Overview: Out of thousands of applicants, 50 Canadian home cooks are chosen to present dishes for the judges.
Overview: 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.
Overview: The first Mystery Box Challenge gives the winner an advantage in the Elimination Challenge.
Overview: The teams prepare lunch for the Toronto Maple Leafs; a contestant is sent home after a challenging pasta dish.
Overview: A mystery box challenge with Canadian ingredients and beer.
Overview: The cooks must cater an exclusive art gallery event, and the losers bake to save their lives.
Overview: A Mystery Box Challenge takes the contestants back to their roots; an Alberta Beef challenge.
Overview: The top 10 cooks face off at Canadian Forces Base Trenton and the losing team goes to war.
Overview: The contestants get creative with leftovers; upscale versions of common bake sale items.
Overview: The cooks compete in a team challenge at Toronto City Hall and the losers face a challenging Pressure Test.
Overview: The remaining cooks duel with a tank of lobsters in a tag-team challenge with the winner receiving two advantages.
Overview: The cooks take over one of the judges' restaurants and the losers face a pressure test.
Overview: The cooks prepare a family reunion dinner and in the pressure test, they face the most difficult challenge yet.
Overview: The cooks use judge Joe Bastianich's favourite ingredient in the hopes of moving on to the finale.
Overview: The final two compete in a three-course battle for the grand prize and the title of MasterChef.