MasterChef Canada

MasterChef Canada
GenreCookery / Reality competition / Food
Created byFranc Roddam
Directed byDave Russell
JudgesClaudio Aprile
Michael Bonacini
Alvin Leung
Narrated byCharlie Ryan
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons7
No. of episodes93 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersGuy O'Sullivan, Cathie James, Elisabeth Murdoch
Production locationsEtobicoke, Toronto, Ontario[1]
Running time44 minutes
Production companiesBanijay Rights
Proper Television
Bell Media
Original release
NetworkCTV
ReleaseJanuary 20, 2014 (2014-01-20) –
May 16, 2021 (2021-05-16)
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MasterChef Canada is a Canadian competitive cooking reality show, part of the MasterChef franchise, open to amateur home cooks across Canada. It premiered on CTV on January 20, 2014, and has since aired its seventh season.[2] The show stars three judges: Claudio Aprile, Michael Bonacini and Alvin Leung.[3] The first seven seasons of the show was produced by Endemol Shine International and Proper Television.[4]

The first seven seasons of MasterChef Canada aired on CTV and the Cooking Channel in the United States. It also aired in Sweden, Italy and Spain.[5][citation needed] A total of seven seasons has been produced, with the first six produced under the executive production of Guy O'Sullivan.

After a three-year hiatus, CTV announced on October 22, 2024, an eighth season of the show for the 2025-26 season, to be produced by Toronto-based McGillivray Entertainment Media (MEM). Production is set to begin in early 2025.[6]

  1. ^ "MasterChef Canada's TV kitchen has its secrets". Toronto Star. January 9, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "MasterChef Canada". CTV. Bell Media. Archived from the original on June 8, 2013.
  3. ^ 'MasterChef Canada' Introduces Judges Claudio Aprile, Michael Bonacini, and Alvin Leung
  4. ^ "MasterChef Canada". Proper Television. 2014.
  5. ^ "MasterChef Canada - Home". masterchefcanada.ctv.ca. Archived from the original on January 15, 2015. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  6. ^ "CTV Delivers a Fresh Serving of MASTERCHEF CANADA for 2025/26 Season, with Casting Now Open - Bell Media". CTV Delivers a Fresh Serving of MASTERCHEF CANADA for 2025/26 Season, with Casting Now Open - Bell Media. Retrieved 2024-10-22.