this weekend , january 25 and 26 , was a big week in the ottawa province for the idol want a be ' s . canadian idol is a national singing competition that is sponsored by ctv ltd . a provincial streaming production company for canadian citizens . the television show , greatly based on " american idol , " has been on going for multiple seasons . in the past they have been thought to have line - ups of thousands of people , however , this century after take a tour around the new location it stated that line lists were comparatively . having the auditions at the st . laurent shopping site [ 1 ] makes this easier too candidate ' s bodyguard coordinator jim paciorek . [ 2 ] organizers have decided to change the way the performances will " hit and roll . "
"Canadian Idol" is a competition for singers.