	7	6	6	3	6					5.71	5-4
7	Kelly & Kate	9	9	3	1	7							5.80	4-3
8	Anne & Tanya	8	5	8	8								7.25	3-2
9	Stéphane & Antoine	3	2	9									4.67	2-2
10	Anthony & Brandon	10											10.00	1-1
Notes		[1][2]		[3][4]			[5]	[6]
Legend:      The team finished in first place      The team finished in last place and was eliminated from the race      The team finished in last place in a non-elimination leg      The team that won The Amazing Race      The team that crossed the Finish Line second      The team that crossed the Finish Line third ϵ The team used the Express Pass somewhere during the leg ⊂ The team used the U-Turn ⊃ Recipient of the U-Turn ⋐ The team that used the second slot of the "Double U-Turn" ⋑ Recipient of a second U-Turn due to the "Double U-Turn" twist ∇ The team that lost the Double Battle
Notes: 1: Kelly & Kate and Anthony & Brandon initially arrived in 3rd and 4th place respectively, but each received a 4-hour penalty for failing to complete the first Roadblock. Kelly & Kate dropped to 9th place, while Anthony & Brandon dropped to last place and were eliminated. 2: Due to an unsafe change in the weather, Lowell, Amy, Yvette, and Anne were not permitted to complete the first Roadblock and had to wait an equivalent amount of time that it would have taken to complete it before receiving the next clue. Anne was not shown performing the Roadblock, but said on Twitter that she had one attempt. 3: Joel & Ashley, Jillian & Emmett, Rita & Yvette, and Anne & Tanya initially arrived in 1st, 3rd, 5th, and 7th place respectively, but each received a 30-minute penalty for taking a water taxi to the Detour decision point when the clue stated they must take the ferry. Joel & Ashley's placement remained unchanged, but each of the other 3 teams dropped 1 place. 4: Stéphane & Antoine failed to complete the Roadblock. Already in last place, they were eliminated without the penalty being applied. 5: Frankie & Amy used their Express Pass to bypass the Roadblock in Leg 6. Before doing so, Amy chose to perform the Roadblock. This is reflected in the total count. 6: Steph & Kristen had not used their Express Pass by the deadline at the end of the 7th leg and were required to hand it to Jon at the Pit Stop.

Trivia

Franchise Records

• First and only season to have two teams use two U-Turns.
• Third season to feature five all-female teams.
  • First English-speaking season to have five all-female teams.
• First time that an every all-male team had been eliminated in the first two elimination legs. 

Canada

• First time visits to Vietnam and Cuba.
  • First season to visit North America outside Canada is visited.
• First season to have five all-female teams.
• Least number of all-male teams, 2 
• First season to feature a contestant with a disability (Lowell Taylor).
• First season to have co-ed teams reach the final three.
• Fewest number of teams to win a leg, 4
• First season to not have the option of Fast Forward on any leg.
• All legs were won by the top 3, with the exception of leg 4.
• Both times the U turn were used they were used by the same 2 teams.
• The top 2 teams won the same amount of legs.

Reception

• Michael Harmstone at RTV Warriors (04/25/2016): "The Amazing Race Canada – a franchise on the brink?"
• Brad Oswald at Winnipeg Free Press (06/25/2016): "Not everybody thinks like a Canadian: Season 4 of cross-country reality competition enters starting blocks"
• Logan Saunders at Thesupacoowackiestblogintheuniverse (01/08/2017): "Ranking The Amazing Race in 2016– Part Two: The Amazing Race Canada 4"