MasterChef Canada
The ultimate culinary competition offers home cooks a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to demonstrate their skill and passion, as they compete for $100,000 and the title of Canada’s next MasterChef.
Seasons
1. White Is the New Black
Air Date: 2014-01-20
Out of thousands of applicants, 50 Canadian home cooks are chosen to present dishes for the judges.
2. Chicken Little
Air Date: 2014-01-27
Auditions for the Top 50 home cooks reach a dramatic conclusion as the final aprons are handed out. The cooks enter their first challenge, a Stress Test, where they must prepare a stunning chicken dish with very limited access to equipment. After a dramatic round of tasting, the judges choose the final group of home cooks moving forward to the MasterChef Canada kitchen.
3. First Kick at the Box
Air Date: 2014-02-02
The first Mystery Box Challenge gives the winner an advantage in the Elimination Challenge.
4. The Puck Drops Here
Air Date: 2014-02-10
The teams prepare lunch for the Toronto Maple Leafs; a contestant is sent home after a challenging pasta dish.
5. Where's the Beef?
Air Date: 2014-02-17
A mystery box challenge with Canadian ingredients and beer.
6. Edible Art
Air Date: 2014-02-24
The cooks must cater an exclusive art gallery event, and the losers bake to save their lives.
7. Brains before Beauty
Air Date: 2014-03-03
A Mystery Box Challenge takes the contestants back to their roots; an Alberta Beef challenge.
8. Major Steaks
Air Date: 2014-03-10
The top 10 cooks face off at Canadian Forces Base Trenton and the losing team goes to war.
9. Great Canadian Bake Off
Air Date: 2014-03-17
The contestants get creative with leftovers; upscale versions of common bake sale items.
10. Meals on Wheels
Air Date: 2014-03-24
The cooks compete in a team challenge at Toronto City Hall and the losers face a challenging Pressure Test.
11. Claws Out
Air Date: 2014-03-31
The remaining cooks duel with a tank of lobsters in a tag-team challenge with the winner receiving two advantages.
12. Line of Fire
Air Date: 2014-04-07
The cooks take over one of the judges' restaurants and the losers face a pressure test.
13. Family Style
Air Date: 2014-04-14
The cooks prepare a family reunion dinner and in the pressure test, they face the most difficult challenge yet.
14. Not-Your-Average-Joe
Air Date: 2014-04-21
The cooks use judge Joe Bastianich's favourite ingredient in the hopes of moving on to the finale.
15. And Then There Were Two
Air Date: 2014-04-28
The final two compete in a three-course battle for the grand prize and the title of MasterChef.
1. Fit to Be Tied
Air Date: 2015-02-01
The final home cooks audition for a spot in the kitchen.
2. Patriotic Pantry
Air Date: 2015-02-08
The remaining cooks fight to keep their white aprons and their dreams alive.
3. Constant Cravings
Air Date: 2015-02-15
The cooks face their first mystery-box challenge; the winner will choose an Asian dish for the other cooks to make.
4. Juggling Act
Air Date: 2015-03-01
In the first team challenge, the cooks prepare lunch for the Cirque du Soleil cast and crew.
5. Slice of Life
Air Date: 2015-03-08
The remaining home cooks face an Italian-influenced Mystery Box Challenge; a season one winner Eric Chong-inspired elimination.
6. One Potato, Two Potato
Air Date: 2015-03-22
The home cooks prepare meals for students; a fresh pasta Pressure Test.
7. No Piece of Cake
Air Date: 2015-03-29
The cooks are faced with a birthday cake mystery box; the cooks combine odd ingredients in the elimination challenge.
8. Wedding on the Waves
Air Date: 2015-04-05
The cooks cater a wedding and the losing team competes in a pastry challenge that sends at least one cook home.
9. Good Things in Small Packages
Air Date: 2015-04-12
The home cooks are surprised with a mystery box; one cook is sent home.
10. Walking on Eggshells
Air Date: 2015-04-19
Three eliminated cooks try to get back in the competition; one cook is sent home.
11. Tea for Two
Air Date: 2015-04-26
The remaining cooks face a cook-along challenge; an afternoon tea tag-team challenge.
12. Fine Dining Under Fire
Air Date: 2015-05-03
The cooks face the restaurant takeover; a comfort food dish challenge.
13. From Home, with Love
Air Date: 2015-05-10
The cooks compete in an emotional Mystery Box and a strategic Elimination Challenge.
14. The Trip Bountiful
Air Date: 2015-05-17
The cooks compete in an off-site challenge and a chocolate dessert Pressure Test.
15. Ring of Fire
Air Date: 2015-05-24
The final two cooks compete for the title of MasterChef Canada.
1. Yes, No, Maybe So
Air Date: 2016-02-14
Forty home cooks from across the country compete for a spot in the Top 14.
2. A Cut Above
Air Date: 2016-02-21
Eighteen home cooks get a second chance, competing in two culinary challenges.
3. At Home and Abroad
Air Date: 2016-02-28
The cooks face their first Mystery Box Challenge and the winner selects one of three international cuisines and some cooks get lost in translation.
4. Trial by Fire
Air Date: 2016-03-13
In the first team challenge, the remaining cooks honour firefighting heroes in a rib cook-off.
5. Off the Hook
Air Date: 2016-03-20
A Mystery Box Challenge requires the cooks to work together and the winners give the assignments in the pantry challenge.
6. Feast Your Eyes
Air Date: 2016-03-27
The teams use a fashion collection as inspiration for a fancy lunch; a surf and turf test sends one cook home.
7. From the Heart
Air Date: 2016-04-10
A Mystery Box Challenge has the cooks baking from the heart.
8. Oktoberfest Feast
Air Date: 2016-04-17
The remaining cooks compete in teams for a gourmet sausage challenge in celebration of Oktoberfest.
9. Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes
Air Date: 2016-04-24
The remaining eight cooks take on intimidating nursery rhyme-inspired ingredients.
10. Out of This World
Air Date: 2016-05-01
Astronaut Chris Hatfield inspires the cooks for a Mystery Box Challenge.
11. Demon at the Pass
Air Date: 2016-05-08
The cooks compete in a team challenge at Alvin's Chinatown restaurant. An elimination challenge pits the losing team against each other in a tough baking task.
12. Cooking with Cocktails
Air Date: 2016-05-29
Following a Mystery Box Challenge inspired by judge Michael Bonacini's techniques, the cooks create cocktail-inspired sweet and savoury dishes.
13. Meals and Wheels
Air Date: 2016-06-05
The top four cooks reunite with their families and then shop for a meal.
14. Only the Best
Air Date: 2016-06-12
The three remaining cooks battle for a spot in the finale by preparing a meal for some of Canada's most influential chefs using Canadian ingredients.
15. Finale
Air Date: 2016-06-19
The two finalists compete in a three-course challenge to determine the winner of the competition.
1. Special Delivery
Air Date: 2017-03-02
Twenty-four home cooks compete to earn an apron and a spot in the top 12.
2. Kitchen Emergencies
Air Date: 2017-03-09
The top 16 cooks face off in a team challenge, which involves cooking lunch for first responders; two cooks from the losing team get eliminated.
3. True Patriot Love
Air Date: 2017-03-16
In the first team challenge, the cooks prepare a meal for 105 new Canadians.
4. The Blind Leading the Blind
Air Date: 2017-03-23
The top 10 cooks are blindfolded while working in pairs in honour of Canada's upcoming 150th birthday.
5. Burgers For Bikers
Air Date: 2017-03-30
The remaining home cooks are divided into three teams and are challenged to create gourmet burgers and fries for hungry motorcyclists.
6. Jamie in the House
Air Date: 2017-04-06
Chef Jamie Oliver challenges the cooks to create an appetizer for his new chain of Canadian restaurants.
7. Egg Showdown!
Air Date: 2017-04-13
The Top 7 compete in an egg battle – working their way through a series of challenges that get progressively more difficult.
8. Auberge Anniversary
Air Date: 2017-04-27
Two teams face off in a special restaurant takeover to celebrate the 30th anniversary of judge Michael Bonacini's iconic Auberge du Pommier, an Oliver & Bonacini restaurant.
9. Take Five
Air Date: 2017-05-04
The Top 5 emulate the judges favourite cooking techniques while creating unique salmon dishes.
10. Harvest Family Dinner
Air Date: 2017-05-11
The final four cooks split into teams to create elegant family dinners for their loved ones; the members of the losing team face a dessert test.
11. Sweet Francaise
Air Date: 2017-05-25
The final elimination challenge will determine who makes it to the finale, as the home cooks create a dish using one luxury ingredient.
12. Finale
Air Date: 2017-06-01
The final two cooks face off in a three course battle in the hope of becoming the next "Masterchef Canada"
1. Opportunity Knocks
Air Date: 2018-04-03
Home cooks from across the country audition for a spot in the top 12.
2. How Do You Take Your Mystery Box?
Air Date: 2018-04-10
The top 12 face their first Mystery Box Challenge and a budget-inspired elimination challenge sends one of the home cooks packing.
3. Building An Appetite
Air Date: 2018-04-17
The home cooks face their first team challenge as they prepare a hearty meal for 101 hungry Habitat for Humanity volunteers.
4. Fast and Epicure-ious
Air Date: 2018-04-24
The top 10 are given a mere 30 minutes to tackle a mystery box and must create an original recipe featuring fresh ingredients. Then, a fungi-inspired elimination challenge puts an end to one home cook's food dream.
5. Barker's Dozen
Air Date: 2018-05-01
A Team Challenge finds the home cooks tasked with making donuts for dog owners who frequent an off-leash dog park in Toronto. The losing team must face a Pressure Test, resulting in at least one home cook being eliminated.
6. Vive La Pressure Test
Air Date: 2018-05-08
The remaining top 8 home cooks face an intense series of three consecutive French-inspired pressure tests that will reveal their strengths, skills and weaknesses.
7. The Magnificent Seven
Air Date: 2018-05-15
Eight MasterChef Canada home cooks – the remaining seven plus the home cook that emerges as the Redemption winner – gather for an off-site Team Challenge in Kleinburg, Ont., at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection, home to the iconic Group of Seven. The teams are tasked with preparing a tasting menu for seven esteemed recipients of the Order of Canada, including Marc Kielburger, co-founder of international youth charity Free The Children; and renowned Canadian television icon, CTV News Special Correspondent Lloyd Robertson. After consulting the distinguished dinner guests, the MasterChef Canada Judges determine the winning team. The losing home cooks face a Pressure Test, and potential elimination.
8. Cooking with (Corner) Gas
Air Date: 2018-05-22
The home cooks are presented with a massive Mystery Box Challenge and must prepare a diner dish inspired by the cast of Corner Gas Animated.
9. On the Line of Fire
Air Date: 2018-05-29
The Top 6 home cooks face a super-charged Restaurant Takeover Team Challenge with the losing team facing an Elimination Challenge.
10. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Air Date: 2018-06-05
The pressure intensifies as former MasterChef Canada winners drop by for a surprise visit.
11. Pop- Up Star
Air Date: 2018-06-12
The remaining three cooks face the first ever Pop-Up Restaurant Challenge.
12. Three Courses, One Crown
Air Date: 2018-06-19
The Top 2 home cooks vie for the title of “MasterChef Canada” Season 5 and the reward of $100,000 in prize money to launch their culinary dreams.
1. MasterChef Canada Invitational
Air Date: 2019-04-08
The judges personally invite 18 of Canada's best home cooks to audition for a white apron and a chance at winning the 'MasterChef Canada' title.
2. Home Cooks, Your Roots Are Showing
Air Date: 2019-04-08
The home cooks face their first Mystery Box Challenge, and a meaty Elimination Challenge puts some of them in jeopardy.
3. Top Hats and Tails
Air Date: 2019-04-15
The remaining home cooks face their first Team Challenge as they prepare a Caribbean meal for 121 wedding guests.
4. Tastes Like Teen Spirit
Air Date: 2019-04-22
This week’s Mystery Box presents a blast from the past and at least one home cook’s journey comes to a spicy end.
5. School Lunch!
Air Date: 2019-04-29
The home cooks go back to school to compete in the biggest Team Challenge in MasterChef Canada history.
6. Risk and Reward
Air Date: 2019-05-06
The home cooks learn whether taking a risk is worth the reward, and at least one is eliminated after cooking with extravagant Asian ingredients.
7. Knife Fight!
Air Date: 2019-05-13
Home cooks put their knife skills to the test through a series of challenges.
8. Immunity Challenge – Donovan Cooke
Air Date: 2019-05-20
Matt Sinclair mentors the Immunity cook which uses only equipment from a typical office kitchen. Best dish enters Round 2, where they will compete against culinary legend Donovan Cooke.
9. Wheel of Fruit
Air Date: 2019-05-27
The home cooks are presented with a giant Mystery Box offering up a taste of home. Then, the Elimination Challenge causes the cooks to take a chance on tropical flavors when they spin a wheel to determine the fate of their dish.
10. Gifts From the Earth
Air Date: 2019-06-03
The Top 4 home cooks travel to the Canadian Canoe Museum for a team challenge, and Indigenous guest chefs join the judges in tasting the teams' menus. Then, the losing team fights it out in the most challenging Pressure Test to date.
11. Fire and Ice
Air Date: 2019-06-04
In a fiery Mystery Box challenge, the top three chefs compete for a spot in the finale.
12. Final Showdown
Air Date: 2019-06-14
In a three-hour, three-course showdown the two remaining chefs face off for the title of MasterChef Canada.
1. The Dish That Haunts You
Air Date: 2021-02-14
Twelve of the best former competitors from previous seasons are back to win for a second chance at the life changing title.
2. Japanese Showdown
Air Date: 2021-02-21
The remaining competitors take on the artful cuisine of Japan throughout three grueling rounds of challenges.
3. MCC4U
Air Date: 2021-03-07
The remaining competitors face their first Team Challenge as they prepare takeout orders for at-home diners.
4. Pressure, Italian Style
Air Date: 2021-03-14
The competitors face a Pressure Test with more than one surprise twist, and a special guest
5. Plant Based Paradise
Air Date: 2021-03-21
The competitors face a Mystery Box challenge to bring a modern, plant-based twist to classic comfort dishes.
6. Kitchenary!
Air Date: 2021-03-28
The top cooks compete in a new culinary-themed game show, 'Kitchenary,' then face an Elimination Challenge based on their answers.
7. Food of the Future
Air Date: 2021-04-04
The remaining competitors receive a Mystery Box challenge based on the foods of the future with a special surprise twist.
8. Seafood Extravaganza
Air Date: 2021-04-11
The remaining competitors partner up for a classic tag-team challenge, filled with complex seafood dishes.
9. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
Air Date: 2021-04-18
The top competitors are tasked with preparing food for a high-end dinner party for eight culinary insiders
10. The Sweet Taste of Success
Air Date: 2021-05-02
This week the judges ask the competitors to pursue the sweet smell of victory with legendary desserts.
11. Ordinary to Extraordinary
Air Date: 2021-05-09
The remaining competitors face a three-round skills test, and one final cook to determine who will earn a spot in the finale.
12. Back to Win Finale
Air Date: 2021-05-16
The finalists vie for the title of season 7's MasterChef Canada and the biggest prize ever awarded to the winner.
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Rating
6.2/10
Release Date
2014-01-20
Episodes
93 (7 seasons)
Status
Ended
