# Canada's Got Talent season 2

The second season of Canada's Got Talent, a reality television series, premiered on March 22, 2022, on Citytv. Unlike America's Got Talent, it has only an audition round, semi-finals and a finale. Jeanick Fournier, a singer from Saguenay, Quebec, won.

## Format
### Auditions

The auditions took place in front of the judges and a live audience. At any time during the audition, the judges showed their disapproval of the act by pressing a buzzer, which lights a large red "X" on the stage. If all the judges pressed their buzzers, the act must end. Voting worked on a majority-of-three basis, where three positive votes from the judges were required. The Golden Buzzer is placed in the center of the stage, and each judge (or the host) can only press the Golden Buzzer once each, sending an act straight to the semi-finals.
In the final audition episode before the semi-finals, the dance troupe The Renegades received a special collective golden buzzer from all four judges and Ell. This was only the second time in the history of the franchise in North America that this occurred, following young singer Victory Brinker in the 16th season of America's Got Talent.

### Semi-finals

The semi-finals and final were broadcast through three episodes, two semi-finals and one finale. Judges could still end a performance early with three X's. The acts competed for two judge votes that send them straight to the finals, and the rest compete for a Canada-wide vote that dictates the rest of the finalists. The judges were asked to express their views on each act's performance. Phone lines, Twitter, Facebook, texting and online voting platforms opened for a one-hour after all acts performed. The public voted for the act they thought was the best. Voters could submit a total of fifty votes (ten in each platform). After the votes were counted, the act that polled the highest number of public votes, automatically was placed in the final. The judges then chose between the second and third most popular acts, with the winner of that vote also gaining a place in the final. All other acts were then eliminated from the competition.

### The Finals

The acts who made it through the semifinals have a final shot at performing once again, and all of the acts competed for a Canada-wide vote that determined the winner of the season. This round has been broadcast live, and the winner is revealed at the end of the episode.

## Judges and host

It was announced in October 2021 that Kardinal Offishall, Trish Stratus, Lilly Singh and Howie Mandel would serve as judges for the show, with Lindsay Ell as host. The semi-finals later would employ a reduced panel with actor/director Jason Priestley sitting in for both Offishall and Stratus; Stratus reported on her Instagram account that she had contracted COVID-19 the week of the semi-finals taping and thus had to isolate, while Offishall was away for undisclosed reasons.
Simon Cowell, the creator and executive producer of the franchise and a judge in the British and American editions, is not a regular judge of the competition but appeared on the judging panel for the finale.

## Season overview

    Winner | Runner-up | Third place
    Finalist | Semi-finalist | Golden Buzzer (Auditions)
| Participant | Genre | Act | From | Semi-Final | Result |
| Arik Pipestem | Dance | Hoop Dancer | Calgary, AB | 1 | Eliminated |
| Canine Circus | Animals | Dog Act | Toronto, ON | 2 | Eliminated |
| Chucky Mady | Danger | Stuntman | Windsor, ON | 1 | Eliminated |
| Courtney Gilmour | Comedy | Comedian | Toronto, ON | 1 | Finalist |
| Esther & Ezekiel | Singing | Vocal Duo | Caledonia, ON | 2 | Eliminated |
| GRVMNT | Dance | Dance Group | Vancouver, BC | 1 | Finalist |
| Jeanick Fournier | Singing | Singer | Chicoutimi, QC | 2 | Winner |
| Kellie Loder | Singing | Singer | St. John's, NL | 1 | Runner-up |
| Ola Dada | Comedy | Comedian | Fort McMurray, AB | 2 | Eliminated |
| The Renegades | Dance | Dance Group | Toronto, ON | 2 | Third place |
| Savio Joseph | Magic | Magician | Brampton, ON | 2 | Finalist |
| Sébastien Savard | Music | Violinist | Alma, QC | 1 | Eliminated |
| The Sentimentalists | Magic | Mentalist Duo | Toronto, ON | 1 | Eliminated |
| Shadow Entertainment | Dance | Dance Group | Mississauga, ON | 1 | Finalist |
| Shea | Singing | Singer | Vancouver, BC | 1 | Eliminated |
| Stacey Kay | Singing | Singer | Cambridge, ON | 2 | Finalist |
| Theo & Mila | Acrobatics | Acrobat Duo | Oakville, ON | 2 | Eliminated |
| Trillium Entertainment | Acrobatics | Aerialists | Toronto, ON | 2 | Eliminated |

### Semi-finals summary

Offishall and Stratus were absent for both semi-final episodes, so there were only 3 judges (Priestley, Singh, and Mandel).
    Buzzed Out | Advanced (Won the Judges' Vote) | Advanced (Won the Public's Vote)

#### Semi-final 1 (May 3)

Guest judge: Jason Priestley
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes | Buzzes | Buzzes | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Mandel | Singh | Priestley | Result |
| GRVMNT | 1 | | | | Advanced |
| Sébastien Savard | 2 | | | | Eliminated |
| Shea | 3 | | | | Eliminated |
| Chucky Mady | 4 | | | | Eliminated |
| Arik Pipestem | 5 | | | | Eliminated |
| The Sentimentalists | 6 | | | | Eliminated |
| Kellie Loder | 7 | | | | Advanced |
| Courtney Gilmour | 8 | | | | Advanced |
| Shadow Entertainment | 9 | | | | Advanced |

#### Semi-final 2 (May 10)

Guest judge: Jason Priestley
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes | Buzzes | Buzzes | Result |
| Semi-Finalist | Order | Mandel | Singh | Priestley | Result |
| The Renegades | 1 | | | | Advanced |
| Trillium Entertainment | 2 | | | | Eliminated |
| Stacey Kay | 3 | | | | Advanced |
| Ola Dada | 4 | | | | Eliminated |
| Theo & Mila | 5 | | | | Eliminated |
| Esther & Ezekiel | 6 | | | | Eliminated |
| Savio Joseph | 7 | | | | Advanced |
| Canine Circus | 8 | | | | Eliminated |
| Jeanick Fournier | 9 | | | | Advanced |

### Live Finale (May 17)

Guest judge: Simon Cowell
    Winner | Runner-up | 3rd place | Finalist
| Finalist | Result (May 17) |
| Courtney Gilmour | Finalist |
| GRVMNT | Finalist |
| Jeanick Fournier | Winner |
| Kellie Loder | Runner-up |
| The Renegades | 3rd place |
| Savio Joseph | Finalist |
| Shadow Entertainment | Finalist |
| Stacey Kay | Finalist |

## Production

The season is filmed in the Avalon Theatre in Fallsview Casino Resort. It is produced by McGillivray Entertainment, Fremantle and Rogers Sports & Media. Sponsors of the program include Tim Hortons, CIBC, Walmart, Activia, and Air Miles.

## Ratings

| Order | Episode | Viewers (millions) | Rank (night) | Rank (week) |
| 1 | "Auditions 1" | 0.858 | 3 | 28 |
| 2 | "Auditions 2" | — | — | — |
| 3 | "Auditions 3" | — | — | — |
| 4 | "Auditions 4" | — | — | — |
| 5 | "Auditions 5" | — | — | — |
| 6 | "Auditions 6" | 0.826 | — | 30 |
| 7 | "Semi-final 1" | — | — | — |
| 8 | "Semi-final 2" | — | — | — |
| 9 | "Live Finale" | 0.884 | — | 21 |