this monday , feb 25 and 26 , was a big weekend in the capital area for canadian idol want a be ' s . canadian idol is a national singing competition that is hosted by cbs inc . a canadian broadcasting communications company for us citizens . the television format , greatly based on " american idol , " has been on going for several years . in the past auditions have been found to have cast - ups of thousands of people , therefore , this time after takes a run around the new location it appears that line ups were manageable . having the auditions at the ste . laurent store mall [ 1 ] make this easier at idol ' s security chief dave paciorek . [ 2 ] authorities have decided to change the style the auditions will " rock and run . "
"Canadian Idol" is a competition for singers.