The Amazing Race Canada

For the most recently concluded season, see The Amazing Race Canada 3.
The Amazing Race Canada
Genre Reality competition
Created by Elise Doganieri
Bertram van Munster
Creative director(s) Shannon McGinn
Presented by Jon Montgomery
Theme music composer John M. Keane
Country of origin  Canada
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 34
Production
Executive producer(s) John Brunton
Barbara Bowlby
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Insight Productions
Release
Original network CTV
Picture format 720i (HDTV)
Original release July 15, 2013 – present
Chronology
Related shows International versions
External links
Website

The Amazing Race Canada is a reality television competition series that features teams in a grueling race across Canada and the world. The Race is divided into a series of legs and on each leg; teams strive to reach the Pit Stop where they are greeted by the host, Jon Montgomery. During each leg teams receive destination clues and challenges to complete in order to move onto the next task. The first team to cross the finish line wins $500,000 in cash and prizes. This prize is the largest grand prize ever awarded for a Canadian competition series. Commissioned by CTV, The Amazing Race Canada is produced by Insight Productions in association with CTV and with the support of Profiles Television.

On the airdate of the first season finale it was announced that CTV Bell Media had ordered another season of The Amazing Race Canada.[1] Casting began in fall 2013 and the second season aired in summer 2014. New to the eligibility requirements for season 2 were clauses that applicants must possess a valid Canadian passport, and be able to travel not only within Canada but around the world, meaning that, unlike the first season, the race traveled to destinations outside of Canada, closer to its American counterpart.[2]

The show also airs on Vrak TV translated into Canadian French as «The Amazing Race Canada: Une Course Contre la Montre».[3]

The Race

The Amazing Race Canada is a reality television competition between at least nine teams of two. The race is divided into a number of legs wherein teams travel and complete various tasks to obtain clues to help them progress to a Pit Stop, where they are given a chance to rest and recover before starting the next leg twelve hours later. The first team to arrive at a Pit Stop is often awarded a prize while the last team is normally eliminated from the race (except in non-elimination legs). The final leg of each race is run by the last three remaining teams, and the first to arrive at the final destination wins CA$250,000, two vehicles of any Chevrolet model cars and unlimited air travel for a year with Air Canada.

For the second season, Petro-Canada and Scotiabank were added as sponsors, with the team winning a lifetime supply of gasoline from Petro-Canada.

For the third season, the Bank of Montreal (BMO) replaced Scotiabank as the financial sponsor.

Teams

Each team is composed of two individuals who have some type of relationship to each other. A total of 32 teams, or 64 contestants, have participated in The Amazing Race Canada.

Route Markers

Route Markers are yellow and red flags that mark the places where teams must go. Most Route Markers are attached to the boxes that contain clue envelopes, but some may mark places where teams must go in order to complete tasks, or may be used to line a course that the teams must follow.

Clues

For more details on the different clues, see The Amazing Race § Clues.

Clues are found throughout the race in sealed envelopes, normally inside clue boxes. They give teams the information they need and tasks they need to do in order for them to progress through the race.

Obstacles

For more details on the different obstacles, see The Amazing Race § Obstacles.

Teams may encounter the following that may affect their position during the race:

Legs

At the beginning of each leg, teams receive an allowance of cash, usually in Canadian dollars, to cover expenses during the race (except for the purchase of airline tickets, which are paid-for by credit cards provided to the teams).

Teams then have to follow clues and Route Markers that will lead them to the various destinations and tasks they will face. Modes of travel between these destinations include commercial and chartered airplanes (which for this series are generally provided by sponsor Air Canada), boats, trains, taxis, buses, and rented vehicles provided by the show, or the teams may simply travel by foot. Each leg ends with a twelve-hour Pit Stop where teams are able to rest and where teams that arrives last are progressively eliminated from the race until only three teams remain. Most legs comprise three or more challenges, often a Roadblock, Detour and a Route Info Task. The first teams to arrive at the Pit Stop win prizes, usually from the show's sponsors.

In Season 3, the Express Pass was given out in an optional task in Leg 2 right before the Detour, allowing any team to possibly win it rather than it being a definite award for a first-place finish on the leg – Hamilton & Michaelia won this pass, one for themselves and gave the second one to Brent & Sean; Hamilton & Michaelia immediately used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour in Leg 2. Brent & Sean used their Express Pass to bypass a task in Leg 7.

Non-elimination legs

Each race has a number of predetermined non-elimination legs, in which the last team to arrive at the Pit Stop is not eliminated and is allowed to continue on the race. The non-eliminated team is required to do a Speed Bump sometime during the next leg.

Rules and penalties

Most of the rules and penalties are adopted from the American edition.

Seasons

The show first aired in 2013 with the first season premiere airing on July 15, 2013 and ending on September 16, 2013.

Season Premiere Finale Winners Teams Host Comments
1 July 15, 2013 September 16, 2013 Tim Hague, Sr. & Tim Hague, Jr. 9 Jon Montgomery Only traveled across Canada.
2 July 8, 2014 September 21, 2014 Mickey Henry & Pete Schmalz 11 First season to feature international travel.
3 July 8, 2015 September 23, 2015 Gino Montani & Jesse Montani 12 Introduced the Face Off.
4 TBD TBD TBD TBD

Places visited

Provinces and territories visited in The Amazing Race Canada.
Countries visited in The Amazing Race Canada.

As of the third season, The Amazing Race Canada has visited all of Canada's provinces and territories, in addition to five foreign countries in Europe, Asia and South America.[lower-alpha 1]

The following are the number of times places (including Canadian provinces and territories) are featured in The Amazing Race Canada.

Canada

Province

Rank Province Seasons Visited Pit Stops
1  Alberta 3 (1, 2, 3) 2
 British Columbia 3 (1, 2, 3) 6[lower-alpha 2]
 Ontario 3 (1, 2, 3) 4[lower-alpha 3]
 Quebec 3 (1, 2, 3) 3
5  Nova Scotia 2 (1, 3) 2
 Saskatchewan 2 (1, 3) 2
7  Manitoba 1 (2) 1
 New Brunswick 1 (2) 1
 Newfoundland and Labrador 1 (1) 1
 Prince Edward Island 1 (2) 1

Territory

Rank Territory Seasons Visited Pit Stops
1  Yukon 2 (1, 2) 2
2  Northwest Territories 1 (1) 0
 Nunavut 1 (1) 1

International

Rank Country Seasons Visited Pit Stops
1  Argentina 1 (3) 1
 Chile 1 (3) 1
 China 1 (2) 2[lower-alpha 4]
 France 1 (2) 2
 India 1 (3) 2
Notes
  1. ↑ This count only includes provinces that fielded actual route markers, challenges or finish mats. Transport stopovers and connecting flights are not counted or listed.
  2. ↑ Includes one finish line
  3. ↑ Includes 2 finish lines
  4. ↑ Only the Special Administrative Regions of  Hong Kong (2) and  Macau (2).

Reception

Ratings

Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes Premiered Ended Rank Viewers
(in millions)
Date Premiere
Viewers
(in millions)		 Date Finale
Viewers
(in millions)
1
Monday 9:00 PM
 10
July 15, 2013
 2.986[4]
September 16, 2013
 3.056[5] #1 2.851
2
Tuesday 9:00 PM
 12
July 8, 2014
 2.764[6]
September 21, 2014
 3.026[7] #1 2.751
3
Wednesday 9:00 PM
July 8, 2015
 2.596[8]
September 23, 2015
 2.601[9] #1 2.541

References

  1. ↑ Chris Jancelewicz (September 17, 2013). "'Amazing Race Canada' Season 2: CTV Announces Second Run". Huffpost Canada TV. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ "The Amazing Race Canada: Eligibility Requirements And Detailed Application Information". CTV.ca.
  3. ↑ "The Amazing Race Canada: Une Course Contre la Montre". Vrak TV. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) July 15–21, 2013" (PDF). BBM Canada. July 26, 2013. Retrieved July 26, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) September 16–22, 2013" (PDF). BBM Canada. September 27, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) July 7–July 13, 2014" (PDF). Numeris. July 22, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) September 15–September 21, 2014" (PDF). Numeris. September 30, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  8. ↑ http://assets.numeris.ca/Downloads/July%206%20-%20July%2012,%202015%20%28National%29.pdf
  9. ↑ "Top Programs – Total Canada (English) September 21 - September 27, 2015" (PDF). assests.numeris.ca. Numeris. Retrieved 7 October 2015.

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