The Amazing Race Canada 5

The Amazing Race Canada 5
Season Information
Version:	Canada
Continents Visited:	2
Countries Visited:	4
Cities Visited:	19
Distance Traveled:	31,000 miles (50,000 km)
Starting Line:	Signal Hill National Historic Site, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
Finish Line:	Parc des Ancêtres, Sainte-Famille, Île d'Orléans, Quebec
Filming Dates:	April 26, 2017 – May 24, 2017
Season Run	July 4, 2017 - September 12, 2017
Number of Legs:	11
Number of Teams:	10
Winners:	Sam & Paul
Runners-Up:	Kenneth & Ryan Korey & Ivana
Cast
Opening Sequence
Season Chronology
Previous:	The Amazing Race Canada 4
Next:	The Amazing Race Canada: Heroes Edition

The Amazing Race Canada 5 is the fifth installment of the reality television show, The Amazing Race Canada. It was announced on May 4, 2017 by Bell Media.

Production

There were plans for a leg in Kenya for this season, however the leg was scrapped due to risks on the way to safari locations.

This season featured the addition of interactive online content, including live viewer polls during episode airings, and 360-degree video of the locations visited through the season.

Due to 2017 being the 150th anniversary of the Confederation of Canada, some legs featured a task that was specially introduced as a 150 Challenge, involving themes distinctive to Canada. While they had no actual effect on gameplay, they were a factor in the final leg's memory challenge.

Teams

1st place  Sam & Paul Dating Couple	2nd place  Kenneth & Ryan Best Friends	3rd place  Korey & Ivana Best Friends	4th place  Karen & Bert Married Couple	5th place  Adam & Andrea Brother and Sister
6th place  Andrea & Ebonie Business Partners	7th place  Zed & Shabbir Father and Son	8th place  Megan & Courtney Cousins	9th place  Dan & Riya YouTube Creators	10th place  Aaron & Deb Mother and Son

Episodes

Episode		Air Date	Leg	Destination	First Place	Last Place	Finish	Viewership (millions)
1	"Who Wants to Be the Python?"	July 4, 2017	1	Newfoundland and Labrador → British Columbia	Kenneth & Ryan	Aaron & Deb	1st Eliminated 10th Place	1.888
2	"You've Got to Leave My Hose Alone Dude"	July 11, 2017	2	British Columbia → Alberta	Megan & Courtney	Dan & Riya	2nd Eliminated 9th Place	1.608
3	"It's Like Ducks in the Forest"	July 18, 2017	3	Alberta → British Columbia	Zed & Shabbir	Megan & Courtney	3rd Eliminated 8th Place	1.777
4	"This Is a Butt Workout"	July 25, 2017	4	British Columbia → China	Sam & Paul	Andrea & Ebonie	Ordered to Continue Racing	1.684
5	"This Is a Real Cat and Mouse Chase"	August 1, 2017	5	China → Thailand	Adam & Andrea	Zed & Shabbir	4th Eliminated 7th Place	1.830
6	"We Just Saw Johnny Mustard"	August 8, 2017	6	Thailand → Ontario → Quebec	Adam & Andrea	Andrea & Ebonie	Non-Elimination Leg	1.896
7	"Break Time for Korey"	August 15, 2017	7	Quebec → Ontario → Newfoundland and Labrador	Sam & Paul	Andrea & Ebonie	5th Eliminated 6th Place	1.611
8	"Can I See Your Kuna?"	August 22, 2017	8	Newfoundland and Labrador → Panama	Sam & Paul	Karen & Bert	Non-Elimination Leg	1.628
9	"It's Like Finding Waldo in a Bunch of Waldos"	August 29, 2017	9	Panama → Saskatchewan	Sam & Paul	Adam & Andrea	6th Eliminated 5th Place	1.701
10	"They're Crawling on You"	September 5, 2017	10	Saskatchewan → Ontario	Sam & Paul	Karen & Bert	7th Eliminated 4th Place	1.724
11	"Canada's Coming Together Like a Piece of Cake"	Spetember 12, 2017	11	Ontario → Quebec	Sam & Paul	Korey & Ivana	3rd Place	1.961
						Kenneth & Ryan	2nd Place

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	Sam & Paul	4	3	4	1	3	2⊂	1	1	1⊃	1	1	2.00	6-5
2	Kenneth & Ryan	1	5	6ϵ	4	4	5⊃	2	2	2⊂	3	2	3.27	6-5
3	Korey & Ivana	2	8	2	6	6	3⋐	5	4	4⋐	2	3	4.09	5-6
4	Karen & Bert	6	4	5ϵ	5	5	4	4	5	3	4∇		4.50	5-4
5	Adam & Andrea	3	7	3	3	1►	1	3	3	5⋑			3.22	4-4
6	Andrea & Ebonie	7	2	7	7	2	6⋑	6∇					5.29	3-3
7	Zed & Shabbir	5	6	1	2	7							4.20	1-3
8	Megan & Courtney	9	1	8									6.00	2-1
9	Dan & Riya	8	9										8.50	1-1
10	Aaron & Deb	10											10.00	0-1
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: Andrea & Ebonie initially arrived in 2nd place, but received a 2-hour penalty for failing to complete the Route Marker task. 5 teams checked in during this time, dropping them to 7th place. 2: Karen & Bert used the Express Pass given to them by Kenneth & Ryan to bypass the Route Marker task on Leg 3. 3: Kenneth & Ryan used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour on Leg 3. 4: Megan & Courtney were eliminated while in possession of the Express Pass given to them on this leg by Kenneth & Ryan. 5: Leg 4 had no mandatory rest period between legs, and all teams were ordered to continue racing. The team who checked in last on this leg did not face a Speed Bump in the next leg. 6: Leg 11 had two Roadblocks and no Detour. The team member who sat out the first Roadblock was required to do perform the second one.

Trivia

Franchise

• First season to award three Express Passes.

Canada

• First season to visit Thailand, mainland China, and Panama.

Reception

• Tony Wong at Toronto Star (07/02/2017): "No quitters on The Amazing Race Canada, says host Jon Montgomery"
• Sarah Hanlon at Toronto Sun (07/03/2017): "Amazing Race Canada host Jon Montgomery loves his job – but he wants to race even more"