MasterChef Canada

Amateur chefs compete in this Canadian version of the reality-cooking series.

Cast:Claudio Aprile , Michael Bonacini , Alvin Leung , Charlie Ryan , Dora Cote , April Lee Baker , Jeremy Senaris , Andrew Al-Khouri , Christopher Siu , Dorothea VanHerwaarden , Mai Nguyen , Barrie McConachie , Jennifer Jenkins , Andrew Hay , Marissa Leon-John , Andre Bhagwandat , Benjamin Miner , Kaila Klassen

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ White Is the New Black

Mon, Jan 20, 2014

In the series premiere of this Canadian version of the reality-cooking series, 50 amateur chefs arrive to prepare food for the judges.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ Chicken Little

Mon, Jan 27, 2014

The chefs are tasked to cook a chicken dish, using only one pan.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ First Kick at the Box

Mon, Feb 3, 2014

The first mystery-box challenge takes place, giving the winner a significant advantage in the elimination challenge.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Puck Drops Here

Mon, Feb 10, 2014

The chefs prepare lunch for the Toronto Maple Leafs during the first team challenge. Later, a pasta cook-off ends with an elimination.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ Where's the Beef

Mon, Feb 17, 2014

The chefs are tasked to choose from one of three Canadian ingredients and pair it with beer.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ Edible Art

Mon, Feb 24, 2014

The chefs are tasked to create beautiful and delicious food for an art-gallery event. Later, the losing team is subjected to a baking competition.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ Brains Before Beauty

Mon, Mar 3, 2014

A sentimental mystery-box challenge requires the contestants to return to their roots. The winner is granted an advantage in an Alberta Beef contest.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Major Steaks

Mon, Mar 10, 2014

A team challenge takes place at Canadian Forces Base Trenton.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ Great Canadian Bake Off

Mon, Mar 17, 2014

A challenge involving the judges' favorite leftovers is featured. Later, the chefs are tasked to create gourmet versions of popular bake-sale items.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ Meals on Wheels

Mon, Mar 24, 2014

A team challenge, focusing on culinary skills and entrepreneurship, takes place at Toronto City Hall. Later, the losing team faces a pressure test.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Claws Out

Mon, Mar 31, 2014

The remaining chefs participate in a tag-team challenge, involving a tank of lobsters.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Line of Fire

Apr 2014

The chefs are tasked to take over a judge's restaurant. Later, the losing team faces a pressure test.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Family Style

Mon, Apr 14, 2014

The chefs create a dinner menu for a family reunion. Later, they face a particularly difficult challenge during a pressure test.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ Not-Your-Average-Joe

Mon, Apr 21, 2014

The contestants create a meal, for judge Joe Bastianich, using the chef's favorite ingredients.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ And Then There Were 2

Mon, Apr 28, 2014

The first season ends with the Top 2 finalists engaging in a three-course cook-off, in hopes of winning the $100,000 grand prize.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ A Holiday Special

Mon, Dec 15, 2014

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1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Fit to Be Tied

Sun, Feb 1, 2015

Season 2 kicks off with home cooks auditioning for a spot in the kitchen.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Patriotic Pantry

Sun, Feb 8, 2015

The home cooks, who survived the auditions, move on to the next challenge.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Constant Cravings

Sun, Feb 15, 2015

Chefs prepare an Asian classic in the first Elimination Challenge.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Juggling Act

Sun, Mar 1, 2015

In the first team challenge, chefs prepare lunch for the cast and crew of Cirque du Soleil.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Slice of Life

Sun, Mar 8, 2015

Black truffle and artisan pizza are two ingredients used in the challenge.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ One Potato, Two Potato

Sun, Mar 22, 2015

Cooks prepare poutine dishes and compete in a fresh-pasta Pressure Test.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ No Piece of Cake

Sun, Mar 29, 2015

An elimination challenge, featuring a birthday-cake mystery-box, sees cooks combining odd-couple ingredients.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Wedding on the Waves

Sun, Apr 5, 2015

A wedding is catered, and the team that gets creamed competes in a pastry challenge.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Good Things in Small Packages

Sun, Apr 12, 2015

The home cooks are surprised with a Mystery Box, and an Elimination Challenge sends one or more cook home.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Walking on Eggshells

Sun, Apr 19, 2015

Three eliminated chefs receive a chance to cook their way back into the competition.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ Tea for Two

Sun, Apr 26, 2015

The Top 7 do a cook-along Mystery Box with judge Claudio Aprile, and a tag-team challenge to replicate an afternoon-tea tray.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Fine Dining Under Fire

Sun, May 3, 2015

Home cooks engage in the Restaurant Takeover, and a Pressure Test challenges them with a comfort-food dish.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ From Home, with Love

Sun, May 10, 2015

Featuring a Mystery Box competition and an Elimination Challenge.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ The Trip to Bountiful

Sun, May 17, 2015

An off-site challenge has every chef out for themselves, and a Pressure Test involves chocolate dessert.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ Ring of Fire

Sun, May 24, 2015

In the Season 2 finale, two home cooks compete for the $100,000 prize.

1Season 3

S3.E1 ∙ Yes, No, Maybe So

Sun, Feb 14, 2016

Forty home cooks from across the country compete for a spot in the Top 14.

2Season 3

S3.E2 ∙ A Cut Above

Sun, Feb 21, 2016

Eighteen home cooks get a second chance, competing in two culinary challenges.

3Season 3

S3.E3 ∙ At Home and Abroad

Sun, Mar 6, 2016

The cooks face their first Mystery Box Challenge and the winner selects one of three international cuisines and some cooks get lost in translation.

4Season 3

S3.E4 ∙ Trial by Fire

Sun, Mar 13, 2016

In the first team challenge, the remaining cooks honor firefighting heroes in a rib cook-off.

5Season 3

S3.E5 ∙ Off the Hook

Sun, Mar 20, 2016

A Mystery Box challenge requires the cooks to work together and the winners give the assignments in the pantry challenge.

6Season 3

S3.E6 ∙ Feast Your Eyes

Sun, Mar 27, 2016

The teams use a fashion collection as inspiration for a fancy lunch; a surf and turf test sends one cook home.

7Season 3

S3.E7 ∙ From the Heart

Sun, Apr 10, 2016

The home cooks bake with heart during a Mystery Box Challenge.

8Season 3

S3.E8 ∙ Oktoberfest Feast

Sun, Apr 17, 2016

The remaining cooks compete in teams for a gourmet sausage challenge in celebration of Oktoberfest.

9Season 3

S3.E9 ∙ Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Sun, Apr 24, 2016

The remaining eight cooks take on intimidating nursery rhyme-inspired ingredients.

10Season 3

S3.E10 ∙ Out of This World

Sun, May 1, 2016

Astronaut Chris Hadfield inspires the cooks for a Mystery Box Challenge.

11Season 3

S3.E11 ∙ Demon at the Pass

Sun, May 8, 2016

The remaining cooks take over Alvin Leung and Eric Chong's Asian restaurant.

12Season 3

S3.E12 ∙ Cooking with Cocktails

Sun, May 22, 2016

Following a Mystery Box Challenge inspired by judge Michael Bonacini's techniques, the cooks create cocktail-inspired sweet and savoury dishes.

13Season 3

S3.E13 ∙ Meals and Wheels

Sun, May 29, 2016

The top four cooks reunite with their families and then shop for a meal at the market.

14Season 3

S3.E14 ∙ Only the Best

Sun, Jun 5, 2016

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.

15Season 3

S3.E15 ∙ Finale

Sun, Jun 12, 2016

The two finalists compete in a three-course challenge to determine the winner of the competition.

1Season 5

S5.E1 ∙ Opportunity Knocks

Tue, Apr 3, 2018

Home cooks from across the country audition for a spot in the top 12.

2Season 5

S5.E2 ∙ How Do You Take Your Mystery Box?

Tue, Apr 10, 2018

The top 12 face their first Mystery Box Challenge and a budget-inspired elimination challenge sends one of the home cooks packing.

3Season 5

S5.E3 ∙ Building an Appetite

Tue, Apr 17, 2018

The home cooks face their first team challenge as they prepare a hearty meal for 101 hungry Habitat for Humanity volunteers.

4Season 5

S5.E4 ∙ Fast and Epicure-ious

Tue, Apr 24, 2018

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.

5Season 5

S5.E5 ∙ Barker's Dozen

Tue, May 1, 2018

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.

6Season 5

S5.E6 ∙ Vive La Pressure Test

Tue, May 8, 2018

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.

7Season 5

S5.E7 ∙ The Magnificent Seven (+1)

Tue, May 15, 2018

The home cooks head to an off-site Team Challenge at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection where they must prepare a Group of Seven-inspired meal for the Order of Canada recipients. (Reality).

8Season 5