page_title: The Amazing Race Canada 7
section_title: Development and filming
hierarchical_section_title: The Amazing Race Canada 7 / Production / Development and filming
caption_attribution_description: English: Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto Building
context_page_description: The seventh season of The Amazing Race Canada was a reality game show based on the American series The Amazing Race. It features nine teams of two and one returning team of two given a second chance to compete on the Race by fans. The grand prize includes a CA$250,000 cash payout, a "once-in-a-lifetime" trip for two around the world, and a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer RS for each.
  The season premiered on July 2, 2019 with the season finale airing on September 10, 2019. Married First Nations couple Anthony Johnson and James Makokis were the winners of this season, becoming the first Indigenous team to win The Amazing Race Canada.
context_section_description: On November 22, 2018, CTV announced that a seventh season of The Amazing Race Canada was set to air in the summer of 2019. Similar to the previous season, the show broadcast the start of the Race on its social media pages on April 23, 2019 with SportsCentre anchor Kayla Grey interviewing host Jon Montgomery and revealing the team that returned to the Race. The show also posted clips during filming to their social media pages that offered hints about the locations visited by the season as part of the "Jon on the Road: Presented by Chevrolet" series.
  This season was the first season not to feature a U-Turn board, but also introduced a variation called the Double One Way, which allowed teams to force others to complete one specific task of the Detour. First appearing in Leg 3, it was a Blind Double One Way allowing teams to do so anonymously. Lauren & Joanne used the One Way on Trish & Amy, while Sarah & Sam used it on Gilles & Sean.
  For the first time since Season 1, the season's racecourse stayed entirely within Canada.
  The finale was dedicated in memory of Season 5 contestant Kenneth McAlpine who died in a hiking accident on Mount Gimli in the West Kootenay region of British Columbia on August 26, 2019 at the age of 28. A picture of McAlpine and a memorial message was aired during broadcasts of the finale.
caption: Teams gathered at David Pecaut Square near Metro Hall in Toronto to begin the season.
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